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EPL's How To Festival taps into new knowledge sources
The Edmonton Public Library is making use of its new musician-in-residence program and kitchen space as a part of this year's How To Festival.
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A moment in history: Oct. 11, 1941
On this day 82 years ago, Canada's first library streetcar hit the rails in Edmonton.
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The Kitchen meets big appetite for cooking classes
If you've tried to enrol in a cooking class at The Kitchen and found it was already full, you're not alone.
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Innovation U offers free series to bring entrepreneurial ideas to life
Innovate Edmonton and the Edmonton Public Library are teaming up to offer a free four-part series that teaches the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. Designed to help participants develop ideas into pitchable business plans, Innovation U will run from July 7 to Oct. 6, both online and in-person at the Stanley A. Milner library downtown.
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A moment in history: May 4, 1909
On this day in 1909, Edmonton's city council was looking for a site for its first library. While the library was established in 1913, it would take another 14 years for it to find a permanent home.
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Chart of the week: Public libraries in the COVID-19 pandemic
Edmonton Public Library (EPL) released its annual report for 2020 which shows that some of its services took a hit over the past year, while others flourished.
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