Grande Prairie Public Library
101, 9839 - 103 Avenue T8V 6M7 Grande Prairie, AB, Canada

On your mark, get set, and GO in this series all about sports! Together we will jump into coding our own games based on traditional sports such as archery, hockey, skiing, tennis, and biking. This program will occur virtually over Zoom. Ages 8 to 12 Participants will be registered for all 4 sessions, each of which will build on the knowledge of the previous. Dates: December 21, 22, 28, and 29 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Register here: https://gppl.librarymarket.com//court2code-online-workshop

The January/February Itty Bitty Book Club book is available via curbside pick up. Call the library to add it to your order.

We will be accepting donations for our annual giving trees starting tomorrow, until December 18th. We are collecting donations for Bandaged Paws Animal Rescue Association and Odyssey House.

Do you want GPPL at your fingertips? Find the "TRACpac" app in your app store. You can: - Search for items available through the library and then place a request on them... - Renew your loans - Cancel requests - Find our social media accounts - Find your barcode - See what programs and events we're doing - Check out books from your phone using the Self Check-Out service (once we reopen to the public) Download the app for free by going to your app store and searching for "TRACpac" - once you sign in using your library card number and PIN you'll be able to access GPPL's resources. https://www.gppl.ca//blog/library-ser/new-get-the-app.html

Love video games? You can now borrow consoles at the library! Check our website for details or to place a hold. Consoles can be found in with the video games! #librariesofinstagram #videogames #gpab #grandeprairiealberta

Love video games? Borrow one of our new consoles! We just added a PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One X, Nintendo Switch & Switch Lite to the collection, as well as mini legacy consoles: Atari Flashback, Sega Genesis, Nintendo Classic, and PlayStation Classic. Find the blog post: https://www.gppl.ca//library-/new-video-game-consoles.html... Go straight to our Catalogue to place a hold on one: http://catalogue.tracpac.ab.ca/polaris/Search/default.aspx

Project: Full Stop turns one year old today! To celebrate one year of providing free period products in our washrooms, we are giving away a number of special tote bags to spread awareness of period poverty. Want a bag? Come in to the Library and grab one from our display! Available while quantities last. #RBCFLChallenge #FutureLaunch

In case you missed it - December 7, 2020

All the latest from GPPL - November 23, 2020

Be sure to join us on Friday, November 20 between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm for a Children's Book Giveaway! Our Children's Department staff members have been pulling a number of items from our collections that are now ready for new homes. Picture books, chapter books, juvenile graphic novels, and juvenile non-fiction will all be available. Please note that due to the size of the Linda Smith Story Room, a maximum of two families will be allowed to browse the books simultaneously.

Theresa from GPPL delivers a book talk about the book Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Taylor Kay Mejia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CklQVbLtbsw

We're open for boo-ness! Please join us on Booklandia Island in Animal Crossing for our Halloween Party. Complete our haunted maze, show off your costume, and chat with other players. Prizes and DIYS will be up for grabs! The gate is open - please add us as friends with the switch code 4448-6812-8108 so that you may visit our island. Program Guidelines:... - Please be polite and respectful to others. Inappropriate behavior, such as swearing or bullying, will result in the session being terminated. - Gameplay is limited to 8 players at a time. If the island is full, check again in a few minutes. Note: To participate in GPPL's Animal Crossing Hang Out, you will be required to have a Nintendo Online membership.

Spooky season is here! Join us in our middle grade scary story countdown to Halloween! Victoria Schwab’s new series is targeted at older children, and City of Ghosts is the first book.

Spooky season is here! Join us in our middle grade scary story countdown to Halloween! The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown. Two friends discover a forgotten grave, and disturb the spirit determined to find a best friend forever.

Happy hour for introverts! There are four sessions in November. Register at https://gppl.librarymarket.com/events/month/2020/11

Children's programmer Lori returns with two new fun-size early literacy programs on our YouTube channel! Musical Tots for November 18: https://youtu.be/IGQRNkgLA0g Baby Rhyme Time for November 18: https://youtu.be/frw2O7Bf2KE

Children's programmer Amanda presents a flannel story of There Was a Cold Lady in the newest video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/qtgLrZBzlUE

Join the Itty Bitty Book Club! It's the perfect, physically distanced, book club experience with the chance to win Library branded swag! November/December: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Our staff have voted and the winning name for our new intern is Dr. Leonard McCoy, also known by the nickname Bones! Congratulations to Brooke Supernault! PM us to pick up your prize!

Boo! Come join us on Booklandia Island tomorrow evening for a special Halloween-themed party! Complete our haunted maze, show off your costume, and chat with other players. Prizes and DIYS will be up for grabs! GPPL's friend code will be released Thursday evening shortly before playtime - keep an eye on our Facebook page to catch it.... Please note: You will be required to have a Nintendo online account to visit. Gameplay is limited to 10 players at a time.

Join us for a lively and informative discussion! Register at https://gppl.librarymarket.com/events/death-cafe-5 Grande Prairie Hospice Palliative Care Society Oliver's Funeral Home & Crematorium

Spooky season is here! Join us in our middle grade scary story countdown to Halloween! Clockwork by Philip Pullman is a chilling literary fairy tale.

Reminder: NaNoWriMo writers, join us for a virtual write-in tonight at 7:00 pm. https://gppl.librarymarket.com//help-im-stuck-virtual-write Stuck at the mid-month point for NaNoWriMo? Join Sue Farrell Holler for a virtual write-in over Zoom. Discuss how your novel is progressing, ask questions and get tips on how to get over the hump, or join to hang out with other people you can commiserate with. Tuesday, November 17 @ 7:00 pm over Zoom. Open to all NaNoWriMo participants, whether you're writing a biography, a genre novel, or fanfiction!

Gail from the children's department recites the classic Halloween rhyme Five Little Pumpkins with the help of some of our younger patrons in the newest video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/BAn_GUKD2aI

Spooky season is here! Join us in our middle grade scary story countdown to Halloween! She knows there is something she needs to remember, but she can’t tell what it is. She’s pretty sure her little brother is being possessed, but she can’t figure out what to do about it. Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh, is an excellent and creepy ghost hunting adventure.

Theresa from GPPL delivers a book talk about the book From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks. https://youtu.be/0nkLDnGHtnQ

Children's programmer Lori is here again this morning with new bite-size editions of programs on our YouTube channel! Musical Tots for October 28: https://youtu.be/C2f4zBWu7Yo Baby Rhyme Time for October 28: https://youtu.be/iuw2doxDDcw

Welcome to the fabulous, Friday, Facebook book club!

Happy Library Workers Day!

I'm excited to announce the theme for our 33rd annual Collins Writing Contest is... The Bots. We're looking for stories about the robots, drones, autonomous vacuums and artificial intelligences that dominate our lives.... Stories must be unpublished, the work of a single author, and 2000 words or fewer. Authors must be residents of Grande Prairie, the County of Grande Prairie, or the MD of Greenview. Entry deadline: Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 5:00 pm. Please visit the Collins Writing Contest page on our website at www.gppl.ca/collins for the full contest rules, answers to frequently asked questions, and the entry form.

Spooky season is here! Join us in our middle grade scary story countdown to Halloween! The Doll’s Eye by Canadian author Marina Cohen is a chilling tale of getting exactly what you wish for, but not at all what you want.