The Medicine Hat Public Library has approached the city with
its funding request for 2024.The library has asked the city for $2.6 million in funding
for next year, an increase of $372,957, or 17%, over 2023 funding. It is
a major increase and a bold request. Here’s…
Medicine Hat’s MLAs will be in the
city to hold a townhall at the Medicine Hat Public Library next week.The Honourable
Danielle Smith, MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat, and Justin Wright, MLA for
Cypress-Medicine Hat, are holding the event in partnership with the library.The…
The Medicine Hat Public Library has been part of the fabric of the city since 1915. Back then it was no more than a small reading room with a limited selection of books.Now,…
Grand Opening Raging SuccessThe Medicine Hat Public Library unveiled its latest addition to its plethora of resources on Saturday, September 9th: a dedicated teen space called The Honeycomb House. Approximately…
As part of its Financially Fit initiative, in response to funding challenges of its own, the City of Medicine Hat cut library funding by about $140,000 between 2019 and 2021. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, with library…
Shout it out loud. Medicine Hat Public Library has a WhisperRoom.Beginning on Jan. 6, MHPL cardholders will be able to access a new modular meeting booth in the library. The sound isolation booth is specially designed to significantly reduce ambient and acoustic noise, and can meet a wide range of needs for our library patrons."Our library is a busy, active place. We like it that way but sometimes it can be hard to find the peace and quiet that some people want," says chief librarian Ken Feser. "Modular meeting rooms are a good solution to that problem, and the WhisperRoom is also a good acoustic…...read more
