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Celebrate and learn more about Hanukkah

Celebrate and learn more about Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, with these great children's books from the Library: https://tinyurl.com/y62ph5h2. Hanukkah lasts for eight days and nights. This year, it starts at sunset on December 7 until sunset on December 15. Happy Hanukkah! 

Announcing the 2024 Writer in Residence

We are delighted to announce that Katie Bickell will be the 2024 Writer in Residence for Strathcona County Library and St. Albert Public Library. Katie is an award-winning writer with great mentoring and teaching experience, and we look forward to welcoming her to the position in 2024. Katie will spend the first half of the year at Strathcona County Library and join us at SAPL in August. Read the media announcement and watch this space for more information about how to access her services in the new year.

Winter 2024 Reel Monday Movie Nights season passes make a great gift!

Do you have people on your Christmas list who are hard to buy for, or who don’t want more “stuff”? Why not give them the experience of an excellent film in the beautiful Arden Theatre, or – better yet – a whole season of such experiences? Tickets are $15 each + service charges or $58 for a season pass - pick up a season pass or individual tickets today at the Arden Theatre Box Office. Reel Monday movies are presented by the Friends of St. Albert Public Library; all proceeds benefit the Library.

Don't miss the final Reel Monday movie of the 2023 season on December 11

The Friends of the Library fall Reel Monday movie season closes December 11 with Empire of Light, a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s. The film screens at 7 p.m. at the Arden Theatre - get your tickets through the Arden Theatre Box Office or at the door on movie night.

And watch for announcements of the Winter 2024 season, coming soon - a season pass makes a terrific, affordable Christmas gift!