Kenora Public Library asked for a budget increase
The Kenora Public Library is seeking another increase in its budget this year.
Last year the city provided the library over $764,000.
Chair of the board, Marj Curtis Poirier says the increase reflects some of their inflationary costs.
“There is a requested budget increase of 3.5 percent,” Curtis-Poirier told city council at its recent open meeting.
“This is mostly due to salaries, CPP, EI, benefits and cleaning costs.”
Curtis-Poirier adds that even though they are asking for the increase, they’ve managed to hold the line in other areas.
“For example, the book budgets for adult books and children’s books have remained unchanged from last year, yet there are always a variety of new books arriving at the library on a regular basis.”
She adds the province also provides a grant of $35,000, but that hasn’t changed in several years, despite increased inflation.
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