‘Heated Rivalry’ author Rachel Reid gives $300,000 to keep Nova Scotia libraries open

‘Heated Rivalry’ author Rachel Reid gives $300,000 to keep Nova Scotia libraries open  Toronto Star

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 Middlet

Rachel Reid says when she heard five libraries in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley were set to permanently close their doors, she wanted to help as much as she could.

Several Nova Scotia libraries that faced possible closures this summer are getting a major cash boost from one of the province’s most famous authors.