Wood Buffalo Regional Library
1 C.A. Knight Way T9H 5C5 Fort McMurray, AB, Canada

Poets, there's still some time to get your original poetry submissions in for Words in Motion! https://bit.ly/2GPgsTm We're still celebrating our 2020 winning poets. You can view the booklet on our website.

New year, new reading goal! If you're looking to return the items you binged over the holidays, we've got a few options for you: -MacDonald Island (Please note, this has moved down near the Library driveway, near where our contactless holds pick up is located.)... -Independent in Timberlea -Save on Foods Thickwood Just a reminder, items are quarantined when returned and may take up to a week to be removed from your account.

The Keyano College Lecture Series is back - virtually! Jane Jacques will be diving into children's books that challenge the status quo. Register, for free, to receive the Zoom link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/keyano-college-free-lecture-ser

Congratulations to the winners of last summer's Athabasca Tribal Council Summer Book Club: 1st Youth Prize - Brielle M. 1st Place Prize - Amber A. 2nd Place Prize Jessica C.... 3rd Place Prize - Ryan J. See more

Join our special guest as she showcases the WBRL’s diverse and entertaining graphic novel collection, and explains why you too should give them a try!

Teens (13-18yrs), pick up your study kits from contactless pick up while supplies last! The study kits are filled with goodies to help you focus and de-stress during exams. No registration required.

Our newest and upcoming pre-orders are now available on OverDrive. Check out the titles we added and place your holds or find a new title to borrow: http://bit.ly/OverDriveJan

We are reviewing the new provincial public health restrictions announced today and will be providing details on service changes in the coming days. We currently remain open at regular hours, but will be closed as of Saturday, December 12 at 6:00pm.

With the holidays around the corner, we will have some closures to our Contactless Pick Up Service.

Tweens, join Tia to create a stenciled tote bag!

Contactless Pick Up is back! Pick up your hold items Tuesday-Saturday between 10am and 4:30pm. Simply come to the back of the library and call 780-743-7800. We'll guide you from there. Get all the details on our website: https://www.wbrl.ca/blog/wbrl-update-december

Today's the last day to get the colouring contest entries in! Have your little artist unleash their creativity on Wylie's festive scene, and send it to us in a private message! We'll announce a winner tomorrow. https://www.wbrl.ca/assets/event/colouring-contest.pdf

Are you planning on visiting us this week? Be like Wylie.

Sally shows you how your free library card gives you access to our virtual collection from the comfort of home!

Tune in this Wednesday at 5:30pm for our special Story Time with Buddy The Elf.

Tia brings you taco-themed fun with this story time program!

Our final winter STEM challenge is here and it's for the tweens!

We chat with the Chamber of Commerce to learn the importance of shopping.

Please note, inter-library loan services are temporarily suspended due to current restrictions.

Today is the last day we’re open for browsing! Stop by until 6pm.

While our community bookshelves are unavailable in our rural communities, we are still making sure library materials are reaching our friends! Place your holds on wbrl.ca and we'll deliver items to the lockers in your community. Need assistance in getting your free library card or help with placing a hold? Give Sheri a shout at [email protected] or 780-792-5149.

Looking for fun activities to keep the family busy? Make your own family activity jar and never run out of ideas!

Our next Family Craft is making Christmas ornaments on December 5th! There's a few spots left for the program kits:http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsRegister.cfm The video will be on Facebook for everyone to enjoy.

Tia and Tristan are back with another Nailed It challenge! This time it's Christmas cookies! Check out the recipe to recreate it: https://www.wbrl.ca/assets/other_pdfs/Sugar-Cookies.pdf

Join Tia for some bedtime stories!

In accordance with the Face Covering Bylaw, patrons will be required to wear face coverings at all times during their visit. Disposable masks are available at our Reference Desks, thanks to the Government of Alberta.

We are SO excited to announce you can now rent a virtual Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival & World Tour program. Choose from 2 amazing programs, Amber & Onyx, or watch both! Enjoy the most amazing mountain and adventure films from the comfort of home this holiday season. Renting these fantastic films from our link benefits the library: https://filmfest.banffcentre.ca/?campaign=WT-152290 Check out the Amber trailer: http://bit.ly/AmberWBRL... Check out the Onyx trailer: http://bit.ly/OnyxWBRL We are VERY hopeful to still hold a live festival in 2021, with an entirely separate program from those being offered virtually.

