Freedom to Read Week is celebrated each February, a week dedicated to encouraging Canadians to reflect on and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom. Freedom to Read Week, from Feb. 18-24 this year, celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2024. It is a nationwide…
Almost 10 years ago a group of friends was searching for a way to reconnect with each other amid growing awareness about men’s mental health. A new book club resulted in stronger friendships, a rekindled love of reading for more than a dozen locals and now a donation to the Medicine Hat Public Library.“I…
NOTE: Meeting Mondays has been discontinued as of Dec. 31, 2024.Medicine Hat Public Library is expanding its room rental availability next month in an effort to meet a growing demand among community groups for spaces to hold their meetings.Beginning on March 4, the Honor Currie Room, Legion…
Wow! That was the collective reaction of patrons and staff at Medicine Hat Public Library following the lion dance performance during our Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 4.A crowd of more than 200 people piled into the library theatre until it was standing room only and then began to line the hallway to…
Dr. Trevor Brooks Plastic Surgery/Essentials Medi Spa has a long list of services it provides to clients. Also long is the list Chelsea Brooks gives when asked what she and her husband Trevor like most about the library.“It is one of the best spots in town for Hatters of all ages,” writes the office manager and…
It’s a tiny, 5-centimetre-by-8-centimetre piece of plastic
that connects you to everything. What is it? A library card of course, and we
think everybody should have one.A library card, FREE right now thanks to generous community
sponsors, connects you to everything…
Medicine Hat Public Library is excited to present Séan McCann, a founder of the iconic Canadian band Great Big Sea, is bringing his next tour to the library theatre. McCann will perform at Medicine Hat Public Library on Saturday, May 31, at 7 p.m. on his Great Big Canadian Road Trip Tour!Full ticket details are still being worked out but for now we can share they will be on sale in early May and only available in-person at the library. Keep an eye on our socials for more details.McCann is embarking on this tour in response to what he calls the "very unnecessary woe and worry" coming north…...read more
