MHPL BiblioFiles: Blog

Aug. 30, '24

'You're Always Welcome': The Honeycomb House Teen Space Turns One

When the idea of a dedicated space exclusive to teens at Medicine Hat Public Library was being developed, our vision was to create an open and welcoming place for them to connect with each other and take a break from the stress of growing up.One year after The Honeycomb House opened, we're hearing comments like…



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. The 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…



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Moms Find Support, Friendship At Library Storytime Group

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
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