Ponoka Jubilee Library

09/01/2026

09/01/2026

Hello September!

09/01/2026

On the first day of summer we posted a selection of books that has summer in the title. Here are some with Summer as the name of the author.
You have until Saturday, September 12th to get your Summer Reading Challenge booklets in for ballots. The prize draw happens on September 14th. Booklets are available until the cut-off date and any books you read between June 19th to present can be used.
How would you fill this prompt?

08/31/2026

What you can expect this week!

08/29/2026

We are so excited to have Halie back for another beading workshop! Make sure to mark the day down on your calendar & drop-in anytime between 4 and 6 on September 25th.

08/29/2026

Did you know that 99.8% of Albertans have access to a public library? Close to 800 000 Albertans are rural, accessing small rural libraries. This Bill will limit accessibility for Albertans.
Our job as a library is to make our resources as accessible as possible for as many people as possible. Libraries don't discriminate. This Bill makes it harder to do our job and goes against what we stand for.

The CUPE Alberta Library Employees’ Committee is devastated to see that Bill 28 has passed.

Bill 28 requires the segregation of public library material with content that is deemed "visually explicit.” It also mandates parental permission for youth under 16 to borrow them. Government-appointed inspectors will have the authority to investigate libraries, which raises concerns about political overreach and enforcement.

This bill will affect all library users. It will create barriers to collections and can cause a sense of guilt or shame if users want access to the materials. Age verification will add another element of restriction. It also means that it will take longer to access your library materials. This takes away the ability to quickly browse the shelves and explore collections. Restrictions like this are a direct violation of our intellectual freedom. The government shouldn’t be the ones telling us what we can read, watch, or listen to.

The legislation comes with no funding. It is expected that libraries will need to undertake costly renovations to comply. This could mean creating areas inaccessible to users, storing "visually explicit” books behind counters, splitting collections, and changing the catalogue. Accessing these materials might need specific staff to verify ages. These changes would mean adding more workload to already overworked staff.

The Libraries Act only allows inspection of board records. Bill 28 expands this to the collections, services, and operations of our public libraries. Public libraries are already governed by elected Boards and staffed with capable and qualified library workers. There are already policies and procedures in place at Alberta libraries which address book bans and challenges, and access to information. We disagree that the Minister should be able to appoint inspectors to enter our public libraries, inspect, and restrict what the public can access, use, or borrow.

It's not too late to make your voice heard. Email your MLA today and let them know that the government should keep their hands off our libraries.

08/28/2026

Thank you for a beautiful summer!

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

Adult Art Experience is back! Make sure to sign up for this one.