2010

Summer is over but Alberta Arts Days are here

Posted: September 7, 2010

The summer seems to be officially over once school begins. We can’t say goodbye to summer without reviewing how ours went.

The 1984 BBC Miniseries "Freud" has Come to DVD

Posted: August 9, 2010

Founder of psychoanalysis and one of the most influential intellectuals of the 19th and 20th centuries, Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) developed important ideas in psychoanalysis such as the unconscious mind, sexual desire, repressed memories and dream interpretation

Author Siobhan Dowd

Posted: August 3, 2010

As her name suggests, Siobhan Dowd is Irish and Bog Child takes place near the border of the southern and northern regions in 1981.

Books Written by Librarians

Posted: July 29, 2010

Who but a person surronded by books could be better qualified to write? Many an author has been born and developed in the stacks. Here's a salute to those great lovers of books, literacy and reading - the world's library community.

Strange and Silly New Titles at GPPL

Posted: July 29, 2010

Because Grande Prairie Public Library serves everyone in the city and surrounding area, we have a wide range of materials. But sometimes the titles still have us doing a double-take. Here are some of our recent favourites:

Perfect Pastime For A Summer's Day

Posted: July 19, 2010

The Library has many great mysteries for the young sleuths in your life...

To Kill a Mockingbird Celebrates Its Fiftieth Anniversary

Posted: July 12, 2010

July 11, 2010 marked the fiftieth anniversary of Harper Lee's renowned novel To Kill a Mockingbird

Haydn's Music: The Complete Masses

Posted: July 9, 2010

Franz Joseph Haydn's first and last compositions were Mass settings

New DVDs on Childbirth and Pregnancy

Posted: June 2, 2010

The 2009 Childbirth DVD Kit, created in cooperation with Innovative Publishing Inc. and the Canadian Childbirth Association, includes the following films

The Library is Here for Job Seekers

Posted: May 17, 2010

The Library provides a variety of resources for job seekers

Know Your Mushrooms

Posted: May 11, 2010

It is all about the mysterious world of fungi

Multilingual Books Available!

Posted: May 8, 2010

Did you know that the Grande Prairie Public Library offers a wide range of reading materials in languages other than English?

Herb & Dorothy

Posted: April 28, 2010

This documentary is an extraordinary story of a librarian and a postal clerk, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history.

Are Libraries An Essential Service?

Posted: April 22, 2010

The question of the value of the Library to the people of Grande Prairie may come up

New and Interesting Documentaries on DVD

Posted: April 17, 2010

Stranded, Act of God, In a Dream, Anvil: the Story of Anvil and Food, Inc.

What is New in the Database Canadian Points of View Reference Center

Posted: April 9, 2010

The database now includes the Text-to-Speech (TTS) feature which enables users to highlight and listen to text

Keith Richards: a Secret Librarian?

Posted: April 6, 2010

The Rolling Stones guitarist wanted to be librarian and considered the public library a great equaliser

LIBRARY: French-Language Book Opens New World

Posted: April 1, 2010

Oscar is a 10-year old boy and lives in a children's hospital because he has leukemia

History Through Art

Posted: March 30, 2010

This series of DVDs provides an excellent opportunity to explore Western civilization

A New Feature of the Library Catalogue

Posted: March 22, 2010

A new feature of the library catalogue allows you to conduct more effective searches.

Governor General's Literary Awards

Posted: March 17, 2010

The finest in Canadian literature...

Discover the possibilities...

Posted: February 18, 2010

Discover the possibilities at your Library. You may be surprised!

Thank You From The Odyssey House

Posted: January 12, 2010

Thank you to all the generous patrons for your contributions to The Odyssey House Giving Tree. Everything was much appreciated!