Sylvan Lake Municipal Library
4715 50 Ave. T4S 1A2 Sylvan Lake, AB, Canada

In accordance with the Alberta Government guidelines updated on January 29, the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library will continue its current closure until Step 3 of Alberta's Path Forward. Visit http://ow.ly/2dtm50DpnjP for more information.

Keep calm and be kind! Happy Kindness Day!

Reply to #ABreads book club questions using social media or our online submission form: http://ow.ly/HveL50AKDrH! #ABbooks

Tammy, Maddie, and Corrie model the latest in Canadian literature (fiction and non-fiction) for I Read Canadian Day. Make sure to read Canadian! As you can see, we've got you covered. Remember, Curbside Pick-up is available! Have you read any of the Canadian books we featured? Let us know in the comments what you thought! Did we miss any of your favourites? Share more Canadian titles you would recommend.

Watch for updates during our temporary closure, and make sure to take advantage of our services and resources that are still available! More information on curbside pick-up can be found at http://ow.ly/7XSK50D4jaL.

Get ready for another day of InuYasha (TV-14)! Join the chat during our Anime Club Netflix Party tomorrow (Wednesday, February 17) at 4:00 p.m. Check it out on IMDB at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290223/.

Check out these audiobooks! Call 403-887-2130 if you need a library card. My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder, by Nie Jun: http://ow.ly/SUS750D4jMm Belonging: a German Reckons with History and Home, by Nora Krug: http://ow.ly/kSYe50D4jMn... The Bridge Home, by Padma Venkatraman: http://ow.ly/Jm3A50D4jMo

Looking for ways to celebrate black authors and important figures in history during Black History Month and beyond? Try these excellent titles.

Riddle of the Day! Post guesses from you or your kids in the comments, then see below for the answer. . . . .... . . A hole! See more

Check It Out! No library card? No problem. Call 403-887-2130. "Say It Louder," by Tiffany D. Cross http://ow.ly/m0Mo50D2OgS... "This Is What America Looks Like," by Ilhan Omar: http://ow.ly/YmV650D2OgQ "Conversations with RGB," by Jeffrey Rosen: http://ow.ly/XVk850D2OgR

While the library is closed, curbside pick-up will now be available! Visit http://ow.ly/8QSw50D4h7Y for full details.

Share your love of anime in an online chat! Join us as we continue our Anime Club Netflix Party screening of The Seven Deadly Sins (rated TV-14) on Monday, January 11 at 4:00 p.m. Watch the trailer at http://ow.ly/8QBd50C1hwt.

Our new Plan of Service is in place! View it at http://ow.ly/vMtE50D1J3P. Thank you to the Sylvan Lake community for providing input when we developed this plan. One of our goals is to help patrons express creativity!

Did you know? We’ve resumed our regular hours! Any exceptions or updates can be found on our website: https://sylvanlibrary.prl.ab.ca

Don’t want to get invested in a long novel at the moment? Visit our Quick Reads section for a speedy payoff!

Did you know Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon, this month’s Adults Who Read YA Book Club read, is also a film? Check out the trailer! If it gets you excited about the book, visit our website to learn more about our book club.

Don't forget to register for Family Pumpkin Carving! Each group gets a FREE pumpkin to take home, and carving tools can be borrowed from the library. Call 403-887-2130 for info or to register.

Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, we were unable to run our Live Story Time this morning. We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope to see you all again for next week's Live Stories with Miss Corrie. This week's theme was all about boats, and we were going to teach you how to make a paper boat. Check out the tutorial below to see how to make one - all you need is a piece of paper!

We’re not hiding our Mystery Book Club selection for November, even though it would be fun to see people browse this kind of shelf Join us in reading The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. Inquire at the library about extra copies. Visit http://ow.ly/90N550BTDCz for more info.

Let’s Throwback Thursday to our 2008 Halloween event. Our story time theme next week is Halloween costumes encouraged! (Programs require registration).

Blast off! This week, Launch into Lego and build a rocket. Take a photo of your finished project and submit it by Wednesday at http://ow.ly/c4vw50Bzt5k for a chance to win a weekly prize draw. Watch for prompts on Thursdays.

Check out this delicious project from Reese (Grade 8) for our Turkey Dinner Launch Into Lego challenge! Remember, we’ll post a prompt every Thursday and you can send us photos of your creation to be entered into a prize draw.

Exposure to radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer. Radon Screening Kits for your home (for initial screening only) are now available to be checked out from the library.

Book-to-Movie Club is reading and watching Memoirs of a Geisha this month. Check out the trailer, watch the movie, read the book, then drop in on October 26 at 6 p.m. for a discussion! Extra copies of the book are available ask us!

Happy Thanksgiving! We are closed today and will reopen Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. What are you thankful for?

We’re taking our cue from Snoopy and Woodstock and will be taking a break! We will be closed tomorrow (Monday, October 12) for Thanksgiving. We have an external book drop if you need to return items while we are closed.

Drop in TODAY (Sunday, October 11) at 2:00-3:00 p.m. for The Knitty Gritty! Bring your own tools and materials, and we’ll create Hair Scrunchies together. Both knitters and crocheters aged 16+ are welcome!