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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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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