Saanich aboriginal library first of its kind in Canada

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Great news for the Victoria Native Friendship Centre – they’ve opened a Aboriginal Library!

The new library’s collection of 1,500 aboriginal titles and 900 general-interest books are available to anyone with a membership, which costs $1, for a three-week loan, three books at a time. There are no late fees, either. “It’s an honour system,” Parisian said.

Read the article: Saanich aboriginal library first of its kind in Canada

Source: Times Colonist

Author: Sarah Petrescu