The New Brunswick government is launching a pilot project at the start of next month where five public libraries, including the Saint John Free Public Library, the Fredericton Public Library and the Moncton Public Library, will be open every single day starting on May 1 as a way to promote literacy.
The government will be putting $900,000 each year into this initiative to pay for the increase in staffing costs.The libraries will be open every day from 10am to 5pm and will also be open two evenings a week.
Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Francine Landry made the announcement and in a release, says, “Our public libraries play a key role in promoting literacy in communities throughuot the province.”
Also announced, kids under the age of 12 who return books late to public libraries will no longer be fined.
