MHPL BiblioFiles: Blog

Nov. 20, '20

#MHPLRocks: 105th Anniversary Celebration

In a normal year, we would have invited you to the Library for cake and a fun event with games, prizes, and probably a photo booth (that's our go-to). But this isn't any normal year. So instead, we're celebrating our 105th Anniversary by giving away a pandemic-approved…



Nov. 4, '20

Finding Your Foundation: A Mental Health Series

We are partnering with the Canadian Mental Health Association Alberta Southeast Region (CMHA) to offer a series of Mental Health Sessions in our Library Theatre over three Saturday afternoons in November & December. Details of each presentation are…



Nov. 4, '20

Book Clubs at the Library

Want to use a good book to connect with us and other fellow readers? Register for one of our monthly book club meets! We have an adult book club, a political book club, and a brand new TEEN book club. Read on for the details of our November meetings.



Oct. 26, '20

Scary Books To Read In The Dark

The horror genre contains stories that are meant to frighten, scare, and elicit a sense of dread in the reader or viewer. I think we all have a rough idea of what horror stories are, but where did this genre start?



Sep. 30, '20

Halloween ComicFest at MHPL!

We're not sure how Halloween is going to look this year - will there be trick-or-treating? Maybe. Will there be crowded bars with Thor and Catwoman dancing side-by-side? Definitely not.  We love Halloween at the Library because we love make-believe…



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City Students Set to Ride the Road to Reading

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 get a new set of wheels to make those trips.The Sunrise Rotary Ride the Road to Reading is back for another year.Library staff have been invited by teachers to visit Grade 4 classes in the city the past month to share the literacy program and what the library has to offer. Each student gets a passport that serves as their entry form into the draw for one of four bikes and an assortment of gift cards…...read more
Apr. 26, '24