Library Service Update

As of April 7th, Alix Library is closed to the public, until further notice. 

Curbside pickup is available. Please contact us for more details, or visit our Facebook page. You can access our digital resources with your library card by visiting our eLibrary. 

Upcoming Events

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Families

Alix Public Library

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Aug 28, 2020 to Sep 1, 2021
Every Thursday, 12-8

Get your children signed up for this amazing year long reading program!

Families

Alix Public Library

Home School Learning Spaces

Sep 2, 2020 to Jun 30, 2021

Take advantage of these classroom like spaces for teaching your children.

Adults

Real Country 93.3 and the Stettler Library Facebook page

Blackout Bingo

Mar 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021
Mondays at 2 pm

Are you looking for something fun to distract yourself with during the last days of winter? Why not pick up a Bingo card at the Stettler Library and play along!

Children

Stettler Public Library

Read and Rhyme

Apr 19, 2021
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:30 am online

Read and Rhyme is coming back online with stories, songs, rhymes and a fun atmosphere for all! Join us online at www.facebook.com/splreadandrhyme! We will tell a few stories and have fun together encouraging emergent literacy skills!

Zoom (call us for the link)

Tutoring

Apr 19, 2021
Mondays and Thursdays from 4-7 pm

Get tutoring assistance via Zoom. Megan will help you work through your homework online.

Stettler Public Library

Rocky Vs Stettler Monday Night Gaming

Apr 19, 2021
Mondays from 8:00 pm-9:30 pm

Join us for a friendly competition between Libraries! You will need to be signed up to the “Nintendo Switch Online” service to participate in switch games, join our discord: https://discord.gg/WMSN5wW and check our Facebook @StettlerPublicLibrary for more info!

Teens

Stettler Public Library

Teen Scene: Clothes Pin Airplanes

Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday, April 21 at 4:30 pm

Want to do something fun and uncomplicated to help unwind from the stress that is COVID. Why not pick up a take home kit, build yourself an airplane and catapult and then imagine you are King Kong! Take a video of your efforts and tag us and we will give you a certificate for some DQ dilly bars. Ca...

Adults

Stettler Public Library

French Conversation Café

Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday April 21st at 7:00pm

Are you looking for people to practice speaking French with? Why not join us on Zoom for a virtual conversation café. Increase your joie de vivre and prepare for future travel . Call 403-742-2292 to register for the ZOOM link. You can also access the library’s language learning platform, Pronuncia...

Children

Stettler Public Library

Read and Rhyme

Apr 21, 2021
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:30 am online

Read and Rhyme is coming back online with stories, songs, rhymes and a fun atmosphere for all! Join us online at www.facebook.com/splreadandrhyme! We will tell a few stories and have fun together encouraging emergent literacy skills!

Adults

Stettler Public Library

Adult Crafting: Soda Bottle Kitty Cat Planters

Apr 22, 2021
Thursday, April 22 at 6:30 pm

Join us in the great outdoors at the picnic tables for our outdoor craft series. This week we are going to make a fun planter for your herbs using pop bottles! Call 403-742-2292 to register, spaces are limited!

Children

Stettler Public Library

Something Cool After School

Apr 22, 2021
Thursday April 22nd at 4:00pm on Facebook Live

Using tissue paper and a piece of paper towel roll, create your own lovely fish windsock. Call 403-742-2292 to reserve a take home kit and then follow along with us live on Facebook!

Zoom (call us for the link)

Tutoring

Apr 22, 2021
Mondays and Thursdays from 4-7 pm

Get tutoring assistance via Zoom. Megan will help you work through your homework online.

Stettler Public Library

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

Apr 23, 2021
Friday, April 23 at 7:30 pm on Zoom

Calling all Vincent Price fans! When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter. This story is based on the book, I am Legend by Richard Matheson. We will watch it together on Zoom and discuss. Register for the link by calling 403...

Children

Stettler Public Library

Read and Rhyme

Apr 23, 2021
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:30 am online

Read and Rhyme is coming back online with stories, songs, rhymes and a fun atmosphere for all! Join us online at www.facebook.com/splreadandrhyme! We will tell a few stories and have fun together encouraging emergent literacy skills!

