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…
Boxes piling up behind the theatre at Medicine Hat Public Library can mean only one thing: it’s book sale time.Yep, the Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale…
Medicine Hat Public Library has had a social worker in the library since 2021, and in that time some people have questioned if having a social worker on site attracts more problems than it solves.Krystal Eirich answers that in just one sentence.“I’m meeting the needs of the community where the needs are…
Are your Spidey senses tingling? They should be. The inaugural Medicine Hat Public Library Comic Con is approaching at warp speed.On Saturday, May 4, the library will have something for everyone, from the longtime fan of the genre to those just discovering the thrills…
Medicine Hat Sunrise Rotary Club and Medicine Hat Public Library have partnered once again to encourage youth in the city to make two-wheeled trips to the library this summer, and four youth will get a new set of wheels to make those trips.The Sunrise Rotary Ride the Road to Reading is back for another year.Library…
Medicine Hat Public Library and the What Matters to Hatters Coalition want to bring the good vibes of the drive-thru and the coffee shop bulletin board into the library.Library cards for adults used to cost $5 annually. Three years ago, MHPL started its A…
Buying or selling a home can be stressful for everyone involved in the process. Selling one of the city’s premier real estate agencies on sponsoring library cards was the complete opposite.“As one of the initial sponsors, we were drawn to the program's commitment…
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
