"What role do public libraries play in our lives and in our communities? Why are public libraries important to the development of a strong, caring, and compassionate community? Why do we need public libraries, anyway? These are the questions we set out to answer in February 2005 with Beyond Words, BC's first province-wide public library essay contest. BC’s 68 public libraries invited people from every corner of the province to share their personal stories of how public libraries in BC have made a difference."
