The move to switch the Lloydminster Public Library from the Lakeland Region to a municipal model is to be discussed at a public meeting on Aug. 8.
Lloydminster City Council approved the move on Monday, June 24 which will see the library move away from the west-central Saskatchewan Lakeland Region to the city with a municipal model. Council allocated $30,000 to facilitate the move, but to complete the change, it will cost $154,950. The full details are contained in a report to council, concluding that with the library’s growth, a made-in-Lloydminster solution is a viable option.
Written submissions may be sent to the city by emailing the Office of the City Clerk at [email protected].
The Lakeland Region provides administration, processing, and management services to 32 libraries across west-central Saskatchewan. The growth of Lloydminster’s Library is using about 32 per cent of the region’s resources presenting a challenge to support smaller libraries, noted council.
The public meeting on Aug. 8 will be held at Servus Sports Centre from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Small Room which was previously the child-minding room.
Following the meeting and a review of the written comments, the City will apply for the boundary change to Saskatchewan’s minister of education.
