Romance author Rachel Reid, known for *Heated Rivalry* and its TV adaptation, donates $300,000 to libraries in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. The donation is intended to prevent the permanent closure of five rural library branches that face funding shortfalls.
The branches identified by outlets are in Hantsport, Kentville, Lawrencetown, Port Williams, and Middleton. PinkNews reports that Reid’s gift follows learning about the risk of closure and frames the donation as support for the public libraries that helped shape her writing career. Other outlets describe the donation more directly as support for financially challenged libraries, without adding additional personal context.
Across coverage, the core details remain consistent: Reid gives a large sum, the recipient is the Annapolis Valley Regional Library, and the goal is to keep multiple rural branches operating. The reports focus on the scale of the donation and the immediate impact on local library services.
