Nearly 16,000 Canadian authors will share in more than $9 million for the public lending of their books by Canadian libraries.
The Public Lending Right Commission announced the payments Thursday. The commission operates under the Canada Council for the Arts and issues payments every February.
The more libraries in which an author’s eligible titles are found, the larger the payment, to a maximum of $2,681.
This year, authors in 1,688 communities in Canada and 337 communities abroad will receive an average payment of $570. Quebec authors will receive the most, more than $3.5 million, followed by Ontario at about $2.8 million.
Here’s what some others will be paying: British Columbia, about $1.2 million; Alberta, $395,000; Nova Scotia, $237,000.
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