LPL

Library closed for Family Day

Lloydminster Public Library will be closed Monday February 15 for the Family Day holiday

Regular library hours will resume on Tuesday February 16

Library materials may be returned at any time using the 24 hour book return located at the main (south) entrance to Atrium Centre

Storytime (January 12 to February 18) - Podium Pals

The Winter Olympic Games are held every four years. They feature winter sports held on snow or ice. Fewer countries participate in the Winter Olympics than the Summer Olympics.

This will be an opportunity for young children to get acquainted with the Olympic Games. In keeping with the spirit of the Games, the central message during our activities will be one of friendship and peace. People playing and working together in peace and friendship makes for a better and beautiful world.

Storytime runs every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning at 10:30am from January 12 to February 18.

For more information or to register, please call Programs at 780-875-0850 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

February 2-4

Let's get physical

While today snowshoes are mainly used for recreation, primarily by hikers and runners who like to continue their hobby in wintertime, in the past they were essential tools for fur traders, trappers and anyone whose life or living depended on the ability to get around in areas of deep and frequent snowfall. Even today, snowshoes are necessary equipment for forest rangers and others who must be able to get around areas inaccessible to motorized vehicles when the snow is deep. Snowshoes work by distributing the weight of the person over a larger area so that the person's foot does not sink completely into the snow. Also, they must not accumulate snow, hence the latticework, and require bindings to attach them to the feet. Could snowshoeing have been Canada's first winter sport? We'll test the question by making a wearable craft that children can try in the snow.

February 9-11

Paint the town red!

Olympic Games also showcase the art and customs of the organizing host country. We'll be focusing on art this week by designing our own Totem Pole. This form of artwork, hand carved out of giant cedar trees by Northwest Coastal First Nations, served to pass stories from one generation to another, just like a book that you might read. Totem poles could be small or large. A large one might be more than 60 feet high and could take two or three years to carve. The figures on the totem poles were symbols, usually of animals and birds, representing a tribe, clan, family or person. They were painted with colors made from bark, coal, clay, copper, berries and shells that were mixed with crushed salmon eggs. Black, red, blue, green and white were the most common colors painted on totem poles.

February 16-18

Spirals and spins

Figure skating is a very popular part of the Winter Olympic Games, in which the elegance of both the competitors and their movements attract many spectators. Not surprisingly, the best skaters show many of the same physical and psychological attributes as gymnasts. Figure skates differ from hockey skates most visibly in having a set of large, jagged teeth called toe picks (also called "toe rakes") on the front of the blade. The toe picks are used primarily in jumping and should not be used for stroking or spins. Blades are mounted to the sole and heel of the boot with screws. Ice dancers' blades are about an inch shorter in the rear than those used by skaters in other disciplines, to accommodate the intricate footwork and close partnering in dance. This week, we'll produce an ice skate craft and decorate it with sparkles and lace.