N.W.T. Extends Funding for Hay River Library as Questions About Its Future Unresolved After Council Meeting

N.W.T. extends funding for Hay River library as questions about its future unresolved after council meeting

A town council meeting in Hay River N.W.T. Monday night ended without a clear path forward for the local library, despite pressure from library staff and the library’s former oversight committee for the town to take it over.

Future of Hay River Public Library up in the air - Yellowknifer

The future of the Hay River Public Library is a little fuzzy right now. The library announced that as of May 1, it would be shutting its doors until further notice. No reason was given for the closure. That came on the heels of an announcement earlier this month that the Hay River Library Committee will officially discontinue its role as a society overseeing local library services as of April 30. Glenn Smith, the town’s senior administrative off…