Communities Matter Recipients

The Hazelton Public Library in Hazelton, British Columbia, will create a small document digitization centre in its library and obtain historical texts, maps, and recordings to preserve and [...]

The Village of Carbon Public Library in Carbon, Alberta will add new books to support its summer reading program and award winning “Creating Young Authors” initiative which promotes [...]

The Upper Miramichi Community School Library in Upper Miramichi, New Brunswick, will continue to create take home craft and project kits for young children and students.

The Trent Lakes Public Library in Trent Lakes, Ontario is working to expand and enhance accessible materials to better serve the needs of the community, especially its vibrant senior population. [...]

Ever wonder how to grow your own food, spin your own yarn, or raise your own chickens? What about lumber–interested in learning how it is milled, or how to safely wield a chainsaw? The Sussex [...]

The St. Croix Public Library  in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, will use its grant supported new Microfilm Machine  to offer public access to a microfilm collection of local newspapers, cemetery and [...]

The Meadow Lake Library in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, will be updating and enhancing its print collection of personal development resources, including fiction and non-fiction titles in the areas [...]

Marmora and Lake Public Lake in Marmora Ontario will invest in Creativebug and use it as a launching point for developing new monthly programs for adults, teens children and seniors in their community.

The Gananoque Public Library in Gananoque, Ontario has created a new library initiative that is designed to enrich cultural and creative life in Gananoque and the 1000 Islands. I Create will [...]

The Didsbury Municipal Library in Didsbury, Alberta, will use its grant to develop and expand its participation in the Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader’s Choice Award. [...]