MHPL BiblioFiles: Blog

Sep. 3, '21

Book our Play Space or Theatre for Your Household

Today the province brought in a mask mandate and announced that the unvaccinated should limit indoor social gatherings due to the rising number of cases in this fourth wave of COVID-19. Since we have no way of telling who is vaccinated and who isn't, it would be irresponsible of us to…



Jul. 20, '21

Crafting with the Library

From tie dye shirts to tissue paper art, we did a BUNCH of crafts during the pandemic to keep our hands (and our minds) busy. We shared these with you on our YouTube Channel and our social media pages. Here…



Jun. 29, '21

LGBTQIA2S+: What Does It All Mean?

A Brief History of Pride As we celebrate Pride in 2021, we would be remiss to ignore the historical context in which we celebrate and provide allyship to LGBTQIA2S+ communities and those who identify as LGBTQIA2S+. 



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…



Featured Article:

Dinosaur Skull Cast Nearing Extinction At MHPL

In one week we’ll be waving goodbye to the Lambeosaurus skull cast that's been at Medicine Hat Public Library for the past 12 months.To be removed on Sept. 24, the skull cast was on loan to us from the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology. As part of its celebrations to mark its 40th anniversary last year, the world-renowned museum established a Pops-Ups program and sent displays to 10 libraries across Alberta.  The skull cast belongs to a nearly complete skeleton that was found at dig site in the Manyberries area, about 70 kilometres south…...read more
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