Boxes piling up behind the theatre at Medicine Hat Public Library can mean only one thing: it’s book sale time.Yep, the Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale…
Medicine Hat Public Library has had a social worker in the library since 2021, and in that time some people have questioned if having a social worker on site attracts more problems than it solves.Krystal Eirich answers that in just one sentence.“I’m meeting the needs of the community where the needs are…
Are your Spidey senses tingling? They should be. The inaugural Medicine Hat Public Library Comic Con is approaching at warp speed.On Saturday, May 4, the library will have something for everyone, from the longtime fan of the genre to those just discovering the thrills…
Medicine Hat Sunrise Rotary Club and Medicine Hat Public Library have partnered once again to encourage youth in the city to make two-wheeled trips to the library this summer, and four youth will get a new set of wheels to make those trips.The Sunrise Rotary Ride the Road to Reading is back for another year.Library…
Medicine Hat Public Library and the What Matters to Hatters Coalition want to bring the good vibes of the drive-thru and the coffee shop bulletin board into the library.Library cards for adults used to cost $5 annually. Three years ago, MHPL started its A…
Buying or selling a home can be stressful for everyone involved in the process. Selling one of the city’s premier real estate agencies on sponsoring library cards was the complete opposite.“As one of the initial sponsors, we were drawn to the program's commitment…
We always love a chance to celebrate one of our own.Marlene Balser has worked at MHPL since the summer of 1981, when she was hired for the reference desk. She’s still helping patrons at the reference desk downstairs, and can also be found guiding patrons through the library edition of Ancestry and hosting activities…
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
