MHPL BiblioFiles: Blog

Mar. 7, '22

Donut Fundraiser!

We're well on our way to providing library cards to EVERY Hatter thanks to all of the generous sponsors who've stepped up to help us provide FREE library cards! This donut fundraiser by McBride's Bakery will help to keep our



Feb. 17, '22

Virtual Vacation to France

Join us at the Library during the Family Week Break to take a Virtual Vacation to France! In partnership with the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre, we've put together a bunch of fun activities that will make you feel like you're vacationing in beautiful France. Visit the Library starting…



Dec. 10, '21

Holiday Greetings from the Chief

It’s December and it feels like the Library is on the cusp of change.  December is always a time of ending and renewal; it’s when we enter the dead of winter and also when the sun first begins to return.  One year passes and another begins.  You get the idea.



Nov. 9, '21

How to Make a Lazy Daisy Cake

You can always tell the good recipes by how many stains are on the page. This one comes from a tattered, handwritten notebook that belonged to my Grandma. Some of the words are faded or covered with cake batter, so even if you’ve never tasted it, you know it will be good.



Oct. 21, '21

November is NaNoWriMo!

Every November thousands of writers around the world participate in National Novel Writing Month, otherwise known as NaNoWriMo. The challenge? To write 50,000 words of a novel in 30 days. Think you can do it? Then, I encourage you to participate…



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Students Boarding The Sunshine Trolley For Ride The Road To Reading This Year

Students in Medicine Hat are riding the road – and the trolley – to reading this spring.Sunrise Rotary Ride the Road to Reading is one of the most popular activities we do at Medicine Hat Public Library each year. For the past few weeks, Grade 4 students in the city have visited the library to learn about the programs and services we offer. In past years, library staff would go to schools to speak to classes and then hope that they and their caregivers would come to us. This year students board the Sunshine Trolley, operated by Tourism Medicine Hat, and are brought to the library for the presentation.“The…...read more
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