Adult Blog

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
The 1984 BBC Miniseries
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
New DVDs on Childbirth and Pregnancy
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
Know Your Mushrooms
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!