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WINTER 2021
Jan – Apr
online
programming
ZOOM ETIQUETTE for Program Attendees Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saskatoon Public Library programs are currently being offered online. Some of these programs are held via Zoom, an online audio and video conference platform. Attendees do not need to have a Zoom account to participate. For the enjoyment of everyone participating, attendees are required to abide by the following guidelines for programs hosted on Zoom: 1. Attendees with screen names that are potentially offensive or contain language not appropriate for all audiences will not be admitted to the program. 2. Attendees must use language that is respectful of all participants. 3. When joining a program, microphones should be on mute. Please unmute only when asked by the program leader. 4. If your video is on, please have a fairly neutral background to help avoid distractions. 5. While your video and/or audio are on, please avoid loud and distracting activities such as eating, typing, having noisy devices on in the background on and having side conversations during the program. Those who do not follow the above guidelines may be removed from the program. Thank you for helping ensure everyone can enjoy library programs during these challenging times. saskatoonlibrary.ca Program Guide
ART & CRAFTS
Story Laboratory Sunday Crafternoon
Kids (ages 4 – 12) recommended Adults recommended
Join us to read a picture book and do a fun Let’s get creative and crafty. We’ll show you
activity or craft based on it. how to create a fun seasonal craft that won’t
break the bank.
Facebook & YouTube
Saturdays / Jan 2 – Apr 24 / 2 pm Facebook & YouTube
Select Sundays /Jan 31, Feb 28, Mar 28 & Apr 25 / 2 pm
Take & Make:
Monster Factory The Virtual Gallery
Visit saskatoonlibrary.ca/gallery to tour the latest
Kids (ages 6 – 10) recommended
virtual exhibit from local artists.
Pick up a family literacy kit at any library Jan 18 – 27 Please note The Gallery at Frances Morrison Central Library
and then join us for a live storytime and craft is currently closed to the public due to COVID-19.
session as part of International Family Literacy Day.
Each kit comes with supplies for you to play and create together.
We’ll make it with you and share some stories.
Zoom
Wednesday / Jan 27 / 11 am
To join this craft visit zoom.us/j/96672055998
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AUTHORS
& WRITING
Ink: Young Writer’s Club Spring Moons:
Teens recommended
Spark your imagination with a variety of activities
Celebrating the Moons
and games designed to develop your creative of Spring Through Poetry
writing skills. Adults recommended
Zoom Métis artist Leah Marie Dorion will share some
Mondays / Jan 11 – Apr 26 / 4 pm cultural teachings related to the spring moons. She
No program Apr 4
will help get you started on your own poetry about
Register through the online program calendar.
the spring moon and answer questions about the
creative writing process. Leah will also share some
Blanket Toss Under of her poems from her 13 Moons Art Show.
Midnight Sun Zoom
Tuesday / Mar 30 / 7 pm
Adults recommended
Register through the online program calendar.
Join us for an evening with Paul Seesequasis, In partnership with
award-winning author of Blanket Toss Under the
Midnight Sun, which is the 2021 One Book, One
Province title. Started as a social media project,
the book is a collection of stories and archival
photographs of Indigenous communities from
the 1920s to the 1970s.
Zoom
Wednesday / Mar 3 / 7 pm
To join this presentation visit zoom.us/j/91824409674
In partnership with
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AUTHORS & WRITING
Writer in Residence Programs
Novelish
Adults recommended
How to write that perfect first sentence? How to write dialogue without being cheesy
and unrealistic? How to keep on writing in a world that tells you to stop?
Join SPL’s Writer in Residence Danny Ramadan as he answers an intricate question about writing, and
help you better your tools and share personal stories on the challenges of perfecting your manuscript.
Facebook & YouTube
Select Wednesdays / Mar 17, 31, Apr 7 & 21/ 7 pm
Danny is an award-winning Syrian-Canadian
author, public speaker and LGBTQ-refugees
Public Salon activist. His term as Writer in Residence begins
Adults recommended
in Sep 2020 and runs until May 2021.
Join SPL’s Writer in Residence as he hosts local
Saskatoon authors for a roundtable discussion The Writer in Residence acts as a mentor to writers in the
about writing community, reviewing manuscripts and providing advice
about publishing. The Writer offers individual consultations,
Facebook & YouTube group workshops and programs, author readings and
Thursday / Mar 25/ 7 pm participates in other special events during their residency.
Danny is available to meet with adults and teens who want
Author on Author feedback and advice about a writing project.
