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• This Month at Banff Public Library • |
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Yoga at the Library - Online! Wednesdays from 6:00-7:00pm Tune in to our Facebook page every Wednesday evening for a fun and relaxing pre-recorded yoga class and storytime! For all ages and levels of experience. |
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Start with Stories - Online! Wednesdays from 10:00-10:30am Thursdays from 11:00-11:30am For children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers. |
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Once Upon an Alphabet - Online! Our Once Upon an Alphabet early literacy program is on pause for the moment, but our collection of pre-recorded storytime videos and activities can now be viewed on our Facebook page and website! For children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers. |
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Online Storytime featuring Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Our Online Storytime program has ended, but all of the pre-recorded chapter readings of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone are now available on our Facebook page and website! Available until the end of September.
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Summer Reading Club Activities Our Summer Reading Club activities will be available on our website throughout the Fall. Check them out now if you didn't get a chance over the summer! For children ages 3-12. |
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School Support
Access free online school support for students in Pre-K and K-12! |
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Self-Guided Walking Tour of Banff Stop by the Library and pick up a copy of our new Self-Guided Walking Tour! Enjoy learning about the history of Banff and the people who have played an important role in shaping our community. |
Left: Liam Kavanagh-Bradette, Arctic Sea Lift #9, 2018; Digital photographic print; Courtesy of the artist. Right: Nahanni McKay, Loop 14 #4, 2019; 35 mm film digitally printed; Courtesy of the artist. |
Habituate, Acclimate
"Habituate, Acclimate" features the works of two emerging Alberta photographers, Nahanni McKay and Liam Kavanagh-Bradette. Both artists have created a series that explore emerging survival dependencies necessitated by the effects that humans have had on the environment. In the summer of 2016, McKay was working as a campground attendant at Two Jack Lake in Banff National Park when a wolf was euthanized after becoming habituated to human food. The incident had a lasting impression on the artist. She began to question the role of national parks as tourist destinations and the location of the campground within an active wildlife corridor. The title of her series, "Loop 14," is a reference to the location where the wolf was shot. Mckay’s photographs pay homage to the spirit of that wolf and the five additional wolves that died of unnatural causes in Banff that summer. Kavanagh-Bradette’s work is also related to a food supply dependency but in relation to the people of Nunavut who rely on freight shipments from southern Canada to deliver essential cargo (food, goods, and fuel). Since the beginning of the twentieth century, climate change has opened up the seaways and drastically changed Inuit economy and culture. Kavanagh-Bradette brings attention to this new reality through his photographs of the people working at the forefront of the change. |
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OverDrive/Libby Collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks for all ages, including popular fiction and non-fiction. Borrow up to ten titles at a time. Choose your loan period of one week, two weeks, or three weeks, with the option to return early. Download Libby, the fun and easy-to-use OverDrive mobile app. Kids can view the Kids Reading Room, a collection of materials just for kids and teens! |
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cloudLibrary
A collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks for all ages including popular fiction and non-fiction titles. Borrow up to ten titles at a time. Loan period is three weeks with the option to return early. |
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RB Digital
Provides access to digital magazines (3,700+ titles) and eAudiobooks (6,000 titles). Magazine issues are available the same day as print copies hit newsstands. Back issues are also available. |
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TumbleBook Library An online collection of animated, talking picture books, educational videos, puzzles, games, and more - just for kids! |
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Press Reader An online newsstand providing access to more than 7,000 digital newspapers and magazines from 120+ countries and in 60+ languages. |
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Cypress Resume
An online resume builder that helps you create professional resumes in three quick and easy steps. |
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Read Alberta eBooks and Prairie Indigenous Collection Collection of eBooks published in Alberta, including fiction and non-fiction titles. Includes the Prairie Indigenous eBook collection, a collection of over 200 titles from publishers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Uses the Cantook Station eBook platform.
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