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Programs
- 104th Street Bass Clefs
- Treat yourself to an hour of great music. The 104th Street Bass Clefs are a local string ensemble that you won't want to miss.
June 8, 2013
2:00 pm
Library Lounge
- 2013 Alberta Arts and Culture Days
- Celebrate Culture Days at the Library September 27 - 29
- 2013 Alberta Arts and Culture Days - Prairie Tales
- Alberta Short Films
Sunday, September 29
2 - 4 pm
- Author Corinne Jeffery
- Corinne Jeffery is a successful author who lives in the Edmonton area. She will be here to offer writing advice and read from her own novels.
Date: Thursday, May 30
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Rotary Community Room
- Author Jenna Bailey
- You won't want to miss the opportunity to meet the author of: Can My Mother Help Me? The reviews for this book have been outstanding.
Date: Monday, May 6
time: 11:00 am
Place: Reading Lounge
- Bollywood July
- Two Bollywood movies
July 10 - Saarariya
July 24 - Om Shanti Om
6:15pm
Rotary Community Room
- Celebrate Seniors 2013
- Consider this your invitation to celebrate yourself. All seniors (we aren't going to say how old you have to be) are invited to come to the Library for prizes, music, fun, coffee, tea and cookies.
Date: Thursday, June 6
Time: 2 - 4 pm
Place: Library Reading Lounge
- Check for Adult Programs - 3rd Wednesdays of each month
- Keep your calendar open for Adult programming on the 3rd Wednesday of each month.
- Check for Adult programs here last Thursdays
- Click on the calendar on the last Thursday of every month to see what is happening.
- Club-Lecture Grande Prairie
- Envie d'échanger et de partager des moments sympas et conviviaux autour de vos lectures ? Les rencontres du Club-Lecture Grande Prairie sont prévues pour ça!
Date: le dernier jeudi du mois, tous les deux mois
La prochaine rencontre: le jeudi 30 mai
Heure: 19h - 20h
Lieu: Centre de ressources de la langue française au rez-de-chaussée de la Bibliothèque municipale de Grande Prairie
- CNIB Open House: Seeing Beyond Vision Loss
- Take this opportunity to see what the CNIB does. There will be tables set up, demonstrating equipment, asking questions and making it easy for all to understand it's roll in our community.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
2:30 - 5:00
Presentation at 3:00- 3:30
Refreshments supplied
Rotary Community Room
- Coffee and Current Events
- Come and enjoy a cup of coffee while you learn English, as well as about the community you live in. A facilitator will guide you through group discussions and activities using local newspaper articles and/or newscasts.
No registration required - just drop in. Please call 780-357-7471 for more information.
Basic knowledge of English is required. Limited to 10 participants.
Date: The 3rd Thursday of each month starting January 17, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Rotary Training Room
- Conversational English Club - Beginner Level Group
- Come and practice your English conversational skills in a small group setting. Volunteer facilitators will guide you through some interesting topics such as food, shopping, job search, travel, Canadian current events, housing and more. No registration required - just drop in. Please call 780-357-7471 for more information.
Basic knowledge of English is required. Limited to 10 participants.
Date: Wednesdays starting January 9, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Location: Linda Smith Story Room
- Cygnets Writers Group -
- MARCH 5 SESSION CANCELLED. Cygnet Writers are encouraged to attend the Richard Wagamese session at GPRC.
Don't be a closet writer - you are invited to join with others who love to write too.
Aspiring or published, all are welcome.
The first Tuesday of each month.
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Rotary Training Room
- Downloading Audiobooks and eBooks with OverDrive and Freading
- Learn how to use OverDrive and Freading to download and transfer eBooks and audiobooks. If you own a laptop or a compatible device, you can bring them with you. Registration required. Participants will be contacted prior to the session to ensure that the program meets their needs. Register online or call 780-357-7469.
Dates: Thursdays
Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Rotary Training Room
- Register online
- Get Connected: Using Library Research and Electronic Tools
- Learn to use the many online tools that are available through the Library website. This includes downloading eBooks, finding authoritative articles for your school or research projects, listening to online news, searching for career options, finding useful craft ideas, learning how to do your own automotive and small equipment repairs and much more.
Call 780-357-7469 to make an appointment for your one-on-one session.
- Grande Knitters
- SEE YOU IN THE FALL
Knitting & Crochet for all
Bring your knitting needles and yarn.
The 2nd Tuesday of each month in the Training Room
at 6:30 pm.
- Grande Readers Book Club
- Meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:15 pm
Click to find out what the book of the month is.
- Horticulture Series by Teleconference
- Old College & the Olds Municipal Library are our hosts.
February 6, April 3 and May 1
6:45 - 8:30 pm
- Hunting and Fishing 2013
- Learn about the newest regulations for hunting and fishing in the Peace for 2013.
Presented by Dave Stepnisky of Fish and Wildlife Alberta
When: Thursday, May 2
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Where: Rotary Community Room
- Internet for Seniors
- Learn how to use computers and the Internet in a friendly and slow-paced environment. This 8-week course includes computer and Internet basics, Internet searching and email. Limited to 8 participants. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Register online or call 780-357-7471.
CURRENT SESSION IS FULL.
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Rotary Training Room
- Register online
- Legal Issues: Wills and Estates including Elder Abuse
- Steven Shavers of Walisser Shavers LLB is here to answer your questions and inform you about these important issues.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
1:00 pm
Rotary Community Room - Register online
- Life Long Learning
- GP Life Long Learning Centre
- Outside the Lines: A Book Club for Readers of YA Lit
- This book club is for anyone, of any age, who likes Young Adult books. Drop in to talk about this month’s book! Upcoming books will be posted on the Library website.
April’s book: It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Audience: Anyone who reads YA lit
Date: Last Monday of every month
Time: 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Rotary Training Room
- Songwriter's Circle
- A different Theme each month. August's theme is "Summer". NO SSC in July.
Music writers of all types or genres of music
The Last Sunday of Each Month
2 - 4 pm
Rotary Community Room
- Wireless Culture: the Social Media World of Today's Teenagers
- Parents, are you aware of how technology and social media's effects your child's relationships? We can help open a dialogue between you and your teen.
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Rotary Community Room
- World Movies
- Each month from January to July and September to December. Click to see dates and movie titles.
The Last Wednesday of Every month.
6:15 pm
Rotary Community Room
Click to see the monthly selections.
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