Adults recommended
Danny Ramadan, SPL’s Writer in Residence,
Writer in Residence
306.975.7598 / writer@saskatoonlibrary.ca
interviews a local author and another Canadian
saskatoonlibrary.ca/wir
author about their writing. Due to COVID-19, all consultation will be held remotely.
Facebook & YouTube Tuesdays / 11 am –7pm
Select Thursday / Feb 25 & Apr 22/ 7 pm Wednesdays / 1 – 9 pm
Programs above in partnership with Writer in Residence services and events are in partnership with
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AUTHORS & WRITING
MFA in Writing Student Workshops
Adults recommended
Join University of Saskatchewan MFA in Writing Students for fun,
interactive writing workshops.
Zoom
Select Saturdays / 2pm
Register through the online program calendar.
In partnership with
Reading Like a Writer / Jan 16 Flash Fiction / Feb 13
Have you ever wondered how writers come up with Discover writing’s most edgy, provocative and often
those perfect jaw-dropping sentences? Join Delane experimental form, and make your thoughts pack a
Just to learn tips and tricks for how to read like a punch. Join Aliza Prodaniuk to learn and write as we
writer and better your own writing craft. explore the dos and don’ts of flash fiction.
The Writing Practice/ Jan 30 The Long Poem:
Join Ian Canon to learn why the short story is the Working in the Long Form / Apr 10
place to start, scientifically-proven ways to improve Learn what a long poem is, some common traits
your focus, and how to use reading to rapidly found in the form, and where to begin when
increase your writing ability. approaching a long work. Join Tea Gerbeza to
discuss generative strategies to use when writing
a book-length long poem.
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AUTHORS & WRITING
LOUISE
BERNICE
HALFE
SKY DANCER
Recipient of the 2020 Cheryl & Henry Kloppenburg
Award for Literary Excellence
A Cree poet and social worker, Louise was raised on Saddle Lake Reserve and attended
Blue Quills Residential School. Married with two adult children and three grandsons, Louise
received her social work degree from the University of Regina. She served as Saskatchewan’s
Poet Laureate for two years and has received honorary degrees from Wilfred Laurier University
(2012), the University of Saskatchewan (2019) and Mount Royal University (2021). Louise also
serves as an Elder and consultant for the University of Saskatchewan.
Her books, Bear Bones & Feathers (1994), Blue Marrow (2004), The Crooked Good (2007), and Burning In
This Midnight Dream (2016) have all received numerous accolades and awards. She has also published
Sôhkêyihta (2018), and awâsis — kinky and dishevelled will be released in 2021.
Author Reading
Adults recommended
Join Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer as she reads from her work. In partnership with
Zoom
Saturday / Feb 13 / 4 pm
To join this reading visit zoom.us/j/97413040958
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BOOK CLUBS SPL Virtual Book Club Adults recommended Join us on for fun and casual chats about new eBooks every month. You’ll get to connect with fellow book lovers and enjoy engaging discussions. Facebook Group Jan 1 – Apr 30 To join, visit facebook.com/groups/splvirtualbookclub/about saskatoonlibrary.ca Program Guide
BUSINESS
& CAREERS
Adulting 101 Virtual Income Tax Clinics
Adults recommended Adults recommended
Learn from local experts how to set yourself up with Need help filing your taxes? Attend a free virtual
everything you need to succeed in adulthood and tax clinic from home or connect online at select
gain independence. library locations. Volunteers from Frontier College
will assist you in completing your tax return.
Zoom
Select Wednesdays / 6 pm Computers are available at Frances Morrison Central Library,
To join these presentations, visit zoom.us/j/97776482375 J.S. Wood, Mayfair, Dr. Freda Ahenakew, and Carlyle King
libraries at select times.
Housing / Jan 13 Microsoft Teams
Maya Scott with the Public Legal Education Mar 17 – Apr 13
Association of Saskatchewan will discuss renters’ Register online at bit.ly/3tbvuem or call 306.374.7323
rights and give a legal perspective on renting.
In partnership with
Employment / Feb 10
Samantha Kitzul from Saskatchewan Apprentice
and Trade certification will share information about
on-site learning and education.
Health & Wellness / Mar 10
Natalya Mason from Saskatoon Sexual Health Clinic
and Savannah Holt from Prevention Saskatchewan
will speak on topics of relationships, mental health
and well being.
Transportation / Apr 14
Rachel Jones and Steve Holt will talk about driver’s
insurance and options for car owners.
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ENVIRONMENT
Sustainable YXE Sustainability
Teens recommended
Wondering how you can help protect the
Speakers Series
Adults recommended
environment? Learn about fun and approachable
local sustainability practices and what teens can Guest speakers will discuss sustainability
do to make our community more sustainable. with a local focus.
