Library

Library operations to stop in Saskatoon

Library operations to stop in Saskatoon

Nov 7, 2024 | 7:06pm
SASKATOON — The city’s nine public libraries will be closed on Tuesday. Nov. 12, after its workers issued a strike notice as part of their planned job action demanding higher wages and addressing mounting workplace safety concerns. The Canadian Union of Public Employees 2669 represents about 270 workers under the Saskatoon Public Library, funded by […]
City of Moose Jaw seeking $6.2M from feds to upgrade four community venues

City of Moose Jaw seeking $6.2M from feds to upgrade four community venues

Oct 8, 2024 | 11:00am
MOOSE JAW — City hall plans to apply for more than $6 million in federal funding to support upgrades to the library, the art gallery and museum, Golden Ticket Sports Centre and Kinsmen Sportsplex. The department of community services is seeking $6.2 million from Ottawa’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) Program to pursue several […]
Attempt to overturn library renewal decision falls short

Attempt to overturn library renewal decision falls short

Oct 1, 2024 | 7:58pm
REGINA – An attempt to overturn an earlier council decision to debt-finance the Central Library renewal project has fallen short. At a special meeting Tuesday at Regina City Hall, council voted 6-4 against a motion to reconsider brought toward by four councillors — Terina Nelson, Lori Bresciani, Cheryl Stadnichuk and Shanon Zachidniak — regarding council’s earlier […]
Regina International Film Festival: A Chance to Revive Saskatchewan’s Cinematic Dreams

Regina International Film Festival: A Chance to Revive Saskatchewan’s Cinematic Dreams

Aug 16, 2024 | 4:58pm
Famed director David Lynch was once credited with saying “cinema can translate ideas.” At their core films are ideas brought to life by actors, writers, directors, camera people, prop and set designers, electricians, grips, craft services people, and so many more that it’s not possible to note them all here. These people and the work […]
Royal Memoir Tops List of Most Borrowed Books at the RPL

Royal Memoir Tops List of Most Borrowed Books at the RPL

Jan 2, 2024 | 10:25am
Prince Harry’s memoir, “Spare,” stirred controversy and secured the top spot for both nonfiction and overall borrowed titles at the Regina Public Library in 2023. “Popular culture has a huge influence on what we read,” Geoffrey Allan, Director of Collections at Regina Public Library said. “It’s always interesting to see the connection between what people […]

Modernization of Central Library wraps up Catalyst Committee information sessions

Oct 21, 2022 | 6:00am

The fourth and final public information session for the Catalyst Committee was held on Thursday, and it drew the biggest crowd. The last session focused on a discussion around the modernization of the Central Library. The current library was built in the early ’60s and has since faced multiple infrastructure issues, such as: Curtain wall […]

RPL to vote on new central library this month

Sep 7, 2022 | 9:47am

When Regina’s central library was built in 1962, the capital of Saskatchewan had 110,000 people. Fast forward 60 years and the chair of the Regina Public Library (RPL)’s board of directors says they can’t meet their current and expected need without more resources and more space. Sean Quinlan said in a media release that after […]

Imperial Community School encourages more reading with new classroom libraries

Dec 5, 2019 | 7:00am

Grades 1-3 classrooms at Imperial Community School now have better access to books thanks to a partnership donation. United Way Regina and SaskPower teamed up to make a $40,000 donation to the school to fund four classroom libraries. . @SaskPower is donating classroom libraries to grade 1-3 classrooms at Imperial Community School. Students thanked the utility […]

Recently Played

Loading playlist…