'Heated Rivalry' Author Rachel Reid Gives $300,000 to Keep Nova Scotia Libraries Open
The gift is one of the library’s largest private donations and comes as officials warn public funding gaps still threaten service stability.
- On Tuesday, Nova Scotia author Rachel Reid donated $300,000 to the Annapolis Valley Regional Library to prevent permanent closure of five branches in Hantsport, Kentville, Lawrencetown, Port Williams, and Middleton.
- Facing a significant budget shortfall, the library board requested $351,000 in top-up funding from municipalities earlier this year, but about a third was committed, leaving more than $200,000 to cover.
- Growing up in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Reid frequently used the library as a child and describes libraries as "absolutely an essential service that needs to be properly funded."
- Julia Merritt, CEO of the Annapolis Valley Regional Library, called the gift "incredibly generous," while emphasizing that private donations cannot replace the need for stable annual public funding.
- Next month, the library will host a special ticketed public event celebrating reading and community, as the organization remains committed to working with government partners on sustained services.
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'Heated Rivalry' author Rachel Reid gives $300,000 to keep Nova Scotia libraries open
The Nova Scotia author whose romance books inspired the wildly popular "Heated Rivalry" TV series has donated $300,000 to financially challenged libraries in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. Rachel Reid issued a statement Monday saying libraries provide one of the most important services av...
‘Heated Rivalry’ author Rachel Reid gives $300,000 to keep Nova Scotia libraries open
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia author whose romance books inspired the wildly popular "Heated Rivalry" TV series has donated $300,000 to financially challenged libraries in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley.
Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid makes huge donation to struggling rural libraries
Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid is putting some of her success toward saving the public libraries that helped inspire her career. The Nova Scotia author has donated $300,000 to the Annapolis Valley Regional Library after learning that five rural branches (Hantsport, Kentville, Lawrencetown, Port Williams, and Middleton) were facing permanent closure due to funding shortfalls. […] The post Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid makes huge donation t…
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