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Aug
1
2022
Mon
Closing
GPPL Closed: Heritage Day
Branches:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Description:
GPPL will be closed for Heritage Day.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
2
2022
Tue
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
GPPL
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Technology
Required
Seats Remaining:
1
About This Program:
Need help navigating and understanding your technology? Get a device and have no idea how to use it?
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
2
2022
Tue
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Linda Smith Story Room
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Storytimes,
Learning at the Library
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About This Program:
Fun science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) stories and activities for preschoolers.
Registration is required. Please sign up for each date your child wishes to attend.
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
3
2022
Wed
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Testing Centre
Age Group:
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Careers & Education
Required
Seats Remaining:
7
About This Program:
The Grande Prairie Public Library offers an exam proctoring service for written and online exams. The guidelines for the Library's service are as follows:
Exam Times
Mondays at 10:00 am
Wednesdays at 10:00 am
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
3
2022
Wed
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Technology,
Learning at the Library
Required
Seats Remaining:
3
About This Program:
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Are you curious about what makes robots work? Then come program small robots with us and learn!
No experience required.
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This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
4
2022
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Technology,
Learning at the Library
About This Program:
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Get creative and let your imagination come to life! This two-week program will introduce children to 3D design using Tinkercad. | |
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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. Plea
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
5
2022
Fri
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group:
All Ages,
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About This Program:
Have that creative itch that needs scratching? With the creative technology offered in our Makerspace Room, you can. Express your creative side with:
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
5
2022
Fri
Cancelled
Grow Your Garden
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Mamawe Concourse
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Storytimes,
Learning at the Library,
Arts & Crafts
About This Program:
Join us weekly to garden. Each week will feature a different story, craft, and seed to learn about and plant. Simply take home an instruction sheet and your plant, and watch it grow! This is a drop-in program.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
2
2022
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
GPPL
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About This Program:
Need help navigating and understanding your technology? Get a device and have no idea how to use it?
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Cancelled
All Ages,
Children
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
6
2022
Sat
Cancelled
Family Tech Time
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group:
All Ages,
Children
Program Type:
Technology
About This Program:
Explore new technology with your whole family. Drop by anytime during this program’s hours to explore and discover. There will be Sphero robots, VR headsets, and much more.
This is a drop-in program
Maximum: 20 participants
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| 12 pm |
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
2
2022
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
GPPL
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Technology
Required
Seats Remaining:
1
About This Program:
Need help navigating and understanding your technology? Get a device and have no idea how to use it?
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
3
2022
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group:
All Ages,
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About This Program:
Have that creative itch that needs scratching? With the creative technology offered in our Makerspace Room, you can. Express your creative side with:
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
2
2022
Tue
Career Coaching: Social Media and Job Hunting
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Library Branch:
Online
Room:
GPPL Virtually Anywhere
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Learning at the Library,
Careers & Education
Required
Seats Remaining:
4
About This Program:
Learn how to use online resources and keep looking for work even during these unprecedented times. This workshop provides an overview of using LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram in the context of your job search.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
2
2022
Tue
Cancelled
Teddy Bear Picnic
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Mamawe Concourse
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Storytimes,
Arts & Crafts
About This Program:
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Bring your favourite furry friend for a picnic in the park! |
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This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
3
2022
Wed
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Happy Crafts
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
About This Program:
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Make a paperbag butterfly! |
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
3
2022
Wed
Career Coaching: Organize Your Job Search with Gmail
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Library Branch:
Online
Room:
GPPL Virtually Anywhere
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Learning at the Library,
Careers & Education
Required
Seats Remaining:
4
About This Program:
You will learn the how-tos of email, including your email name and how to organize a follow-up system
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Babies & Toddlers,
Children
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
3
2022
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
4
2022
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
GPPL
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Technology
Required
Seats Remaining:
1
About This Program:
Need help navigating and understanding your technology? Get a device and have no idea how to use it?
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
4
2022
Thu
Cancelled
Paper Engineers Junior
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Paper Engineers Junior
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Learning at the Library,
Arts & Crafts
About This Program:
Join us to explore and build things from your imagination! Learn about forces, motion, community, animals, architecture, and machines all through paper and tape projects. Folding techniques and scissors will be used.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
4
2022
Thu
English Conversation Club
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Rotary Training Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Careers & Education,
Languages
Required
Seats Remaining:
13
About This Program:
Come and practice your English conversational skills in a small group setting.
What are the benefits?
