Get your COVID-19 vaccine at Lethbridge Public Library! Alberta Health Services staff will be at the Main Branch on Wednesday afternoons from 1 - 2:30 p.m. until the end of November. No appointment necessary. 

Following the provincial government's announcement Wednesday, September 15, Lethbridge Public Library will be:

- moving all in-person programs and events online to be hosted via livestream or Zoom
- requiring all visitors to any branch location to wear a non-medical face mask when visiting the Library and practice physical distancing requirements. Medical face mask exemptions will be honoured with a doctor's note.

Please watch our website an social media for changes and regular updates.

Full details can be found in the PDF below. 

Date: November 4, 2021 at 7:00pm
Venue: Online via Zoom

Join the library as we host the fourth author in our Word on the Street Fall Reading Series, Kirsteen MacLeod. We will be conducting an online interview with Kirsteen about her latest book, In Praise of Retreat: Finding Sanctuary in the Modern World. Audience questions will be welcomed. 

REGISTER HERE

From pilgrim paths to forest cabins, and from rented hermitages to arts temples and quiet havens for yoga and meditation, In Praise of Retreat explores the pleasures and powers of this ancient practice for modern people. Kirsteen MacLeod draws on the history of retreat and personal experiences to reveal the many ways readers can step back from society to reconnect with their deepest selves — and to their loftiest aspirations in life.

In the 21st century, disengaging, even briefly, is seen by many as self-indulgent, unproductive, and antisocial. Yet to retreat is as basic a human need as being social, and everyone can benefit, whether it’s for a weekend, a month, or a lifetime. Retreat is an uncertain adventure with as many peaks and valleys as any mountain expedition, except we head inward, to recharge and find fresh energy and brave new ideas to bring back into our everyday lives.

The Lethbridge Public Library is proud to announce our 2021 Virtual Writer in Residence, Richard Van Camp!

The Writer in Residence program is designed to champion the joy of reading, foster an understanding of the craft of writing and offer library patrons the chance to connect with and learn from a published author. Richard is booking one on one appointments through November and December, and will be presenting a four-workshop series from November 28th to December 19th.

Richard Van Camp is a proud Tlicho Dene from Fort Smith, NWT. He is the author of 26 books in 26 years. He is a Dogrib Tlicho writer of the Dene nation from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. He is best known for his 1996 novel The Lesser Blessed, which was adapted into a film by director Anita Doron in 2012. In the past several years, Richard has been the Storyteller in Residence for Calgary Public Library, and the Writer in Residence at the Metro Federation of Edmonton Libraries. He has also been the Writer in Residence at the University of Alberta, Yellowhead Tribal College and MacEwan University. He has also been the Writer in Residence at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford.

Book Your Appointment Here

Register for Workshop Series

Please note, one-on-one appointments will be scheduled on Zoom, and are limited to one per person, for members of the Lethbridge Public Library and Chinook Arch Regional Library System.