Children

Stettler Public Library

Brain Train: Croquet

Apr 24, 2021
Saturday April 24th at 1:00pm

Experience the transfer of energy and learn how to play croquet with us. We can see the difference between hitting a ball directly with a mallet versus transferring energy to a ball by hitting one ball into another. Call 403-742-2292 to sign up, spaces are limited.

Adults

Stettler Public Library

Computer Help With Shaunzy

Apr 24, 2021
Saturdays from 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Call the library (403 742-2292) and make an appointment with Shaunzy and learn how to use our digital conversion equipment and software or get computer help!

Children

Stettler Public Library

Read and Rhyme

Apr 26, 2021
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:30 am online

Read and Rhyme is coming back online with stories, songs, rhymes and a fun atmosphere for all! Join us online at www.facebook.com/splreadandrhyme! We will tell a few stories and have fun together encouraging emergent literacy skills!

Zoom (call us for the link)

Tutoring

Apr 26, 2021
Mondays and Thursdays from 4-7 pm

Get tutoring assistance via Zoom. Megan will help you work through your homework online.

Stettler Public Library

Rocky Vs Stettler Monday Night Gaming

Apr 26, 2021
Mondays from 8:00 pm-9:30 pm

Join us for a friendly competition between Libraries! You will need to be signed up to the “Nintendo Switch Online” service to participate in switch games, join our discord: https://discord.gg/WMSN5wW and check our Facebook @StettlerPublicLibrary for more info!

Adults

Stettler Public Library

Readers Circle

Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday, April 27 at 7:30 pm (Note: New Day)

Meet up with new and old friends while we talk about a different book each month. This month we will discuss The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. We will meet via Zoom, call 403-742-2292 or email spl@prl.ab.ca to register and we will send you the link in advance of our meeti...

Teens

Stettler Public Library

Teen Scene: Improv Games!

Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday, April 28 at 4:30 pm

Have you ever watched improv and thought it would be fun to try? Now is your chance, call 403-742-2292 or email spl@prl.ab.ca for the Zoom link.

Children

Stettler Public Library

Read and Rhyme

Apr 28, 2021
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:30 am online

Read and Rhyme is coming back online with stories, songs, rhymes and a fun atmosphere for all! Join us online at www.facebook.com/splreadandrhyme! We will tell a few stories and have fun together encouraging emergent literacy skills!

Children

Stettler Public Library

Something Cool After School

Apr 29, 2021
Thursday April 29th at 4:00pm on Facebook Live

Practice your carving skills with a bar of soap and a plastic knife! What you make is up to you and your skill level: an animal, a flower, your initial, anything you like!Call 403-742-2292 to reserve your kit and then watch us live on Facebook.

Adults

Meet at the Library; walk around West Stettler Park

The Walking Read

Apr 29, 2021
Thursday, April 29th, 2021 at 3:00pm

Are you looking for someone to talk about books? Do you like walking? Join the Library's new book club "The Walking Read". Come and enjoy a great walk around West Stettler Park and discuss your favourite books or your current read with other walkers.

Zoom (call us for the link)

Tutoring

Apr 29, 2021
Mondays and Thursdays from 4-7 pm

Get tutoring assistance via Zoom. Megan will help you work through your homework online.

Children

Stettler Public Library

Read and Rhyme

Apr 30, 2021
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:30 am online

Read and Rhyme is coming back online with stories, songs, rhymes and a fun atmosphere for all! Join us online at www.facebook.com/splreadandrhyme! We will tell a few stories and have fun together encouraging emergent literacy skills!

Children

Facebook and YouTube

Thinkers and Tinkerers

Nov 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021

Expanded to weekly to-go kits thanks to funding by Ponoka FCCS.

Ponoka Jubilee Library

Young Readers Choice Awards Nominees

Jan 28, 2021 to May 31, 2021

Young readers in grades four through twelve in the Pacific Northwest who has read (or has heard read) a title(s) from the list can vote for their favourite nominees.

Town of Ponoka

Hidden in Plain Sight Treasure Hunt

Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021

Join this unique treasure hunt revealing the hidden gems of the Town of Ponoka for a chance to win a prize!

