Due to popular demand, Blind Date with a Book is back! Spice up your love of reading by borrowing a mystery read. Stop by any library between Feb 6 – 18 and check out a book (or more) based on a couple of hints. Who knows… you might just uncover your next literary love!
Effective Jan 1, 2023, Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) will be changing the loan periods on many items to what they were pre-pandemic. This change is being made to better align loan periods at SPL with other public libraries across the province and to help shorten holds lists. The following table provides an overview of the loan periods that will come…
Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) is pleased to announce a $450,000 investment from BHP to support the creation of a study room at the new central library, which is scheduled to open in 2026. This is the first major donation announcement for Saskatoon’s new central library. “We are thrilled to announce this partnership with BHP, which has built a strong global…
Beginning Wednesday, Nov 15, we will no longer be offering free bags to patrons checking out items. We encourage patrons to bring their own bags or to purchase an SPL reusable bag for $3 at any location across Saskatoon. Thanks for your help in reducing waste.
Following years of planning and community consultations, we’ve released the final design for the new central library. Inspired by Indigenous cultures and architecture, this new library features many new spaces and will support world-class library services in our community for decades. The design of the new central library celebrates Saskatoon, its people and history, affirming a time-honoured commitment to inspiring…
Construction crews have begun removing the existing building and parking surfaces on the site of the New Central Library (321 2nd Avenue North) in downtown Saskatoon. This will involve a comprehensive hazardous materials abatement process and recycling as much non-hazardous material as possible in accordance with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) standards. Remediation of the site will occur…
Saskatoon’s own Kristine Scarrow will serve as Saskatoon Public Library’s (SPL) Writer in Residence for 2022-23. Her residency begins Sep 1 and will include in-person consultations for the first time since March of 2020. For more on this appointment and the history of SPL’s Writer in Residence program, please visit our Writer in Residence page.
Beginning Monday, Jun 6, all Innovation Labs and Video Games Rooms will be reopening. The Rusty Macdonald and Round Prairie libraries have both spaces, and there is a low-tech Innovation Lab in the children’s area at Frances Morrison Central Library. Visit the Innovation Labs and Video Game Rooms pages for more information about the equipment and materials available in each…
Beginning Jun 1, patrons will again be able to rent rooms at public libraries across Saskatoon, and reservations can start being made on May 24. There are options for all sizes of groups, with room capacities ranging from 35 to 195. For more information on the rooms and how to make a reservation, please visit the Room Rentals website.
Access to the J.S. Wood Library’s parking lot will be restricted beginning Monday, Apr 11 due to storm sewer construction work in the area. This work is expected to take five days to complete, weather permitting and barring unforeseen circumstances. Once work begins, northbound lanes on Lansdowne Avenue, including access to the Library, will be restricted. Southbound lanes on Lansdowne…
