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Feb. 6, '20

A Librarian Answers Your Ungoogleable Q's About MHPL

When we have a question these days, our automatic response is to search Google for an answer. But what do you do when you can’t find an answer through Google? If you’re like me, I have given up on many queries because, honestly, if Google doesn’t know the answer who would? And looking any further outside of Google is…



Jan. 21, '20

4 Effective Ways To Limit Your Kids Screen Time

Why is too much screen time bad? Every day, I look at a screen. Whether it’s my laptop, my computer at work, my phone, or watching Netflix I almost never go through the day without looking at a screen. Screens have become part of our daily lives. I think most of us already know that staring…



Nov. 20, '18

103 Reasons to Have a Library Card

Today is the 103rd Anniversary of our library!  On our 100th Anniversary, Mayor Clugston signed a proclamation marking November 21st as “MHPL Day.” We’ve celebrated this day in different ways for the past 3 years – in 2015 we had a big party;…



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Library Helping The Mustard Seed By Hosting Its Free Super Tax Clinic

Medicine Hat Public Library is stepping up to help The Mustard Seed continue to provide a free income tax service for community members struggling with homelessness or poverty.A Super Tax Clinic will take place at the library on April 7 from 1-4 p.m. The Mustard Seed, through a partnership with the Canada Revenue Agency’s Community Volunteer Income Tax Program, is able to file taxes for people year-round and periodically holds these Super Tax Clinics. Liz Ast, health & wellness supervisor at The Mustard Seed, says 11 people filed 67 years of taxes at the last clinic in January.“It’s a lovely…...read more
Apr. 4, '25