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class="score-program-stats-item container-content-style" style="border-color:#F05A33;"> <div class="stat-item-responsive"> <div class="stat-item-content"> <p class="score-program-stats-item-number">Celebrating libraries</p> <p class="score-program-stats-item-bottom-text">We support and celebrate public access to Canadian content in libraries.</p> </div> </div> </li><li class="score-program-stats-item container-content-style" style="border-color:#009ADD;"> <div class="stat-item-responsive"> <div class="stat-item-content"> <p class="score-program-stats-item-number">Enriching readers and listeners</p> <p class="score-program-stats-item-bottom-text">The lives of readers and listeners are enriched by works that benefit from PLR payments.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <p class="score-program-stats-background-caption-text">Edmonton Public Library – Mill Woods Branch</p> <div class="score-program-stats-description"> <strong>The Public Lending Right</strong> (PLR) Program sends yearly payments to creators whose works are in Canada’s public libraries. The PLR Commission oversees the program. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section><section role="region" class="score-section callout-block-with-icons" > <div class="score-registration-open-banner" > <div class="normal"> <div class="container"> <div class="score-column2 equal"> <div class="score-left"> <div class="registration-text"> <p class="notification-header">The PLR registration period is open! </p> <p class="registration-open-banner-deadline"> Registrations will be accepted until May 1, 2025, at midnight. Registrations received with a postmark date outside of the registration period will be returned to you. <strong>1 May 2025</strong> </p> </div> </div> <div class="score-right"> <a href="https://publiclendingright.ca/registration-process" class="score-button score-sign-up-button btn-lg"> Register now </a> <a href="https://publiclendingright.ca/update-your-file/register-new-title" class="score-button score-sign-up-button btn-lg"> Already registered? </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="score-notification-banner" > <div class="container"> <div class="score-column1"> <div class="score-center"> <p class="notification-header">Sign up for direct deposit!</p> <p style="z-index: 1;">Request your link today.</p> <p style="z-index: 1;"> <button class="score-button score-sign-up-button btn-lg "><a href="mailto:plr@canadacouncil.ca?subject=Request%20for%20Direct%20Deposit%20Link&body=File Number:%0D Full Name:%0DActive phone number: %0D Please send me the link to register for direct deposit. 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Now, as a published author, I’m thankful to the PLR program that financially benefits Canadian creators whose works are available for the enjoyment of all.</p> <p class="testimonial-creator"> -<span class="testimonial-name"><strong>Ann Yu-Kyung Choi</strong></span>, <span class="testimonial-type">author</span><br/> <span class="testimonial-city">Toronto</span> <span class="testimonial-province">ON</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="score-right"> <div class="row score-testimonial" > <div class="col-md-4 col-xs-4 testimonial-image-wrapper"> <img src="/-/media/Images/Plr/Testimonials/Anita_Anand.png?h=200&iar=0&w=200&hash=1D4DA825AEB6A5211BFB2E2419619037" class="img-responsive" alt="Anita Anand" width="200" height="200" /> </div> <div class="col-md-8 col-xs-8"> <p class="testimonial-quote">As an author and literary translator of books published by small presses with limited marketing budgets, I depend on libraries to make my work available to a broader audience across Canada. The support from the PLR means so much more to me; it is not just any cheque!</p> <p class="testimonial-creator"> -<span class="testimonial-name"><strong>Anita Anand</strong></span>, <span class="testimonial-type">author and translator</span><br/> <span class="testimonial-city">Saint-Lambert</span> <span class="testimonial-province">QC</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section><section role="region" class="score-section" > <div class="container score-page-layout-column1 "> <div class="score-column1 " > <div class="score-center"> <div class="row score-content-separator" > <div class="col-md-5"> <hr/> </div> <div class="col-md-2 text-center"> <img src="/-/media/Images/Plr/Assets/icons/News.jpg?h=85&iar=0&w=100&hash=6F0AD553CD2367C82CA517FF51C46A9A" alt="megaphone" width="100" height="85" /> </div> <div class="col-md-5"> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section><section role="region" class="score-section" > <div class="container score-page-layout-column1 "> <div class="score-column1 " > <div class="score-center"> <div class="row score-news" > <div class="col-md-6" style="background-image: url('/-/media/Images/Plr/Assets/Libraries/BibliothequesEtArchivesNationalesDuQuebec.jpg');"> <p class="score-news-image-caption"> Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec - Grande Bibliothèque, Montréal </p> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <h2>Program news</h2> <div class="score-news-list"> <div class="row score-news-item" > <div class="col-md-12"> <h3 class="score-news-item-title"> <a href="https://publiclendingright.ca/about/news/chair-message-2025" class="score-news-item-link"> Message from the Chair of the PLR Commission </a> </h3> <p class="score-news-item-date"> 15 February 2025 </p> <p class="score-news-item-text"> The Public Lending Right Program lives at the most beautiful crossroads you can imagine, that where book lovers, disseminators and writers meet. </p> </div> </div><div class="row score-news-item" > <div class="col-md-12"> <h3 class="score-news-item-title"> <a href="https://publiclendingright.ca/about/news/creator-payments-2024-25" class="score-news-item-link"> Creator Payments 2024-25 </a> </h3> <p class="score-news-item-date"> 15 February 2025 </p> <p class="score-news-item-text"> The most recent Program results. </p> </div> </div><div class="row score-document-item img-responsive" > <div class="col-md-12"> <h3 class="score-document-item-title"> <a href="/-/media/Files/Plr/AnnualReports/AnnualReport2023-2024.pdf" target="_blank" class="score-document-item-link"> Public Lending Right Annual Report 2023-24 </a> </h3> <p class="score-document-item-date"> 23 August 2024 </p> <p class="score-document-item-text">This report provides details of the $14.7M author payment budget and the results of the program’s catalogue sampling exercise which included data from 40 public library networks across Canada. 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