July 22, 2005 (9:00 pm ET)
The Canadian Library Association welcomes the July 22, 2005
announcement by the Hon. John McCallum, Minister of National Revenue and
Minister for Canada Post, that the Library Book Rate (LBR) will continue past
the March 31, 2006 expiration of the current agreement between Canada Post and
the Department of Canadian Heritage.
CLA has prepared a grassroots information package on this issue that
will be available on the CLA Web site next week. The July 22, 2005 announcement
means the package will have to be revised and updated.
The library and information community’s efforts are clearly
making a difference and we look forward to ensuring the long-term viability of
the Library Mail Rate.
For more details on these latest developments, please visit http://www.cla.ca/issues/lmr_update_july_22_2005_2.htm.
Canadian Library Association