Film Screening of Indian's Like Us
Film Screening of Indian's Like Us
Kids Day at the Library
Summer Program Coordinator Job Posting
Summer Reading Program Coordinator
The Alice B. Donahue Library is looking for a Summer Reading Program Coordinator to plan and implement activities for the TD Summer Reading Program which encourages children ages 4 to 12 to embrace a love of reading and life-long learning. This is a part-time temporary position.
Term of Employment
- June through August 2023
- 32 hours per week
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Design and run programs using the TD Summer Reading Program’s theme to enhance reading skills and encourage an interest in reading, as well as engaging participants in fun group activities.
- Promote various activities and special events via social media and the library’s web page.
- Recruiting and supervising young volunteers to assist in the programming as well as actively participating in active games.
- Participate in training sessions as required.
- Evaluate the summer program and suggesting improvement in their design or delivery if needed.
- Gather and record statistics.
- Other duties (i.e., assisting with circulation, customer enquiries etc.) as assigned by the Librarian.
Requirements
A successful candidate for this position should possess:
- A passion for lifelong learning.
- Experience working with children of all ages.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Computer experience with programs such as Microsoft Office, Google Docs and Sheets, and social media platforms.
- Ability to work both independently and as a team.
- Criminal record check.
Please submit applications to:
Ariel Johnson
Library Manager
Alice B Donahue Library & Archives
Athabasca, AB. T9S 1R2 (780-675-2735)
librarian@athabascalibrary.ab.ca
Story Walk/ Story Time July 6th
Join us on the 1km loop on July 6th for a Story Walk!
Christmas Caroling
Join us as we go around the library's neighborhood and sing carols! End the festivities with coco, cookies and a craft at the library.
Christmas Caroling
Join us as we go around the library's neighborhood and sing carols! End the festivities with coco, cookies and a craft at the library.
We are hiring!
The Alice B. Donahue Library and Archives is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team!
Being a library clerk is a fun, fast paced job. This is a customer service position that requires assisting patrons with all manor of requests including but not limited to research, technological help and community inquiries.
The hours are 5 to 7.5 hours per week, and includes evenings and some weekends.
A successful candidate would posses excellent computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office, Canva and social media platforms including but not limited to Facebook and Instagram. A willingness to learn new things and help others is an asset for this position.
If you are interested please send a resume to librarian@athabascalibrary.ab.ca or stop in and drop one off. If you have any questions please reach out via email at librarian@athabascalibrary.ab.ca or call 780-675-2735.
Dungeons and Dragons
Join Sofie for a speed session on February 29th from 4:30-6:30. Speed session and snacks!
Creative Writing Workshop-Homeschooling Program
Creative Writing Workshop-Homeschooling Program
Coding For Kids Program
Learn the basics in part one of this program. Download the file here!
One Book, One Community 2022
This year's One Book, One Community pick is 'The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour' by Dawn Dumont! Loan a copy through the library or if you want a copy to keep, we also have new copies to sell.
About the book:
The hilarious story of an unlikely group of Indigenous dancers who find themselves thrown together on a performance tour of Europe.
The Tour is all prepared. The Prairie Chicken dance troupe is all set for a fifteen-day trek through Europe, performing at festivals and cultural events. But then the performers all come down with the flu. And John Greyeyes, a retired cowboy who hasn’t danced in fifteen years, finds himself abruptly thrust into the position of leading a hastily-assembled group of replacement dancers.
One Book, One Community 2022
This year's One Book, One Community pick is 'The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour' by Dawn Dumont! Loan a copy through the library or if you want a copy to keep, we also have new copies to sell.
About the book:
The hilarious story of an unlikely group of Indigenous dancers who find themselves thrown together on a performance tour of Europe.
The Tour is all prepared. The Prairie Chicken dance troupe is all set for a fifteen-day trek through Europe, performing at festivals and cultural events. But then the performers all come down with the flu. And John Greyeyes, a retired cowboy who hasn’t danced in fifteen years, finds himself abruptly thrust into the position of leading a hastily-assembled group of replacement dancers.
One Book, One Community Trivia Night
Join us for trivia night with questions related to themes from One Book, One Community-Athabasca 2022's book choice, The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont.
Book Discussion about The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour
Have you read this year's One Book, One Community-Athabasca Book choice, The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont? If you have read it, are part way through or even are just curious about the story, please join us for what is sure to be an engaging discussion about this hilarious book! This is a FREE event, we hope to see you there!
