Yukon Public Libraries

09/12/2026

Did you know that next week, September 19th, is World Wide Spin in Public Day?

Come to the Whitehorse Public Library between 11:30am-12:30pm to watch members of the Northern Fibres Guild spin assorted fibres into yarn!

Check out this ancient art and timeless skill in action and learn more about where our yarn comes from in an age of fast fashion.

This is a FREE event, and is a part of Culture Days 2026

09/11/2026

Culture Days Yukon is coming up!

We've got Dr. Grant Zazula, territorial paleontologist, coming to the Whitehorse Public Library!!

This is a repeat of last year's very fun Woolly Mammoth Story Time. Join us for tales of Ice Age animals and Beringia (and some fossils too) on Saturday, Sept 19th and the again on Saturday, Sept 26th, from 10:30-11:30am.

Go to https://yukonlibraries.ca/events for more info
and to https://culturedays.ca/en/yt to see more of what is going on for Yukon Culture Days 2026

09/06/2026

Remember, the Whitehorse Public Library will be closed tomorrow, Monday, September 7th for Labour Day.

Access eBooks, audiobooks, movies, renew materials and more online 24/7 at yukonlibraries.ca.

09/06/2026

Whitehorse Public Library enjoyed a great turnout at the end of August for our TD Summer Reading Club Wrap Up Party 2026.

Thanks to everyone joining us to read, learn, play and make incredible artwork. Your creative efforts include our group “art-quarium” now in our main display case in the lobby at Whitehorse Public Library for all to enjoy.

Thank you for the fun and participation in the TD Summer Reading Club 2026. Have a wonderful school year, and we look forward to seeing you next summer.

Read on!

09/03/2026

Heads up! Whitehorse Public Library will be closed Monday, September 7th for Labour Day.

Access eBooks, audiobooks, movies, renew materials and more online 24/7 at yukonlibraries.ca.

09/02/2026

New display alert!!! September is FASD awareness month, and FASSY (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon) has the community display case.

When you're next at the library, come check out 30 years of history of raising awareness, providing support, and creating a brighter future for those prenatally exposed to alcohol.

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08/31/2026

Musician Mario Macrae practices at Whitehorse Public Library for tonight’s free event. Enjoy opening jazz music and an author talk with Cody Caetano, outgoing Berton House writer in residence. Event starts at 6:45 pm and runs until 8 pm in the library meeting room.

Cody Caetano is an author based in Toronto. His debut memoir, Half-Bads in White Regalia, received the 2023 Indigenous Voices Award for Best Published Prose.

This free program is presented in partnership with The Writers’ Trust of Canada, Yukon Public Libraries and The Friends of Whitehorse Public Library.

08/27/2026

Did you miss the Canada Reads event in April? Well, it is airing again!

Here’s your chance to listen Billy-Ray Belcourt, author of a Minor Chorus and Canada Reads winner Loghan Paylor, author of The Cure for Drowning, chat with CBC North's Leonard Linklater.

Listeners can catch the discussion here https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio when it airs on CBC/Radio-Canada on August 29, at 5 pm and August 31, at 1 pm. It will also be available as a podcast afterward.

This event was brought to you in partnership with CBC and Whitehorse Public Libraries.

Photos provided by Christian Laroche/CBC

08/27/2026

Did you miss the Canada Reads event in April? Well, it is airing again!

Here’s your chance to listen Billy-Ray Belcourt, author of a Minor Chorus and Canada Reads winner Loghan Paylor, author of The Cure for Drowning, chat with CBC North's Leonard Linklater.

Listeners can catch the discussion here https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio when it airs on CBC/Radio-Canada on August 29, at 5 pm and August 31, at 1 pm. It will also be available as a podcast afterward.

This event was brought to you in partnership with CBC and Whitehorse Public Libraries.

Photos provided by Christian Laroche/CBC

08/25/2026

Yukon Public Libraries are sad to hear of the passing of Dolly Parton.

Dolly’s Imagination Library has reached millions of people – including here in the North. Because of Dolly, Yukon children continue to experience the joy of a new book in their mailbox every month. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to register your child to the Imagination Library.

Registered children receive specially-selected books personalized with the child’s name on the label, mailed directly to their home every month until their fifth birthday, at no cost to the child’s family.

By registering, you help continue Dolly’s championing of literacy.

https://imaginationlibrary.com/ca/

Thank you Dolly for making the world a better place and for encouraging millions to read.

ALA is heartbroken at the passing of country music legend, cultural icon, and champion of literacy Dolly Parton.

Dolly’s award-winning Imagination Library initiative, inspired by her father’s inability to read or write, has put hundreds of millions of free books into the hands of children across America and was considered by her to be one of her greatest achievements.

“We’re giving books to kids who wouldn’t have a chance to get them otherwise,” she told American Libraries in a 2018 interview. “A lot of people think this is just for poor children—it’s for all children. It’s important to get books into the hands of any child that we can.”

ALA was proud to confer Dolly with an honorary lifetime membership, the Association’s highest honor, in 2023 for her lasting impact on librarianship, libraries, and the communities they serve.

Dolly was also part of ALA’s Celebrity READ campaign, in which she holds a copy of 'The Little Engine That Could.'

“I’ve always related to that book because I’m the little engine that did!” she said.

Thank you, Dolly. ❤️