Zoom Zoom
Select Thursdays / Jan 21, Feb 18, Mar 18 & Apr 15 / 6 pm Select Tuesdays / 7pm
Register through the online program calendar. In partnership with
Learn to Camp
Workshops How the Climate Crisis is Changing
Adults recommended
Where & How People Live / Jan 26
Are you interested in camping but don’t know where Margret Asmuss will talk about how climate change
to start? Learn camping skills and activities to enjoy is contributing to global human migration and the
the great Canadian outdoors. ethical issues associated with this. Pablo Rodriguez
Zoom will discuss climate action in Saskatchewan, with
Select Mondays / 7pm a focus on local organizing.
To join these presentations, visit zoom.us/j/96914653944 To join this presentation, visit zoom.us/j/91356749016
In partnership with
Cultivating Genetic Diversity
for Food Security / Feb 16
Axel Diederichsen from Plant Gene Resources of
Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, will
Winter Readiness / Jan 18 explain the importance of maintaining the genetic
Discover ways to enjoy winter months by diversity of cultivated plants. Cathy Holtslander
embracing winter outdoor activities. You will also be from National Farmers Union will talk about
introduced to Canadian wildlife species that adapt farmer-led and public plant breeding for keeping
to winter conditions and what they can teach us. our food system resilient.
Survive Outside / Feb 8 To join this presentation, visit zoom.us/j/95279846139
Gain the basic knowledge and confidence needed to Saskatchewan Forests &
safely experience your own outdoor adventures.
Natural Climate Solutions / Mar 23
Camping 101 / Mar 15 Michael Fitzsimmons has worked for the
From setting up a tent to camp cooking, you will protection of forests, grasslands, lakes and other
learn about the basics of camping to feel confident Saskatchewan ecosystems for over 30 years. He
and comfortable on your next trip. will outline the potential for the conservation and
restoration of Saskatchewan forests to mitigate
Camping with Babies & Toddlers / Apr 12 against climate breakdown.
Camping with young children may seem daunting, To join this presentation, visit zoom.us/j/93759822124
but it can be rewarding. Learn tips and tricks for
new parents who want to try camping with their Plastics: We Can’t Recycle Our Way
little ones for the first time. Out of This / Apr 6
Joanne Fedyk, Executive Director of the
Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council, will give an
overview of plastic pollution and the efforts globally,
nationally and locally to identify solutions.
To join this presentation, visit zoom.us/j/94926104480
saskatoonlibrary.ca Program GuideGAMES
& GAMING
Get Social With Us Online Games
Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Visit saskatoonlibrary.ca/online-programs for Local
YouTube. Whichever platform you use, you’ll find History photograph puzzles, virtual escape rooms,
trivia, games, up-to-date library info and more. We’d bingo, geocache adventures, trivia and quizzes.
love to hear from you as well, so be sure to tag us in
your own posts @stoonlibrary.
saskatoonlibrary.ca Program GuideHEALTH
& WELLNESS
Online or Phone Walk-In Counselling
Adults recommended
Looking for solutions? Need to talk to someone? Book a single session, no-cost phone or
video conference with a Family Service Saskatoon Counsellor.
They can assist with: Coping with COVID-19, Personal or Job Stress, Relationship Issues, Anger
Management, Trauma, Grief and Loss, Separation and Divorce, Parenting, Balancing Work and
Family Life, Sexual Abuse (men and women), Financial Issues, LGBTQ2+ Issues, Anxiety and
Depression, Abuse/Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Violence, Adjusting to Life in Canada.
Upon request computers and space available at the Frances Morrison Central Library.
Family Service Saskatoon
Fridays / Feb 5 – Apr 30/ 1 – 5 pm
Contact Family Service Saskatoon at 306.244.0127 to book a session. For more information, visit the Family Service Saskatoon website.
saskatoonlibrary.ca Program GuideINDIGENOUS
Saskatchewan Aboriginal
Storytelling Month
Storytelling Spotlight Indigenous Spotlight
Adults recommended Adults recommended
For Aboriginal Storytelling Month, Presentations from local Indigenous
we’re featuring performances from artists and performers with music,
some of the province’s best storytellers, storytelling, theatre, and
artists, and academics. much more.
Facebook & YouTube Facebook & YouTube
Select Mondays, Wednesdays & Sundays / 6 pm Select Saturdays / 2 pm
All about Storytelling / Feb 1 Music from Dallas & Phil Boyer / Feb 6
A discussion of storytelling and the integral role it Dallas and Phil are a father and son who have been playing
plays in many Indigenous cultures. Métis fiddle for the last 26 years. They have travelled all across
Canada and the United States performing and backing up
Saulteaux Stories / Feb 3 Métis square dancers for all groups of people and events.