Senior Readers Theatre
Do you remember hearing and enjoying plays on the radio when you were growing up? Ever wonder how sound effects are made? Would you like to try acting in a play, using only your voice, and not having to memorize a word? Would you like to participate in a group activity that doesn’t require a level of physical fitness or mobility beyond your normal daily life?
If you said yes to any of the above, you are ready to try Reader’s Theatre, which requires NO props or costumes, NO special movements or previous acting experience, NO memorizing lines, and EVERYONE has a part to play.
This drop-in activity is planned to run regularly at the Seniors Centre on Monday afternoons from 2:00-3:30 resuming January 9th and running until May 19th, 2023. It is anticipated there may be several groups formed, depending on numbers of interested participants. Plays will be read just for the fun of reading.
Professional leadership will be provided by Cheryl Andrews who is the Program Facilitator at the Alice B. Donahue Library. Cheryl is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s Fine Arts program in Drama.
Contact Cheryl with your questions: candrews@athabascalibrary.ab.ca or by calling the library at (780) 675-2735.
Christmas Caroling
Join us and spread some joy through the library's neighbourhood. We will meet at the library and go door to door singing some carols and end the night with some treats and hot coco.
Christmas Carolling
Join us and spread some joy through the library's neighbourhood. We will meet at the library and go door to door singing some carols and end the night with some treats and hot coco.
Christmas Carolling
Join us and spread some joy through the library's neighbourhood. We will meet at the library and go door to door singing some carols and end the night with some treats and hot coco.
Singing Drop-In
Want to brighten up your Monday? Join us to sing a few songs. We welcome participants to bring songs that they want to sing with the group and we will have some too. This is just about singing for the joy of it. See you then.
Rhymes That Bind
Rhymes That Bind is back at the library!
Family Literacy Day
Join us for a day of fun celebrating literacy on January 27th! We will have music, stories, button and bookmark making, a scavenger hunt, games and more! All for Free! Hope to see you there!
Dungeons and Dragons
Join Sofie for a speed session on February 29th from 4:30-6:30. Speed session and snacks!
Family Literacy Day
Join us for a day of fun celebrating literacy on January 27th! We will have music, stories, button and bookmark making, a scavenger hunt, games and more! All for Free! Hope to see you there!
Family Literacy Day
Dungeons and Dragons
Join Sofie for a speed session with snacks!
PD Day
Bring your school aged kids to the library on March 28th from 1-3 for PD afternoon. We will have crafts and games! Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a parent.
Coding for Kids Part 2
Learn about binary and coding languages in part 2. Download the file here!
One Book, One Community Trivia Night
Join us for trivia night with questions related to themes from One Book, One Community-Athabasca 2022's book choice, The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont.
KAIROS Blanket Exercise
Join us for this FREE One Book, One Community-Athabasca event.
From the KAIROS website:
The Blanket Exercise is based on using Indigenous methodologies and the goal is to build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Everyone is actively involved as they step onto blankets that represent the land, and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates and increases empathy. https://www.kairoscanada.org/what-we-do/indigenous-rights/blanket-exercise
Film Screening of Indian's Like Us
Book Discussion about The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont
Have you read this year's One Book, One Community-Athabasca Book choice, The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont? If you have read it, are part way through or even are just curious about the story, please join us for what is sure to be an engaging discussion about this hilarious book! This is a FREE event, we hope to see you there!
Senior Readers Theatre
Do you remember hearing and enjoying plays on the radio when you were growing up? Ever wonder how sound effects are made? Would you like to try acting in a play, using only your voice, and not having to memorize a word? Would you like to participate in a group activity that doesn’t require a level of physical fitness or mobility beyond your normal daily life?
If you said yes to any of the above, you are ready to try Reader’s Theatre, which requires NO props or costumes, NO special movements or previous acting experience, NO memorizing lines, and EVERYONE has a part to play.
This drop-in activity is planned to run regularly at the Seniors Centre on Monday afternoons from 2:00-3:30 resuming January 9th and running until May 19th, 2023. It is anticipated there may be several groups formed, depending on numbers of interested participants. Plays will be read just for the fun of reading.
Professional leadership will be provided by Cheryl Andrews who is the Program Facilitator at the Alice B. Donahue Library. Cheryl is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s Fine Arts program in Drama.
Contact Cheryl with your questions: candrews@athabascalibrary.ab.ca or by calling the library at (780) 675-2735.
75th Library Anniversary Party
Come and celebrate with us!
75th Library Celebration
Come celebrate with us!
Dungeons and Dragons Teen Program
Join Sofie for Dungeons and Dragons from 4:30-6:30pm on Thursday February 29th. Speed session with snacks!
