On September 23, 2021, the following individuals were appointed and reappointed to the Provincial Information and Library Resources Board for three-year terms:
Appointments
- Lisa Lovelady
- Ronald Smith
Reappointments
- Joan Butler
- Derrick Sheppard
The mandate of the Provincial Information and Library Resources Board is outlined in Section 6 of the Public Libraries Act. It states:
- The provincial board shall establish and operate those public libraries in the province that it considers necessary and shall provide support to ensure that library materials, information and programs are available to meet the needs of the public.
- The provincial board shall provide:
(a) a resource collection of selected materials in its provincial reference and
resource library which shall be available to the various libraries in the province;
(b) a centralized cataloguing and processing service through its technical services
department;
(c) library service to communities that do not have a local library through its books-by
mail service;
(d) centralized administrative services through its provincial headquarters; and
(e) other centralized services considered necessary by the provincial board.