Ministry investments in Ontario’s Public Libraries

Nov 24, 2014 – Unofficial Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport budget figures

Annual Investments:

  • Public Library Operating Grants $18,740,800
  • Pay equity funding for public libraries $2,010,600
  • First Nation Salary Supplement $653,000
  • Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS) $3,145,800
  • Ontario Library Service-North (OLS-N) $1,645,800
  • Ontario Library Association (OLA) $40,300
  • Connectivity $660,000
  • Virtual Reference Library $1,446,565

Current strategic investments:

  • E-Resources and Databases $1.8M
  • Ontario Library Capacity Fund (OLCF) $10M over three years