Online Clay Workshop with Barbara Reid
Clay online Workshop with Barbara Reid
Creative Writing Workshop-Homeschooling Program
You Can't Get A Degree From Google University
KAIROS Blanket Exercise
Join us for this FREE One Book, One Community-Athabasca event.
From the KAIROS website:
The Blanket Exercise is based on using Indigenous methodologies and the goal is to build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Everyone is actively involved as they step onto blankets that represent the land, and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates and increases empathy. https://www.kairoscanada.org/what-we-do/indigenous-rights/blanket-exercise
KAIROS Blanket Exercise
Join us for this FREE One Book, One Community-Athabasca event.
From the KAIROS website:
The Blanket Exercise is based on using Indigenous methodologies and the goal is to build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Everyone is actively involved as they step onto blankets that represent the land, and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates and increases empathy. https://www.kairoscanada.org/what-we-do/indigenous-rights/blanket-exercise
Film Screening of Indian's Like Us
Book Discussion about The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont
Have you read this year's One Book, One Community-Athabasca Book choice, The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont? If you have read it, are part way through or even are just curious about the story, please join us for what is sure to be an engaging discussion about this hilarious book! This is a FREE event, we hope to see you there!
PD Day
Bring your school aged kids to the library on March 28th from 1-3 for PD afternoon. We will have crafts and games! Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a parent.
Summer Programs 2020 Archives
One Book, One Community Trivia Night
Join us for trivia night with questions related to themes from One Book, One Community-Athabasca 2022's book choice, The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont.
One Book, One Community Trivia Night
Join us for trivia night with questions related to themes from One Book, One Community-Athabasca 2022's book choice, The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont.
Senior Readers Theatre
Do you remember hearing and enjoying plays on the radio when you were growing up? Ever wonder how sound effects are made? Would you like to try acting in a play, using only your voice, and not having to memorize a word? Would you like to participate in a group activity that doesn’t require a level of physical fitness or mobility beyond your normal daily life?
If you said yes to any of the above, you are ready to try Reader’s Theatre, which requires NO props or costumes, NO special movements or previous acting experience, NO memorizing lines, and EVERYONE has a part to play.
This drop-in activity is planned to run regularly at the Seniors Centre on Monday afternoons from 2:00-3:30 resuming January 9th and running until May 19th, 2023. It is anticipated there may be several groups formed, depending on numbers of interested participants. Plays will be read just for the fun of reading.
Professional leadership will be provided by Cheryl Andrews who is the Program Facilitator at the Alice B. Donahue Library. Cheryl is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s Fine Arts program in Drama.
Contact Cheryl with your questions: candrews@athabascalibrary.ab.ca or by calling the library at (780) 675-2735.
Dungeons & Dragons
What is One Book, One Community?
One Book, One Community (OBOC) is a new event in Athabasca designed to encourage people to all read the same book and then come together to discuss it, meet the author and participate in a program of related events. One Book One Community supports reading, celebrates books and writing, promotes Canadian authors, and builds a sense of community through the shared experience of reading. OBOC is run by the One Book, One Community Committee which consists of local book club members, library staff, and members of community betterment groups.
Weekly Writing Group
About Watershed--One Book, One Community 2021 Pick
In Watershed, water is now the most precious resource in Alberta. With the glaciers gone, the province's oil and gas pipelines are being converted to water pipelines. Tensions are high as "water terrorists" threaten to violently cut off the water supply. Against this precarious backdrop, Willa desperately tries to keep her family's failing goat farm afloat. But when her son, Daniel, goes to work for the water corporation whose high-priced commodity is putting the farm out of business, Willa is stunned. A string of betrayals fractures the family, potentially beyond repair. Willa feels herself losing everything that she values most — her farm, her son, her past, even her very grip on reality. Is there any way to put the pieces back together?
(From: www.cbc.ca)
Buy a copy here: Paperback and eBook Copies
Loan a copy here: Paperback Copy eBook
Writing Group
Join this weekly writing practice. Drop in, join others and write. Facilitated by Kendra Whitfield.
River of Hope Presentation by Lisa Stocking
Missed Lisa Stocking's River of Hope presentation? Watch it here: River of Hope
KAIROS Blanket Exercise
Join us for this FREE One Book, One Community-Athabasca event.
