MHPL BiblioFiles: Blog

Aug. 16, '24

New Library Card Sponsor: Partek IT Solutions

Partek IT Solutions is used to finding solutions in the IT world for businesses and organizations all over western Canada. Through MHPL’s A Library Card for Every Hatter program, the company is also part of the solution for giving Medicine Hat families access to all that the library has to offer, physically and digitally.CEO…



Jul. 29, '24

MHPL Looking For New Teen Leaders

Medicine Hat Public Library wouldn’t be what it is now without the efforts of the teenagers of today and the past 30 years. The library’s TIC TAC (Teens Initiating Change Together And Committed) committee has played an integral role in helping us make this somewhere teens – all teens – want to be. We’re now accepting…



Jul. 9, '24

​BYOB Club Coming To Medicine Hat Public Library

Medicine Hat Public Library is putting an out-of-this-world spin on our adult summer reading program.Instead of our One Book One Summer program where everyone reads the same book after a public vote, in 2024 we’re challenging you to read multiple books within multiple themes. Which books are we challenging…



Jun. 27, '24

Be Part Of The Theatre, Without The Stage, At MHPL

You don’t need a stage to bring great works of literature to life, and you don’t need an audience either.The Readers’ Theatre group at Medicine Hat Public Library is proof of that. They group has been meeting on Thursdays at the library for almost five years. The…



May. 27, '24

MHPL Is Asking Questions In 2024!

NOTE: The survey has been closed. The Medicine Hat Public Library Board is working on a new Plan of Service that will define the library’s priorities and planned activities over the next several years.Under the province's Libraries Act, Alberta libraries are required…



May. 17, '24

City Upgrading Library HVAC System

The City of Medicine Hat has a lot of construction and maintenance projects going on already this spring on roads and at city buildings. Medicine Hat Public Library is about to be added to its list.Starting on Tuesday, May 21, the city will be upgrading our HVAC…



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Library adds second quiet study pod for patrons

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 close people of all ages come to Medicine Hat Public Library to borrow materials, to take part in programs, research and even just relax. That makes this a busy and active building and sometimes the peace and quiet people need isn’t there.A new study pod is now available on our main level. Located…...read more
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