MHPL BiblioFiles: Blog

Sep. 29, '25

Job Hunting And Halloween Fun In The Honeycomb House For October

Things never seem to stop at the Honeycomb House, and October will be no different.It starts on Oct. 1 with the first of two Adulting 101 sessions. This first one will focus on helping teens write resumes, which will hopefully lead to a job interview. Naturally, the second session will go over interview skills…



Sep. 23, '25

Dino Fossil Exhibit Now On Display At Medicine Hat Public Library

Southeastern Alberta’s deep dinosaur connection is growing right here at Medicine Hat Public Library. In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Royal Tyrrell Museum is establishing pop-up exhibits at libraries across Alberta starting in September. Medicine Hat Public Library is excited to announce our highlight…



Sep. 15, '25

Where Are All The Little Free Libraries?

Easy access to books is what we’re all about here and it’s doesn’t get any easier than the Little Free Libraries (LFL) that are scattered all over the city. Located in people’s yards and in greenspaces across Medicine Hat, they’re a very simple honour system-type library that doesn’t that doesn’t require users to have…



Aug. 29, '25

Main Library Entrance Temporarily Closed Next Week

Medicine Hat Public Library’s main entrance will be closed next week as work begins to replace a crucial piece of the building’s heating and air conditioning system. Beginning Tuesday, workers will remove the heat coiling unit that is above the vestibule area at the library’s main upper-level door. The work is…



Aug. 18, '25

New Library Card Sponsor: Friends Of The Medicine Hat Public Library

The Friends of the Medicine Hat Public Library continues to be there for us.The group is the current sponsor of our A Library Card for Every Hatter program after donating $5,000, enough to make library cards FREE for 1,000 adults in Medicine Hat (kids’ cards are always free). Friends member Sue Masterman…



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Big Truck Day 2026 Is Rolling To Co-op Place For Bigger Fun

There are fewer than three weeks to go until our second Big Truck Day and things are looking good for our goal of making it bigger and better than the first.At last year’s event we received an overwhelming response and lots of feedback on different and additional vehicles people wanted to see. Community businesses and organizations were also eager to bring their vehicles to the next Big Truck Day. We set out to make those things happen, and the first step was to find a bigger venue. We found the biggest in the city. Big Truck Day 2026 will take place at Co-op Place on Saturday, June 20, from 11 a.m.…...read more
Jun. 5, '26