MH Public Library brings books to the community with pop-up event

By KENDALL KING on September 16, 2021.

The Medicine Hat Public Library will be holding a pop-up event today at the Family Leisure Centre.

The pop-up runs from 3-5 p.m. and will operate much like the main library branch in downtown does. Attendees will be able to browse through a collection of about 500 books for varying ages.

Books can be checked out by using an existing library card or by signing up for a new one.

“We want to bring the library to the community,” says Miranda Leduc, adult community librarian and event organizer. “The leisure centre seems like a really great location to reach a new demographic of kids and families that might not know (all that we offer).”

Leduc emphasized that now is a great time to sign up for a library card, as the annual $5 membership fee is not being applied through September.

For anyone unable to make it to tomorrow’s pop-up, there are two more scheduled to be held: Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to noon, and Oct. 21 from 3-5 p.m.