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Civic Holiday - Parkland Closed
2025-08-04

National Book Lovers Day
2025-08-09

Central Alberta Pride Week
2025-08-10 - 2025-08-16

When Words Collide Writers Festival
2025-08-15 - 2025-08-17

Executive Committee Meeting
2025-08-21, 2025-10-16

Alberta Culture Days
2025-09-01

Labour Day - Parkland Closed
2025-09-01

Library Card Sign Up Month
2025-09-01 - 2025-09-30
Parkland Regional Library System member libraries are encouraged to participate in our region-wide Library Card Sign-Up Month initiative. Library users that sign up for a membership during the month of September will be entered to win a prize package. Additionally, the member libraries that get the most new memberships per capita will win a prize for their libraries. Full contest details are available in the Q Drive at Q:MarketingContests and EventsLibrary Card Sign Up Season. Contact hhalberg@prl.ab.ca if you have any questions.

Read a Book Day
2025-09-06

International Literacy Day
2025-09-08

Parkland Board Meeting
2025-09-11

PRLS Conference
2025-09-15 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Day for Truth and Reconciliation
2025-09-30

Canadian Library Month Golden Ticket Contest
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-31
The 2025 Golden Ticket Contest to celebrate Canadian Library Month is back! Each library will be provided with one golden ticket. Library staff will be responsible for hiding the golden ticket once per day. The tickets can only be found once per day by a patron. Once they are found, the winner can submit an entry into the prize draw. They can scan the QR code to enter online (fast and easy) or fill out a paper ballot.

For social media resources and digital copies of the full instructions, visit Q:MarketingContests and EventsGolden Ticket Contest. Contact hhalberg@prl.ab.ca if you have any questions.

Latin American Heritage Month
2025-10-01

Women's History Month (Canada)
2025-10-01

Indigenous Liaison Meeting
2025-10-07
Held at Yellowhead Regional Library HQ

Stronger Together
2025-10-08 - 2025-10-09

Thanksgiving - Parkland Closed
2025-10-13

Media Literacy Week
2025-10-27 - 2025-10-31

Manga Day
2025-11-03

Alberta Book Day
2025-11-03 08:00 - 17:00
November 3rd is Alberta Book Day. This day celebrates our province’s independent book publishers and our vibrant literary community!
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta has launced a series entitled “The State of Book Publishing in Alberta”. This series was created to share information regarding the work of local independent publishers and to highlight current challenges that Alberta publishers face. These videos can be resources for yourself and the public, and can be shared widely. This document includes more information, social media copy, and other helpful suggestions.

Polaris LEAP Training
2025-11-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Online, Lacombe, alberta, Canada
Library staff are invited to participate in the upcoming Polaris LEAP Training session this fall/winter! This session will be a virtual meeting held Wednesday, November 5th from 1pm – 3pm. This training is designed to support your continued use of the LEAP platform and ensure you are up to date with key features and best practices. Register for the training session through this link: Registration Form

When registering, please be sure to add any topics you’d like to focus on or any questions you may have. We want to ensure the session is tailored to your needs.
We will be focusing on Holds, Reports and the relevant LEAP updates in Polaris 7.7.
Please share this invitation with your team. A calendar invite will be sent to the registrants the week of the training on Monday, November 3rd.

Indigenous Veterans Day
2025-11-08

Remembrance Day - Parkland Closed
2025-11-11

No Van Run
2025-11-11

Alberta Municipalities Convention & Trade Show
2025-11-12 - 2025-11-14

Rural Municipalities of Alberta Fall Convention
2025-11-17 - 2025-11-20

Library Managers Meeting: Options in Polaris for Going Fine Free
2025-11-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Online, Lacombe, alberta, Canada
Meeting Topic: Overdue Fines & Waiving in Polaris
Parkland is hosting a short virtual discussion about overdue fines, how
they are accrued, and options for waiving them in Polaris at the branch or
system-wide levels. Making adjustments to existing Polaris settings for
member libraries can help to reduce staff time spent manually waiving fines
(for those who are already fine-free). PRLS IT Manager, Tim Spark, will be
in attendance to talk about the available options and answer questions.
If you plan to attend, please accept the calendar invite in your email, then on the
date, double-click the event in your calendar and click ‘Join’ or click the ‘Join the meeting now’ link below.
This is an important issue that affects all member libraries. To keep the meeting
focused and efficient, please reach out to your consultant in advance with any
questions.
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you then!