Children

Kit Bag to Go

Thinkers and Tinkerers

Apr 13, 2021 to Apr 19, 2021

Pick up your ToGo Bag at the Library to make your own Ocean Pollution clean up. View on our Facebook page to a link to our YouTube video.

Children

Blackfalds Public Library

Story Time via Zoom

Apr 19, 2021
Monday 10:30 am

Join us via Zoom Virtual Story Time Group Register with the library to receive an email invitation

Children

Blackfalds Public Library

Mother Goose via Zoom

Apr 20, 2021
Thursdays 10:00-10:30 am

Join us for a virtual class via zoom Register with the library to receive an email invitation

Children

Blackfalds Public Library

Creative Explosion via Zoom

Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday 4:00pm

Dive into art and creativity! Craft grab bags available for pick up if needed. Come & explore your creative side through using different art mediums; paints, crayons, pastels, felts & stamping just to name a few. Ages 3+ DM or phone us to register

Children

Blackfalds Public Library

Story Time via Zoom

Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday 12:30 pm or 4:00 pm

Join us via Zoom Virtual Story Time Group Register with the library to receive an email invitation

Children

Blackfalds Public Library

Mother Goose - via Zoom

Apr 22, 2021
Thursday 10:00-10:30 am

Join us for a morning of rhymes, puppets, songs, and stories! Register with the library

Children

Blackfalds Public Library

Mother Goose via Zoom

Apr 27, 2021
Tues. 10:00-10:30 am

Join us for a virtual class via zoom Register with the library to receive an email invitation

Children

Blackfalds Public Library

Creative Explosion via Zoom

Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday 4:00 pm

Dive into art and creativity! Grab craft bags available for pick up Come & explore your creative side through using different art mediums; paints, crayons, pastels, felts & stamping just to name a few. Ages 3+ DM or phone to Register

Adults

Blackfalds Public Library

Ink Drinkers Book Club via Zoom

Apr 28, 2021
7:00 - 8:30pm

Join Ink Drinkers Book Club for 18+ (online zoom)

Families

Elnora Public Library

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Mar 5, 2021 to Mar 5, 2022
Any Time Any Place

Children

Penhold and District Public Library

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021

This free program encourages families to build early literacy skills by reading together. Any child from birth to five years old and/or entering kindergarten can participate in this self-paced early literacy program.

Seniors

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Be sure to check-out...

Mar 8, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021
Various days and times

all our adult and senior programming!

Families

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

WandaVision Trivia

Apr 19, 2021
Monday | 6:30-7:45 PM | Virtual Event via Zoom

Test your WandaVision trivia skills!

Families

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Blackout Poetry Kits Available

Apr 19, 2021
Any time during our open hours | All Ages

Pick up your Blackout Poetry kit at the library!

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Anime Club Netflix Party

Apr 19, 2021
Mondays | 4:00-5:15 PM | Virtual Event via Netflix Party

Celebrate your love of anime with the library via Netflix Party.

Teens

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Prism Club

Apr 20, 2021
Tuesdays | 4:00-5:00 pm | Ages 13+

Cancelled

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Seed Saving

Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday | 2:30-3:30 pm | Ages 16+

Learn about seed saving with local garden enthusiast and Seed Saving expert Janet Schultz.

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Memory Lane: Stories for Seniors

Apr 21, 2021
Wednesdays | 2:00-2:45 pm | Virtual Event via Facebook Live

Virtual readings of classic prose and poetry.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Anime Club

Apr 21, 2021
Wednesdays | 4:00-5:15 PM | All Ages | Virtual Event via Netflix Party

Celebrate your love of anime and manga with the library.

Families

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Launch Into Lego Prompt

Apr 22, 2021
Thursdays | 10:00 am | All Ages

Create a Lego/block masterpiece based on a weekly prompt.

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Container Gardening

Apr 22, 2021
Thursday | 2:30-3:30 pm | Ages 16+

Learn about different methods of container gardening with local gardening expert Janet Schultz.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Builder's Guild

Apr 22, 2021
Thursdays | 4:00-5:00 PM | Ages 8-12 | Virtual Event via Zoom

Build, make, and create with different materials each week.

