SPL is committed to protecting the health and safety of library workers and patrons. We have a robust security strategy, including: On-Site Security: We have contracted security personnel at locations that routinely experience incidents. The Frances Morrison Central Library has five security personnel, the Dr. Freda Ahenakew Library has two security personnel, and the Mayfair and Carlyle King Libraries have…
Beginning Monday, Apr 22, 2024, the hours at the Frances Morrison Central Library, Dr. Freda Ahenakew Library, Mayfair Library and Carlyle King Library will change to 10 am – 6 pm, Monday to Saturday. Sunday hours will remain 1 – 5:30 pm. Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) aspires to be an organization that reflects the community we serve and to be…
We’re reinvesting in the video games collection. As such, new games will be purchased and added to the collection on an ongoing basis. Holds can be placed effective immediately through the library’s catalogue. To minimize the losses we’ve experienced in this collection in past years, each patron can have one game checked out at a time. The loan period will…
Blind Date with a Book is just around the corner! Spice up your love of reading by borrowing a mystery read at various libraries across the city, starting Feb 1. Check out a book (or more) based on a couple of hints. Who knows… you might just uncover your next literary love! Blind Date with a Book will not be…
The Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) Board has received the resignation of Carol Cooley, the Director of Libraries & CEO. We appreciate the many contributions Ms. Cooley made during her time at SPL. She contributed to initiating the new central library project and oversaw the design process during her tenure. She also helped SPL make great strides in our reconciliation efforts…
We are excited to announce that Ledcor Construction Limited, one of North America’s largest and most diversified construction companies, has been awarded the construction contract for the new central library. We chose this team because of their approach to the project, their team’s relevant project experience, the experience of their key personnel, their quality management plan, and their experience in…
While the Lawson Civic Centre will be undergoing maintenance Dec 5 – 25, the Rusty Macdonald Library will remain open. Patrons will be able to access the library though the civic centre’s southwest entrance (the one nearest the library). The accessible public washroom inside the library will be available for library patrons.
Earlier this year, SPL announced that effective Nov 1, 2023, the video game collection would be discontinued. However, we have since decided to keep the games we already have available to SPL members. While we will not be investing in new games moving forward, the community will be able to continue borrowing the games SPL currently owns. The following are…
Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) has released its 2022 Report to Our Community, which presents a collection of facts and figures from the past year at SPL. From total circulation and our most popular items to outreach work and programming stats, this report presents a snapshot of the year that was at the library. Check out the report on our website…
If you’ve been holding off on replacing the OverDrive app with Libby – the time has come for you to make the switch. The OverDrive app will be retiring completely on May 1, 2023. The app was removed from app stores last February as we mentioned in our post on Feb 23, 2022. Follow these easy steps to download and…