Lorena Cote an ānihšināpēhkwē from Cote First Nation tells
Saulteaux stories and discusses their many purposes. Lynn Music from Marentin Fehr / Feb 13
is co-author of the text Mācī-anihšināpēmowin: Beginning Marentin is a singer, songwriter, and music educator from
Saulteaux (2020) and is an assistant professor at First Waterhen Lake First Nation on Treaty 6 territory.
Nations University of Canada.
Make Bannock & Soup with
Stories with Maureen Belange / Feb 10 Glenna Henderson / Feb 20
Maureen is a performer and improvisational artist from the Glenna was born and raised in the Treaty 1 territory of
Saskatchewan community of Ile-a-la Crosse. She loves to Manitoba. She belongs to the Sagkeeng First Nation, which is
entertain and educate on the Métis and their struggles. located at the southern mouth of the Winnipeg River. Her late
Maureen incorporates her Michif language it into her mother is from Peepeekosis First Nation in Saskatchewan.
performances, helping ensure the language will never be lost.
In partnership with
Poetry with Özten Shebahkeget / Feb 17
Özten is a member of Northwest Angle 33 First Nation. She
holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of
Winnipeg and recently joined the MFA in Writing program
at the University of Saskatchewan.
Sculpture & Story with
Lyndon Tootoosis / Feb 17
Description to come.
Eagle Feather News / Feb 24
John Lagimodiere the President of ACS Aboriginal Consulting
Services and the Publisher/Editor of Eagle Feather News
will discuss the importance of news from an Indigenous
perspective. He will share the story of the launch and future
of Eagle Feather News Saskatchewan’s largest independent
Indigenous media outlet. John is a member of CUMFI
Métis Local #16.
saskatoonlibrary.ca Program GuideLAW Legal Research Help Adults recommended Plan on representing yourself or need legal research help? Book a thirty minute Zoom appointment with Ken Fox from the Law Society of Saskatchewan who will help guide you through the many legal resources available. The Law Society of Saskatchewan has no jurisdiction to provide legal advice, recommend a lawyer or act on an individual’s behalf. Appointment needed Tuesdays & Thursdays / Jan 5 – Apr 29 / 1 – 4 pm To book an appointment email community@saskatoonlibrary.ca. For legal research help by email, contact reference@lawsociety.sk.ca. In partnership with saskatoonlibrary.ca Program Guide
LOCAL HISTORY
Saskatoon Slideshows
Adults recommended
Go back in time with Local History experts. We’ll share stories from the
past using the library’s historical photo archive.
Facebook & YouTube
Select Thursdays / 4 pm
In Case of Fire / Jan 7 Hair Story / Feb 4 Saskatoon Works / Mar 4
In 1898, three fires threatened the Photos of Saskatoon’s early barber Celebrate the history of local
settlement that is now Saskatoon shops and beauty parlours, which employment and employers.
and convinced the settlers of the chronicle a fascinating chapter in Through boom and bust, The
need for firefighting measures. the city’s history. Great Depression, and World
Wars, Saskatonians have been
a devoted part of the labour
scene in this province.
saskatoonlibrary.ca Program GuideMUSIC To One Beyond Seas Adults recommended A chamber music work for violin, voice, and piano composed by Ingrid Stölzel and featuring the words of Mohawk Canadian writer Emily Pauline Johnson. The work is paired with images created by Métis artist Leah Marie Dorion. You will hear violinist Véronique Mathieu, soprano Sarah Tannehill Anderson, and pianist Ellen Sommer. Facebook & YouTube Tuesday / Jan 19 / 4 pm Funded by saskatoonlibrary.ca Program Guide
SPEAKERS Story Circle Adults recommended Our world is full of stories, from childhood, friends and our everyday lives. In this series of videos, Saskatoon residents, artists and storytellers share their voice, their language and their experiences in a unique story all their own. Facebook & YouTube Fridays / Feb 26 – Mar 26 / 11 am In partnership with Gongxi Gongxi / Feb 26 Going to School in Peshawar / Mar 19 Bright Horizons Chinese School celebrates the Abia Abdur Rehman shares stories and pictures end of Chinese New Year. from her school days in Peshawar, Pakistan. Welcome to the Story Circle / Mar 5 A Piece of Fire / Mar 26 Elder Elizabeth Ahenakew provides a blessing Michael Radomsky discusses ball lightning and and introduction to this program. Nikolai Tesla in both English and Ukrainian. Kimano nikawe / Mar 12 A cross-cultural collaboration between storyteller John Tesfay and art by Curtis Peeteetuce. saskatoonlibrary.ca Program Guide
STORYTIME
Storytimes during the following dates will celebrate special
themes throughout winter and into spring.
