Connecting people and groups in the community, expanding the reach of our services and continuing to be a welcoming space for everyone are among the aspirations for Medicine Hat Public Library over the next five years. Last month, chief librarian Ken Feser and board chair Mark Kaethler presented MHPL’s 2026-2030…
All good things must come to an end, including the Home Routes Concert Series hosted in the Library Theatre over the past six months. Alternative/folk singer-songwriter Kaeley Jade will put an exclamation…
An award-winning library program that has been a launchpad for community members seeking to improve their wellness, or stabilize their housing or financial needs, and build employment skills is coming to an end on March 30.For nearly five years, Community Coffee…
Ask the participants at any given Reconnecting to Play night what they like most about the program and the answers are usually the same. "It’s really community-oriented," says Alexa Wallis."We’re not dismissed. We have such an environment here that is super kind and super fun to be in," says Theresa Perrault.That's…
Planning is underway for our second Big Truck Day, which we want to make a bigger Big Truck Day.The date and time have been locked down – Saturday, June 20, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – but we’re still working to confirm the location. We’re on the hunt for a parking lot that fits our plans to get even more trucks than…
Medicine Hat Public Library will welcome the first day of spring with the Friends of the Medicine Hat Public Library Spring Book Sale. The much-loved two-day sale takes place on March 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.“The March Book Sale will be bigger and better than ever,”…
Iona Lane will be a long way from home when she performs in the Library Theatre on Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m. The Highlands-based singer-songwriter is next up in our Home…
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