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Aug
4
2022
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Mamawe Concourse
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Hobbies & Games
About This Program:
Bring a blanket, a book, and some sunscreen! Its time to relax outside with a good book and good friends! Join us on August 4 from 1-3 behind the library for a outdoor book party! Grades 7-12
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
4
2022
Thu
Career Coaching: Interview Skills 101
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Library Branch:
Online
Room:
GPPL Virtually Anywhere
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Careers & Education
Required
Seats Remaining:
4
About This Program:
Learn the basics of effective interview skills, especially if you are looking for a job in a new industry. Understand how to handle online interviews (more common during COVID-19), and how to determine if the job is the right fit for you base
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This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
5
2022
Fri
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Cool Crafts
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
About This Program:
Make smashed flower art! First, we will smash flowers on paper to reveal beautiful pigments. Then, we will use their outline to create our own images. Each image will be a unique keepsake for your child from the summer of 2022.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
5
2022
Fri
Career Coaching: Interview Skills 102
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Online
Room:
GPPL Virtually Anywhere
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Careers & Education
Required
Seats Remaining:
4
About This Program:
Learn the basics of effective interview skills, especially if you are looking for a job in a new industry. Understand how to handle online interviews (more common during COVID-19), and how to determine if the job is the right fit for you base
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Cancelled
All Ages,
Children
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
6
2022
Sat
Cancelled
Storytime at the Park
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Library Branch:
Offsite
Room:
Community Location
Age Group:
All Ages,
Children
Program Type:
Storytimes
About This Program:
Have fun at the park with GPPL! Enjoy stories and outdoor games at Muskoseepi Park.
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
2
2022
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group:
All Ages,
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Technology
Required
Seats Remaining:
1
About This Program:
Have that creative itch that needs scratching? With the creative technology offered in our Makerspace Room, you can. Express your creative side with:
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
3
2022
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group:
All Ages,
Children
Program Type:
Technology
About This Program:
Explore new technology with your whole family. Drop by anytime during this program’s hours to explore and discover. There will be Sphero robots, VR headsets, and much more.
This is a drop-in program.
Maximum: 20 participants.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
4
2022
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
GPPL
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Technology
Required
Seats Remaining:
1
About This Program:
Need help navigating and understanding your technology? Get a device and have no idea how to use it?
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
4
2022
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Jungle Dig
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Storytimes,
Hobbies & Games
About This Program:
Dig up treasure!
Come listen to stories and have fun digging up jungle treasure. We will be using bins of sand and other dry sensory products for digging. Plus, you can take home any 2 of the objects you find.
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
5
2022
Fri
Intro to Digital Art Programs
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Rotary Training Room
Age Group:
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Technology,
Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining:
10
About This Program:
Learn the basics of digital art programs using the open source program Firealpaca. We will teach you how to navigate art programs with ease, as well as how to utilize and understand the features within them.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
4
2022
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
GPPL
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Technology
Required
Seats Remaining:
1
About This Program:
Need help navigating and understanding your technology? Get a device and have no idea how to use it?
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This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
5
2022
Fri
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
About This Program:
Make your own Floam! Floam is a molding sensory slime that has small Styrofoam bubbles in it. Add colour, glitter, and more to make it your own.
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
6
2022
Sat
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Rotary Community Room
Age Group:
All Ages,
Children
Program Type:
Music,
Special Guests
About This Program:
Come enjoy a live children's concert featuring Juno award nominee Mary Lambert!
Mary Lambert, Children's Music Performer - www.marylambertmusic.com
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Cancelled
All Ages,
Children
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Aug
2
2022
Tue
Cancelled
Family Night: Board Game Night!
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Family Night: Board Game Night!
Age Group:
All Ages,
Children
Program Type:
Hobbies & Games
About This Program:
A program for children, teens, and their grown ups.
This program is a drop in program.
Maximum: 20 participants at a time.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
3
2022
Wed
English Conversation Club
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Library Branch:
Offsite
Room:
Community Location
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Careers & Education,
Languages
Required
Seats Remaining:
13
About This Program:
Come and practice your English conversational skills in a small group setting.
What are the benefits?
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
5
2022
Fri
English Conversation Club
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Offsite
Room:
Community Location
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Careers & Education,
Languages
Required
Seats Remaining:
15
About This Program:
Come and practice your English conversational skills in a small group setting.
What are the benefits?
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This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Cancelled
Children,
Teens
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Aug
2
2022
Tue
Cancelled
Dungeons and Dragons: Virtual RPG sessions Group 1
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Library Branch:
Online
Room:
GPPL Virtually Anywhere
Age Group:
Children,
Teens
Program Type:
Hobbies & Games
About This Program:
Are you ready to play Dungeons and Dragons? Join us for an unforgettable adventure in the Forgotten Realms, Tuesdays from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. We will be using D&D Beyond and Zoom to run the campaign.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
2
2022
Tue
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Rotary Community Room
Age Group:
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
About This Program:
Are you looking for a relaxing break from everyday life? We've got you covered at GPPL! Come on down and color some beautiful coloring pages to enjoy some relaxing company and an easy art project! Ages 18+
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
2
2022
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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.
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Aug
3
2022
Wed
*Resume in September* Plant Swap
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Library Branch:
Grande Prairie Public Library
Room:
Ask Desk
About This Program:
Tired of looking at your same ol’ houseplants? Or do you have an overabundance of the same type and want to get rid of some? Well come to the plant swap! Bring in your clippings or potted plants ready to go to their new home, or
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
3
2022
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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.
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