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Coffee and Conversation

Apr 23, 2021
Fridays | 2:30-3:00 pm | Virtual Event via Zoom

Connect with other adults through Zoom.

Teens

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Poetry Slam

Apr 23, 2021
Friday | 4:00-5:00 PM | All Ages

Join us for an in-person poetry slam.

Families

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Sylvan Lake Photo Walk Submission Due

Apr 23, 2021
Fridays | 1:00 pm | Submit photos via webform

Submit your photos for the Library's #PhotoWalk project.

Families

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Blackout Poetry Kits Available

Apr 25, 2021
Any time during our open hours | All Ages

Pick up your Blackout Poetry kit at the library!

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Book-To-Movie Club

Apr 26, 2021
Last Monday of the Month | 6:00-7:30 p.m. | Drop In

Read the book of the month, watch the movie, then join the discussion.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Anime Club Netflix Party

Apr 26, 2021
Mondays | 4:00-5:15 PM | Virtual Event

Celebrate your love of anime with the library via Netflix Party.

Teens

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Prism Club

Apr 27, 2021
Tuesdays | 4:00-5:00 pm | Ages 13+

Cancelled

Teens

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Poetry Slam

Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday | 6:00-7:30 PM | All Ages

Join us for a virtual poetry slam.

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Board Game Night

Apr 28, 2021
Fourth Wednesday of the Month | 6:00-7:30 p.m. | Ages 16+ | Virtual Event

An evening of online board-gaming fun via Board Game Arena & Zoom.

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Memory Lane: Stories for Seniors

Apr 28, 2021
Wednesdays | 2:00-2:45 pm | Virtual Event via Facebook Live

Virtual readings of classic prose and poetry.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Anime Club

Apr 28, 2021
Wednesdays | 4:00-5:15 PM | All Ages

Celebrate your love of anime and manga with the library.

Families

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Launch Into Lego Prompt

Apr 29, 2021
Thursdays | 10:00 am | All Ages

Create a Lego/block masterpiece based on a weekly prompt.

Families

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Pub Quiz Trivia

Apr 29, 2021
Thursday | 6:30-7:45 PM | Virtual Event via Zoom

Test your General Knowledge/Universal trivia skills!

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Builder's Guild

Apr 29, 2021
Thursdays | 4:00-5:00 PM | Ages 8-12 | Virtual Event via Zoom

Build, make, and create with different materials each week.

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Coffee and Conversation

Apr 30, 2021
Fridays | 2:30-3:00 pm | Virtual Event via Zoom

Connect with other adults through Zoom.

Families

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Sylvan Lake Photo Walk Submission Due

Apr 30, 2021
Fridays | 1:00 pm | Submit photos via webform

Submit your photos for the Library's #PhotoWalk project.

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Coffee and Conversation

May 1, 2021
Saturdays | 2:00-3:30 pm | Ages 16+

Connect with other adults and parents for an afternoon of coffee and conversation (or the beverage of your choice).

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Infant Sensory Play

May 2, 2021
Sundays | 3:00-3:30 pm | Ages 0-2

Sensory activities and messy play.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Sensory Story Time

May 3, 2021
Mondays | 1:15-2:00 PM | All Ages

Stories and music, followed by sensory play.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Mini Art Attack

May 3, 2021
First Monday of the Month | 3:45-4:45 pm | Ages 6-12 | Virtual Event via Zoom

Explore different art styles and mediums at the library.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Anime Club Netflix Party

May 3, 2021
Mondays | 4:00-5:15 PM | All Ages | Virtual Event via Netflix Party

Celebrate your love of anime with the library via Netflix Party.

Teens

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Prism Club

May 4, 2021
Tuesdays | 4:00-5:00 pm | Ages 13+

Safe space for LGBTQ2S+ youth, adults, and allies.

Families

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Star Wars Trivia

May 4, 2021
Tuesday | 6:30-7:45 PM | Virtual Event via Zoom

Test your Star Wars trivia skills!

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Sensory Story Time

May 4, 2021
Tuesdays | 10:15-11:00 AM | All Ages

Stories and music, followed by sensory play.