From the KAIROS website:
The Blanket Exercise is based on using Indigenous methodologies and the goal is to build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Everyone is actively involved as they step onto blankets that represent the land, and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates and increases empathy. https://www.kairoscanada.org/what-we-do/indigenous-rights/blanket-exercise
The Sacred Relationship
About The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour Our 2022 Pick
The hilarious story of an unlikely group of Indigenous dancers who find themselves thrown together on a performance tour of Europe.
The Tour is all prepared. The Prairie Chicken dance troupe is all set for a fifteen-day trek through Europe, performing at festivals and cultural events. But then the performers all come down with the flu. And John Greyeyes, a retired cowboy who hasn’t danced in fifteen years, finds himself abruptly thrust into the position of leading a hastily-assembled group of replacement dancers.
About Dawn Dumont
Dawn Dumont is from the Okanese Cree Nation, located in southern Saskatchewan. She is the award-winning writer of Nobody Cries at Bingo, Rose's Run, and Glass Beads. Dawn is a keynote speaker, comedian, and humorist for Eaglefeather News and the Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
Upcoming Events
- Trivia Night, Oct 5th-7 pm at the Train Station
- Kairos Blanket Exercise, Oct 13th - 6:30 pm Senior's Center
-Film Screening of Indians Like Us, Oct 20th -7 pm Senior's Center
-Book Discussion of The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont, Oct 24th -7 pm Train Station
Events are planned for October. Keep up with us on Facebook or through this website for more info on the events!
Singing Drop-In
Want to brighten up your Monday? Join us to sing a few songs. We welcome participants to bring songs that they want to sing with the group and we will have some too. This is just about singing for the joy of it. See you then.
OBOC Book Choice for 2023 - Homes: A Refugee Story
Want to read the 2023 book choice? We have copies in the system to borrow and books for purchase as well.
Story Walk/Story Time July 6th, 2023
A Taste of Athabasca
A Taste of Athabasca
What is One Book, One Community-Athabasca?
The One Book, One Community committee, in partnership with the Alice B. Donahue Library and Archives, encourages residents of Athabasca and the surrounding area to read a book that has been selected by the committee, then gather for events programmed around the themes of the book. This year's book selection is Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr Al-Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung.
One of the events the committee has planned is A Taste of Athabasca which will be held on November 4th from 11am-1pm at the Athabasca Multiplex Fieldhouse. Individuals, groups, and businesses from our community are all invited to participate in this event. Each table will prepare one food item or dish that can be portioned out to bite size. The goal is to have many different cultural foods represented at this event. All attendees will get a plate and will be invited to gather the samples from all the tables and sit down in community to enjoy all the different flavours. Event participation will be by donation and donations go towards covering the costs of One Book, One Community events this year. We hope many people from our community will be able to join in the festivities.
Those interested in having a table are asked to fill in a registration form with what food they would like to prepare, and if they would like financial support to cover their costs. Limited funds are available, and the committee’s goal is to support as many groups as possible. We look forward to seeing what delicious food Athabasca has to offer!
Please reach out to Cheryl Andrews at the Alice B. Donahue Library and Archives if you have any questions or if you would like to help in another way. candrews@athabascalibrary.ab.ca
Thank you so much for your interest in this event,
One Book, One Community-Athabasca Organizing Committee
A Taste of Athabasca
A Taste of Athabasca
What is One Book, One Community-Athabasca?
The One Book, One Community committee, in partnership with the Alice B. Donahue Library and Archives, encourages residents of Athabasca and the surrounding area to read a book that has been selected by the committee, then gather for events programmed around the themes of the book. This year's book selection is Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr Al-Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung.
One of the events the committee has planned is A Taste of Athabasca which will be held on November 4th from 11am-1pm at the Athabasca Multiplex Fieldhouse. Individuals, groups, and businesses from our community are all invited to participate in this event. Each table will prepare one food item or dish that can be portioned out to bite size. The goal is to have many different cultural foods represented at this event. All attendees will get a plate and will be invited to gather the samples from all the tables and sit down in community to enjoy all the different flavours. Event participation will be by donation and donations go towards covering the costs of One Book, One Community events this year. We hope many people from our community will be able to join in the festivities.
Those interested in having a table are asked to fill in a registration form with what food they would like to prepare, and if they would like financial support to cover their costs. Limited funds are available, and the committee’s goal is to support as many groups as possible. We look forward to seeing what delicious food Athabasca has to offer!
Please reach out to Cheryl Andrews at the Alice B. Donahue Library and Archives if you have any questions or if you would like to help in another way. candrews@athabascalibrary.ab.ca
Thank you so much for your interest in this event,
One Book, One Community-Athabasca Organizing Committee
