Ten months since the last book sale at Medicine Hat Public Library, excitement is in the air here and in the community.Run by the Friends of the Medicine Hat Public Library, the Spring Book Sale…
What’s better than one extra quiet study space in the library? Two, of course.There have been a lot of changes at libraries over the years. Gone is the stereotypical silent space with a librarian constantly “shushing” those who dare make a sound. From open until…
Libraries across Canada are recognizing Freedom to Read Week from Feb. 23 to March 1.The Freedom to Read website says the week, marked each February, encourages Canadians to think about…
Medicine Hat Public Library invites you to Station Coffee Co. this week to get down and nerdy.The library is pleased to present a new program, Sips and Socials, to bring people together to make new friends and build connections over common interests. The…
We’re feeling the love this month, and not just because of Valentine’s Day.Elizabeth McNally and the team at Real Estate Collective Real Broker are celebrating Library Lovers Month by once again sponsoring library cards at Medicine Hat Public Library…
Well-meaning people have been known to offer to set up friends and family, hoping to spark a love connection – especially as Valentine’s Day approaches.Medicine Hat Public Library is putting a bookish twist on that, one we guarantee will not lead to a first date disaster and potentially end a friendship.We’ve…
Shout it out loud. Medicine Hat Public Library has a WhisperRoom.Beginning on Jan. 6, MHPL cardholders will be able to access a new modular meeting booth in the library. The sound isolation booth is specially designed to significantly reduce ambient and acoustic noise, and can meet a wide range of needs for our…
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