Join Kim online as she makes a puffy paint snowman and other winter-themed sensory activities. Limited program kits are available by registration. To register, call Kim at 780-743-7808 or email [email protected]. Sensory Story Time is for individuals with disabilities between the ages of 4 and 12.

Our latest pre-orders are up on OverDrive! Check 'em out and place your holds: https://wbrl.overdrive.com/collection/31546

Let's try this again - without some surprise technical difficulties. Our brand new technology kits are in the collection and available for hold requests! https://bit.ly/WBRLTechKits

Books, there for you when you need an escape.

Join Sally as she makes a DIY phone projector!

Join Marilyn for an Indigenous story time! Indigenous Learning is sponsored by Suncor.

Challenge accepted.

We are so excited to be one of this year’s Canada Post Community Foundation grant recipients! This grant will help us launch a new project, Sensory Story Time. Our goal is to provide special needs children and their families an opportunity to attend Sensory Story Time, a monthly drop-in program that encourages children to create, explore, and learn through play. This program will launch in 2021. Thank you Canada Post Community Foundation!... https://www.wbrl.ca//wood-buffalo-regional-library-receive

Share your love of reading with your little ones by reading 300 books with them before kindergarten! Email [email protected] to register your little reader. We'll email back a log book to help you keep track.

Are you planning on visiting us this week? Be like Wylie.

It's New Title Wednesday! Check out the titles added this week and place your hold requests: https://bit.ly/NTWNov18

Join Kim for some fun sensory activities! *Apologies, subtitles are unavailable for this video.

Exciting news! Our highly anticipated Technology Kits are available for borrowing! We have 6 kits available and those that need an iPad will come with one: Code-a-pillar 3-6yrs... Osmo Creativity 4-12yrs Osmo Coding 5-12yrs Osmo Hot Wheels 7+ Cubelets Modular Robotics 4-12yrs Sphero SPRK+ 8+ Kits use fun STEAM technology to help develop important skills such as coding, design thinking, problem solving, and creativity! Place your hold requests today: https://bit.ly/WBRLTechKits

Apologies for the delay of today’s video! Facebook is having a case of the Monday’s.

We have some registrations opening today: -Indigenous Learning: Jewelry Making (18+) -STEM Engineering (9-12yrs)... Register online: http://engagedpatrons.org/Events.cfm?SiteID=4757

Are you schooling from home or looking for some homework help resources for your Grade 3-12 student? Check out Solaro with your free library membership. Solaro provides study help and exam preparation for Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science for grades 3 - 12 and Social Studies for grades 6, 9, 10, 11, 12. Check it out at wbrl.ca, under Online Resources.

It’s been a week since our Stay Home, Read Gala! We’d love to hear what you read! There’s still time to share your pictures on the post below for a chance to win. We’re accepting donations until November 30: bit.ly/StayHomeRead2020

Create a Halloween owl with Tia!

Are you following us on Instagram? We're giving you one more chance to win during Canadian Library Month! Check out our Instagram and enter on the post with this image. https://www.instagram.com/wbrl_ab/

Borrow some out of this world romances from hoopla digital. Free with your free library card. https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/11162

Join Marilyn to learn the art of ribbon skirt making. Indigenous Learning is sponsored by Suncor.

Our latest WebZine is live! Check it out for some spooky reading recommendations. https://www.wbrl.ca/stories/2020/10/22/webzine-issue-13/

We are continuing our Canadian Library Month celebrations with Fee Forgiveness Week! From today until October 28, each time you visit the library you can have $5 in extended use fees waived (per account, per visit). Not able to visit us? We're excited to announce that this year you can call each day to have your $5 waived. Simply call us at 780-743-7800.... *FFW does not apply to lost or damaged items.

Good news night owls! We have extended our hours to include Thursday & Friday evenings. Starting today, patrons can visit us between 10am and 8pm on Thursday and Friday. Our hours remain 10am to 6pm Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. We also have opened up small group study spaces for bookings! Get more info: https://www.wbrl.ca//the-latest-on-wbrls-expansion-of-serv

Submissions for Words in Motion 2021 are now open! https://bit.ly/WIM2021 We're still celebrating our 2020 winning poets. You can view the booklet on our website.