I was born in Fitzroy Harbour, Ont., and earned my Bachelor’s in English at McGill University, and my Master’s in Library Science at the University of Toronto, so Medicine Hat is neither the biggest nor the smallest community in which I've lived. Prior to this position, I worked in radio broadcasting at Toronto’s CHIN…
Edmonton-based artist Jessica “Seeka” Tyndale brings her Seeka Sings show to the Library Theatre for two free performances (July 8, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.). Seeka Sings is an interactive children’s musical act by promotes early education, social-emotional learning, and inclusivity through a blend of jazz, folk, pop,…
TELUS has for decades been connecting people through technology. Medicine Hat’s TELUS Community Ambassadors are striving to connect you to Medicine Hat Public Library through FREE library cards. The group is the newest sponsor of our A Library Card for Every Hatter program.In…
There are fewer than three weeks to go until our second Big Truck Day and things are looking good for our goal of making it bigger and better than the first.At last year’s event we received an overwhelming response and lots of feedback on different and additional vehicles people wanted to see. Community businesses…
For three months each summer it's one of the most common sights in the library. People walk through the main door carrying a small - and sometimes large - pile of paperback books. They put them in the bin provided and select an equal number of paperbacks from the racks next to the self-checkout machines, and walk back…
Debate is growing in Medicine Hat and the province about Bill 28, passed by the provincial government on May 13. The Bill updates the Libraries Act and gives new powers to the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Among them is the power to: Inspect libraries, interview employees, and access library recordsRegulate…
The Government of Alberta plans to make libraries regulate public access to any materials with explicit content. The Province has said restrictions will apply to borrowing and in-library access, and to all materials including adult collections. Materials impacted will include adult graphic novels, art books, educational…
Edmonton-based artist Jessica “Seeka” Tyndale brings her Seeka Sings show to the Library Theatre for two free performances (July 8, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.). Seeka Sings is an interactive children’s musical act by promotes early education, social-emotional learning, and inclusivity through a blend of jazz, folk, pop, hip-hop, and Afro-Caribbean sounds. Through the live show Seeka Sings and her debut TV series "Seeka's Skyway" (available on Telus Optik TV and YouTube), Seeka "champions early education, social-emotional learning, and diversity. With 20 years’ experience as a performer, four award-nominated…...read more
