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Jul. 23, '20

Learn to Urban Sketch: Part 5 - Drawing Techniques

Now that you know the basics of sketching things… what’s next? You’ll find your own way to draw the world around you. There’s countless ways and styles to sketch. This post will be all about inspiration. I’ve included some art that I really like, and I hope you like it too.



Jul. 14, '20

Read With A View At These Instagrammable Landmarks

Our friends at Tourism Medicine Hat have created a list of instagrammable landmarks in and around our beautiful city for you to explore this summer! One of those landmarks happens to be just across the street from us at the Ewart Duggan House. We…



Jul. 13, '20

What You Need to Know: MHPL's Limited Reopening Plan

We are SO excited that our doors have reopened so that we can see your bright and smiling faces again - though many of your smiles are hidden behind masks - but nonetheless, we're so happy to see you! "Reopening" doesn't mean that we're back to regular operations. "Reopening," at least for the first little while,…



Jul. 13, '20

Where In The World Has Rroary Roamed?

Introducing: Where In The World Has Rroary Roamed?  Rroary, the Medicine Hat Tigers mascot is taking us on a vicarious vacation across Canada for the next ten weeks! We’ll share a weekly…



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Moms Find Support, Friendship At Library Storytime Group

People come to Medicine Hat Public Library for many different reasons like borrowing materials, participating in programs, quiet study and just to hang out in our beautiful and welcoming space. Sometimes on top of whatever they came here for, they find a little extra.That's the case with a group of moms who've been attending our Family Storytimes.Connecting at Storytime, these moms have found support and developed friendships that continue outside the library when the stories and the playtime are finished.An older first-time mom, Susan Knight says, "I don’t have any moms that are going through…...read more
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