Sunday 23 April 2017

Rally to Save Saskatchewan's Public Libraries - Swift Current, Saskatchewan - April 29th, 2017

Rally to Save Saskatchewan's Public Libraries - Swift Current, Saskatchewan - April 29th, 2017:

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12:30 - Music: Swift Current’s most literate musicians play protest songs
1:00 - Speeches by concerned citizens, including MLA Dr. Ryan Meili
1:15 - Storytime for the whole family
1:30 - “Parade” for Public Libraries

The Government of Saskatchewan cut funding to Saskatchewan’s public library system by 58% with no warning. All Chinook Regional Libraries, including the Swift Current Branch Library, are in danger of closing unless provincial funding is restored.

Come and rally to tell Premier Wall that he can save Saskatchewan’s Public Library for just $0.02 per person, per day. Saskatchewan’s Public Libraries are too valuable to lose over just 4.8 million dollars.

With Special Guests: Shimmer the Swift Current Library’s Literacy Donkey & Talla from Read to a Dog, MLA Dr. Ryan Meili & more!

Special Musical Guests: Paula McGuigan, Dustin Olmsted, Michael Lyndstad, Vanessa Gauvin & more! They put the FUN in getting library FUNding restored! Music starts at 12:45. Hear all your favorite protest songs by Swift Current finest musicians!

Organized by: The Friends of the Swift Current Branch Library

Date & Time: Saturday, April 29 at 1 PM - 1:30 PM CST

Location: 233 Central Ave N, Swift Current, SK S9H 0L3, Canada



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