EDMONTON, AB, September 16, 2017 – An enthralling true story about a legend in the field of mountaineering and safety in the Rocky Mountains is the winner of the $10,000 2017 Alberta Readers’ Choice Award. Fifty Percent of Mountaineering is Uphill is the first novel from Jasper native Susanna Pfisterer, and was published by NeWest […]
EPL’s fleet is complete
June 21, 2017
For immediate release: EDMONTON, AB, June 21, 2017 – Think food truck, but with early literacy and the latest in digital technology on the menu. The Edmonton Public Library (EPL) celebrated a full fleet of four epl2go Literacy Vans with 1,300 students and their families at a Free Footie tournament on Wednesday. “EPL’s literacy vans […]
Kenna Houncaren and Aaida Peerani named to EPL Board of Trustees
May 11, 2017
For immediate release: EDMONTON, AB, May 11, 2017 – Two new members have been appointed to the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) Board of Trustees. Kenna Houncaren, Vice-President of Acquisitions at Stantec, and Aaida Peerani, a staff lawyer at the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta, commenced their roles on May 1, 2017. With a Bachelor […]
Top 5 vying for $10,000 literary prize revealed
May 5, 2017
For immediate release: EDMONTON, AB, May 5, 2017 – The five books in the running for the richest literary prize in the province have been announced. Trimmed to a list of five by a jury of Edmonton Public Library (EPL) staff, the public will go to the polls starting July 4 to vote for their […]
EPL introduces new Elder in Residence program
April 7, 2017
For immediate release: EDMONTON, AB, April 7, 2017 – Customers can now visit the library to experience Indigenous culture, traditional knowledge and spiritual support in a new capacity, as Elder Wilson Bearhead (Nakota) from the Paul First Nation has been named the Edmonton Public Library’s first Elder in Residence. As part of EPL’s commitment to […]
EPL introduces LitLove
April 1, 2017
For immediate release: EDMONTON, AB, April 1, 2017 – Single Edmontonians with a passion for reading can now find love based on proximity and their literary interests. Similar to Tinder or Bumble, this new app from the Edmonton Public Library is called LitLove. If a Jane Eyre zealot comes across a Fifty Shades of Grey […]
Edmonton Kindergarten students to receive free library cards
February 17, 2017
For immediate release: EDMONTON, AB, February 17, 2017 – Free library cards will make their way into the hands of more Kindergarten students, thanks to a partnership between the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) and Edmonton Public Schools (EPSB). According to Early Child Development Mapping Project (ECMap), less than 50% of children entering Kindergarten in Edmonton […]
EPL celebrates new Enterprise Square Branch
February 7, 2017
For immediate release: EDMONTON, AB, February 7, 2017 – Customers continue to be provided with fabulous library services in Edmonton’s downtown core while the Edmonton Public Library’s Stanley A. Milner Library undergoes a three-year, $69 million renovation. The amazing transformation of the Stanley A. Milner Library will result in a beautiful, vibrant, efficient and functional […]
Edmontonians make their mark on EPL’s Milner Library
December 17, 2016
For immediate release: EDMONTON, AB, December 17, 2016 – Edmontonians left their mark on the Stanley A. Milner Library during a public celebration Saturday, ranging from memories scrawled on the walls of the 50-year-old building to a $1 million gift for the upcoming revitalization. As Edmontonians flocked to the downtown branch ahead of its closure […]
Libraries name 2017 Writers in Residence
November 24, 2016
For immediate release: EDMONTON, AB, November 24, 2016 – Creative minds interested in everything from playwriting and film to children’s books and graphic novels can look forward to a year of opportunity with David van Belle and Richard Van Camp, who have been named the 2017 Metro Federation Writers in Residence. The Metro Federation is […]
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