MHPL BiblioFiles: Blog

May. 26, '21

REC Spotlight: What The Library Means to Nichola

I’ve always enjoyed reading. From my earliest memories, books were a major part of my life, so when I got pregnant with my first child, I did what I do, and started to read. I would read to my son while he was in my stomach. Robert Munsch Love you Forever was on repeat and anything…



May. 4, '21

COVID-19 Illness Among Staff

Our popular no-contact pick-up service will be suspended due to a positive case of COVID-19 among staff. The staff member who contracted the virus and their close contacts are currently in isolation. Suspending our no-contact pick-up service…



Apr. 26, '21

REC Spotlight: Amy Toews Kletzel

As an avid reader and frequent library goer, I am so proud to be a part of Real Estate Collective’s reading initiative! I’ve compiled a list of a few of my favourites (to list them all would cover many a page…). 



Mar. 18, '20

PSA: Reading Not Cancelled

The Library will close to the public AGAIN beginning on Wednesday, April 7 in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. This makes us incredibly sad because we LOVE what we do! We LOVE our patrons. We LOVE interacting with you all on a daily basis.  



Mar. 31, '21

A Library Card for EVERY Hatter: #MHPLforYXH

To say that the past year has been tough on our community would be an understatement. Some of us have been sick, many of us lost loved ones, and all of us were affected negatively by the global pandemic that rages on. We are grateful to the…



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​Medicine Hat Public Library Hosting Second Annual Local Authors Meet And Greet

Medicine Hat Public Library welcomes five local authors to its second annual Local Authors Meet and Greet on Nov. 23.Each of the five authors – Ben Coxson, Olivia M. Geib, Frank Krulicki, Pam Roberston Rivet and Cody Wheeler – either currently lives or has previously lived in the Medicine…...read more
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