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Memory Lane: Stories for Seniors

May 5, 2021
Wednesdays | 2:00-2:45 pm | Virtual Event via Facebook Live

Virtual readings of classic prose and poetry.

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Art Attack

May 5, 2021
Wednesday | 6:00 - 7:00 PM | Ages 16+ | Virtual Event via Zoom

Explore different art styles and mediums with the library.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Sensory Story Time

May 5, 2021
Wednesdays | 10:15-11:00 AM | All Ages

Stories and music, followed by sensory play.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Anime Club

May 5, 2021
Wednesdays | 4:00-5:15 PM | All Ages

Celebrate your love of anime and manga with the library.

Families

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Launch Into Lego Prompt

May 6, 2021
Thursdays | 10:00 am | All Ages

Create a Lego/block masterpiece based on a weekly prompt.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Family Yoga Story Time

May 6, 2021
Thursdays | 9:15-10:00 AM | All Ages

Warm-up yoga with instruction, followed by movement stories and songs.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Builder's Guild

May 6, 2021
Thursdays | 4:00-5:00 PM | Ages 8-12

Build, make, and create with different materials each week.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Infant Sensory Play

May 6, 2021
Thursdays | 2:30-3:00 pm | Ages 0-2

Sensory activities and messy play.

Families

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Sylvan Lake Photo Walk Submission Due

May 7, 2021
Fridays | 1:00 pm | Submit photos via webform

Submit your photos for the Library's #PhotoWalk project.

Teens

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Teen Art Attack

May 7, 2021
First Friday of the Month | 3:45-4:45 pm | Ages 13+ | Virtual Event via Zoom

Explore different art styles and mediums at the library's outdoor green space.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Live Stories with Miss Corrie

May 7, 2021
Fridays | 9:15-9:45 AM | Virtual Event

Virtual stories, songs, and sensory play, via Facebook Live.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Mother Goose Story Time

May 7, 2021
Fridays | 10:15-11:00 am | Ages 0-3 | Virtual Event via Zoom

Stories, rhymes, and songs.

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Coffee and Conversation

May 8, 2021
Saturdays | 2:00-3:30 pm | Ages 16+

Connect with other adults and parents for an afternoon of coffee and conversation (or the beverage of your choice).

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Mother Goose Story Time

May 8, 2021
Saturdays | 10:45-11:30 am | Ages 0-3 | Virtual Event via Zoom

Stories, rhymes, and songs.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Infant Sensory Play

May 9, 2021
Sundays | 3:00-3:30 pm | Ages 0-2

Sensory activities and messy play.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Sensory Story Time

May 10, 2021
Mondays | 1:15-2:00 PM | All Ages

Stories and music, followed by sensory play.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Anime Club Netflix Party

May 10, 2021
Mondays | 4:00-5:15 PM | All Ages | Virtual Event via Netflix Party

Celebrate your love of anime with the library via Netflix Party.

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Mystery Book Club

May 11, 2021
Second Tuesday of the Month | 6:00-7:30 p.m. | Drop In

Calling all mystery fans. Let's solve it together!

Teens

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Prism Club

May 11, 2021
Tuesdays | 4:00-5:00 pm | Ages 13+

Safe space for LGBTQ2S+ youth, adults, and allies.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Sensory Story Time

May 11, 2021
Tuesdays | 10:15-11:00 AM | All Ages

Stories and music, followed by sensory play.

Adults

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Memory Lane: Stories for Seniors

May 12, 2021
Wednesdays | 2:00-2:45 pm | Virtual Event via Facebook Live

Virtual readings of classic prose and poetry.

Teens

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Teen Book Club

May 12, 2021
Second Wednesday of the Month | 6:00-7:30 pm | Ages 13+

Read the book of the month then join the discussion with the library.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Sensory Story Time

May 12, 2021
Wednesdays | 10:15-11:00 AM | All Ages

Stories and music, followed by sensory play.

Children

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Anime Club

May 12, 2021
Wednesdays | 4:00-5:15 PM | All Ages | Virtual Event via Netflix Party

Celebrate your love of anime and manga with the library.

Families

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Launch Into Lego Prompt

May 13, 2021
Thursdays | 10:00 am | All Ages

Create a Lego/block masterpiece based on a weekly prompt.