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Learn Libby

11:00am - 12:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
About This Program:
Learn how to use the Libby app to take out eBooks and Audiobooks with your library card. This class will cover how to download the Libby app to your phone or tablet, how to find items on Libby, and how to borrow or place a hold on a title. Bring y...
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Musical Munchkins

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Linda Smith Story Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytimes
About This Program:
Enjoy songs, stories and musical instruments with your little ones in this engaging program. Siblings are welcome. Audience: ages 2.5 to 5 years Maximum: 15 participants ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Pysanky!

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About This Program:
Beginner Pysanky Workshop Learn the basics of creating beautiful Ukrainian pieces of art. Each participant will receive an information package that will include pysanky instruction, common symbols/colors and what their traditional meanings are. Yo...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Swan City Writers

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Learning at the Library
About This Program:
Aspiring or published, all are welcome to join this group of people who love to write.  Swan City Writers meet on the first and third Wednesday of every month.  For more information email Marci at mbanack@gppl.ca. ...
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Play Zone
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
About This Program:
Looking to make new friends for yourself and your kids? Want a safe space to play and socialize? Consider attending our Mommy and Me Meetup and Playgroup. Everyone is welcome to come. Develop new friendships and supports, ask questions and learn m...

Just Sew

10:00am - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Community Room
About This Program:
A sewing and quilting club is a great way to start or finish that project you have been working on!  Meeting every Thursday of each month, get together with fellow quilters and sewers and enjoy the comfort of friends while you sew.  Please ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Online
Room: GPPL Virtually Anywhere
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hobbies & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
About This Program:
Can’t make it to Coffee Club in person? Join our Virtual Coffee Connection to meet new people and connect through conversation on a weekly basis. This program is for people with disabilities. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Pysanky!

11:00am - 12:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About This Program:
Beginner Pysanky Workshop Learn the basics of creating beautiful Ukrainian pieces of art. Each participant will receive an information package that will include pysanky instruction, common symbols/colors and what their traditional meanings are. Yo...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Learning at the Library, Careers & Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
About This Program:
Gain the skills to write or review your own resume to ensure that you get the job interview. Albertans who are underemployed, unemployed, or at risk for unemployment are welcome. Presented in partnership with R. Work group.  Please complet...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Preschool STEM

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Linda Smith Story Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes, Learning at the Library
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
About This Program:
Magnets, coding, numeracy, and more! Join us in a weekly exploration into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) for preschoolers. Registration is required. Please sign up for each date your child wishes to attend. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Dungeons and Dragons

5:30pm - 7:45pm
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: French Language Resource Centre
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hobbies & Games
About This Program:
Crazy things are happening in Baldur’s Gate. Rumours of a city vanishing, sightings of cultists of the Dead Three, and both the Flaming Fists and the council sitting leaderless. Register for this bi-weekly adventure through, "Baldur’s Gate: Descen...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Learning at the Library
About This Program:
You are not alone! The Alzheimer Society is here to support you on your journey of dementia, as you support your family, your friend, or someone else you care about. Join us as we come together to embrace the power of a Care Partner Support Group. Fo...
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Baby and Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Play Zone
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
About This Program:
Bond with your baby and enjoy interacting with your little ones in this fun-filled program with finger plays, rhymes, songs, and stories all designed to stimulate early literacy and social development. As this program is designed to facilitate caregi...
This event is in the "Children" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Technology, Learning at the Library, Careers & Education, Hobbies & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
About This Program:
This is a free 5 session workshop for ALL GIRLS, ages 10-14, to get an introduction to Callysto, block programming and Python programming language. This project is funded in partnership with Callysto the Pacific Institute for Mathematical Science (PI...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Preschool STEM

10:30am - 11:00am
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Linda Smith Story Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes, Learning at the Library
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
About This Program:
Magnets, coding, numeracy, and more! Join us in a weekly exploration into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) for preschoolers. Registration is required. Please sign up for each date your child wishes to attend. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Learning at the Library, Careers & Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
About This Program:
If you still wonder, what is the best career for me? Where do I find a job that suits me best? Is there a job that I can do and enjoy? Or maybe, you have been in one field for years, and are thinking: “I need a career change, but what will I do?” Thi...
This event is in the "Children" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Technology, Learning at the Library, Hobbies & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
About This Program:
This is a free 5 session workshop for students, ages 10-14, to get an introduction to Callysto and Python programming language. This project is funded in partnership with Callysto the Pacific Institute for Mathematical Science (PIMS)...
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Play Zone
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
About This Program:
Looking to make new friends for yourself and your kids? Want a safe space to play and socialize? Consider attending our Mommy and Me Meetup and Playgroup. Everyone is welcome to come. Develop new friendships and supports, ask questions and learn m...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

A Man Called Otto

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
About This Program:
Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around. Rated: PG-13. ...
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Chess Club

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Reading Lounge
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Hobbies & Games
About This Program:
The Grande Prairie Chess Club is ready to get playing just in time for the colder weather to settle in on the prairies. Meeting Tuesday evenings from  6:00pm to 8:00pm in the Reading Lounge.  All levels and ages are welcome.  ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Knitters Circle

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: GPPL
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
About This Program:
Join the Knitters' Circle and spend an evening working on your latest project with other knitters or crocheters.  Don't have a project started yet? Bring your knitting needles or crochet hooks and some yarn and start something new.  Everyon...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Men Only Book Club

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
About This Program:
Love reading but not into the girly books?  This book club is for men only!  The first meeting will be held on April 11, where we will come up with the years titles to read.  The meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of each mont...