Valentines & Love Stories / Feb 8 – 11
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination / Mar 21
Bunnies & Spring Stories / Mar 28 – Apr 4
Baby Storytime Storytime Live
Babies (ages 0 – 2) recommended Kids (ages 2 – 5) recommended
Join us to learn rhymes, songs and read books. This Join us live on Zoom for interactive fun,
program is perfect for caregivers and their babies. stories and online silliness.
Facebook & YouTube Zoom
Tuesdays & Thursdays / Jan 5 – Apr 29 / 10:30 am Tuesdays / Jan 12 – Apr 27 / 11 am
To join these storytimes, visit zoom.us/j/96393910287
Storytime Online
Kids (ages 2 – 5) recommended German Storytime
Kids (ages 0 – 5) recommended
Join us to read fun and engaging books for kids.
Enjoy stories in German with The Saskatchewan
Facebook & YouTube German Council. For all kids to enjoy, including
Mondays & Wednesdays / Jan 4 – Apr 28 / 10:30 am
those who don’t speak German.
Sign Language Storytime Facebook & YouTube
Select Fridays / Jan 8, Feb 5, Mar 5 & Apr 2 / 1 pm
Kids (ages 2 – 5) recommended In partnership with
Join us along with interpreters from the
Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services as
we read fun and engaging children’s books.
Facebook & YouTube
Select Saturdays / Jan 16, Feb 13, Mar 13 & Apr 10 / 10:30 am
In partnership with Poetry Readings
Adults recommended
April is National Poetry Month. Join us as we
share our favourite poets and poems.
Facebook & YouTube
Sleepy Storytime Wednesdays & Sundays / Apr 4 – 28 / 7pm
Kids (ages 2 – 5) recommended
Wind down before bed with quiet stories.
Facebook & YouTube
Fridays / Jan 8 – Apr 30 / 7:30 pm
saskatoonlibrary.ca Program GuideHours & Locations
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1 Frances Morrison 3 Carlyle King Library † 6 J.S. Wood Library**
Central Library 3130 Laurier Dr 1801 Lansdowne Ave
311 23rd St E Cosmo Civic Centre 306.975.7590
306.975.7558 306.975.7592 Monday to Saturday / 10 am – 6 pm
Monday to Saturday / 10 am – 6 pm Monday to Saturday / 12 – 6 pm
Holds Pickups Service / 10 am – 12 pm 7 Mayfair Library
Local History (second level) 602 33rd St W
4 Cliff Wright Library 306.975.7591
306.975.7578
1635 McKercher Dr Monday to Saturday / 10 am – 6 pm
Closed Lakewood Civic Centre
The Friends’ Shop (lower level) 306.975.7550 8 Round Prairie Library
Closed Monday to Saturday / 10 am – 6 pm 170 –250 Hunter Rd
306.986.9700
2 Alice Turner Library 5 Dr. Freda Ahenakew Library Monday to Saturday / 10 am – 6 pm
110 Nelson Rd 100 – 219 Ave K S
306.975.8127 306.975.7508 9 Rusty Macdonald Library
Monday to Saturday / 10 am – 6 pm Monday to Friday / 10 am – 6 pm 225 Primrose Dr
Lawson Civic Centre
306.975.7600
Monday to Saturday / 10 am – 6 pm
**The lower level of the J.S. Wood Library
is not wheelchair accessible.
† Civic Centre Meeting and Combatives
Rooms are not wheelchair accessible.
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2021 Library Closures BUS SCHEDULE
INFORMATION
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All library locations will be closed on the following dates: for Transit; call
306.975.3100;
New Years Day, Jan 1 Canada Day, Jul 1 Christmas Day, Dec 25 Access Transit
Family Day, Feb 15 Civic Day, Aug 2 Boxing Day, Dec 26 customers call
Good Friday, Apr 2 Labour Day, Sep 6 306.975.3555; or
Early Closures ask at the library
Easter Sunday, Apr 4 Employee Development Dec 24 & 31 at 5 pm public desks for a
Easter Monday, Apr 5 Day, Sep 22 bus schedule.
Thanksgiving, Oct 11 Closed Sundays
Victoria Day, May 24 May 23 – Sep 5
Remembrance Day, Nov 11
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