Nominated by Surrey Public Library, the award is presented to an individual, organization or business that has a record of support of libraries, literacy, public access to information and the overall aims and objectives of libraries.

The award reads “In recognition of the long-term support for providing public legal information to the residents of BC, and in particular for the Courthouse Libraries BC project, LawMatters.” With our LawMatters program at Courthouse Libraries, we work with over 240 public libraries across BC to assist them in providing current legal information, including plain language materials in print. We also provide training to public library staff to enhance their ability to answer legal reference questions from the public.

Mary Mouat, Chair of the Law Foundation's Board of Governors, accepted the award on behalf of the Law Foundation of BC.

Attending the conference awards lunch from Courthouse Libraries BC were Janet Freeman, LawMatters Program Coordinator, and Drew Jackson, Manager of Community Outreach.

Courthouse Library staff will be at Law Day events this weekend in Vancouver and Victoria. The events highlight the British Columbia Justice System and the many legal resources available to the public.

We’ll be featuring a new campaign for the public, called LawStartBC. The campaign links together several ways in which Courthouse Libraries BC helps the public access legal information and assistance: