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TRACpac Road Trip

TRACpac Road Trip

By Cold Lake Public Library

Travels with librarians
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Melissa from the Edson & District Public Library

TRACpac Road TripDec 16, 2021

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Melissa from the Edson & District Public Library

Melissa from the Edson & District Public Library

Melissa chats with us today from the public library in Edson, Alberta. We talk about the library, inter-library loans, programs, a cool notebook they keep on their front desk, and some book recommendations. 

Dec 16, 202115:02
Michael Baird from the Edson & District Public Library

Michael Baird from the Edson & District Public Library

Michael, library manager of the public library in Edson, shares programming ideas, inter-library loan stories, and reading recommendations. 

Dec 06, 202123:23
Katherine from Boyle Public Library

Katherine from Boyle Public Library

Boyle Public Library is another one of the fantastic public libraries you can visit and borrow library materials from using your TRAC library card! 

Nov 18, 202116:21
Aquisition Librarian Recommendations

Aquisition Librarian Recommendations

Diane Babcock, from the Northern Lights Library System headquarters, chats with us about all the fun things she gets to do as a acquisitions librarian and she shares with us her current favourites and recommendations. 

Oct 15, 202125:11
Bonnyville Municipal Library

Bonnyville Municipal Library

Kat, from the Bonnyville Municipal Library, chats with us about libraries, inter-library loans, and staff reading and listening recommendations. 

Sep 28, 202120:20
The Painting Alberta Project

The Painting Alberta Project

Visual artist Sabine Lecorre-Moore has been setting up pop-up exhibitions across Alberta. The Painting Alberta Project came to the Cold Lake Public Library Reading garden this summer. She explains her goals for the project, and shares some suggestions on how artists and libraries can partner together for events or programs. At the end of the podcast, she shares the names of a few of her favourite artists and books. 

Aug 30, 202121:13
British Columbia Author Iona Whishaw

British Columbia Author Iona Whishaw

The author of the Lane Winslow Mystery series chats with the Cold Lake Public Library Book Club, and reads from her latest book. 

Jul 22, 202143:49
Spruce Grove Public Library

Spruce Grove Public Library

Courtney and Simone, from the Behind the Stacks podcast, talk about working at the Spruce Grove Public Library, their first library memories, and several of their favourite books and genres. Next time you travel by Spruce Grove, you can pack your TRACpac library card and borrow some of their materials. 

Jul 05, 202118:51
Author Gord Hunter

Author Gord Hunter

Gord Hunter is the author of No-Badge Killick: Life at Sea in Canada's Cold War Navy. 

Jun 30, 202133:13
TRACpac Librarians' Favourite Songs

TRACpac Librarians' Favourite Songs

What do you get when you combine librarians and their favourite songs? 

Mar 23, 202103:31
James MacDonald from the Northern Lights Library System

James MacDonald from the Northern Lights Library System

Today we talk to James MacDonald about his first job in the Northern Lights Library System, his new job, and the various jobs he's had in libraries during his career. 

Feb 05, 202124:18
Jessica Morris from the Northern Lights Library System

Jessica Morris from the Northern Lights Library System

Jessica Morris talks with us about TRACpac, book recommendations, her new job, and about some cool features that were at libraries she worked at in Saskatchewan.  

Feb 01, 202134:27
Best Books of 2020

Best Books of 2020

Let's listen as two children and a librarian (who all use TRACpac) share with us their favourite books from 2020. 

Dec 24, 202002:59
Carseland Community Library

Carseland Community Library

Visit the community of Carseland with your TRACpac card; it's a library in the Marigold Library System. 

Nov 12, 202015:34
Falher Library/Bibliotheque Dentinger

Falher Library/Bibliotheque Dentinger

Use your TRACpac library card in a library located in a town known as the honey capital of Canada. 

Nov 09, 202017:27
Innisfree Public Library

Innisfree Public Library

Travel to Innisfree, Alberta with your TRACpac library card and borrow items from their collection. While you are in the village, have a look for the famous penguin. 

Nov 09, 202022:20
Okotoks Public Library

Okotoks Public Library

Take your TRACpac library card on a trip to a public library in the Marigold Library System. Learn about the reading fish, and their Lucky Day collections. 

Oct 14, 202021:10
Banff Public Library

Banff Public Library

If you are one of the millions of people who visit Banff, Alberta every year, be sure to pack your TRAC library card and borrow some materials for the drive or to read while on vacation. 

Oct 08, 202015:06
Morinville Public Library

Morinville Public Library

Sign out material from the Morinville Public Library with your TRAC library card and stop in and visit their library chameleon and toads. 

Oct 08, 202028:19
Breton Municipal Library

Breton Municipal Library

Take your TRAC library card to the small village of Breton, Alberta and visit their library. 

Oct 08, 202013:49
Calmar Public Library

Calmar Public Library

The Calmar Public Library has so much to offer patrons with a TRAC card; they even have Dungeons and Dragons game kits to borrow! 

Sep 29, 202034:26
Northern Lights Library System (NLLS)

Northern Lights Library System (NLLS)

Learn a little bit about the Northern Lights Library System; one part of the seven regional library systems in Alberta. 

Sep 29, 202018:36
Redwater Public Library

Redwater Public Library

Don't forget to pack your TRAC library card if you are going anywhere near Edmonton. You can stop in the Redwater Public Library and borrow materials for the trip, or to enjoy from the comfort of your own home. On this episode there are fun stories about watermelon, and red shoes. 

Sep 28, 202020:49
Lac La Biche County Libraries

Lac La Biche County Libraries

There are so many new and interesting things you can borrow from the Lac La Biche County Libraries with your TRAC library card!

Sep 18, 202034:20
Shannon Municipal Library

Shannon Municipal Library

Bring your TRAC library card to Shannon Municipal Library, a library that has ties back to 1933, and sign out some materials to take home after browsing their collection, which right now, has a good sized homeschooling section. 

Sep 17, 202023:22
St. Paul Municipal Library

St. Paul Municipal Library

Sign out materials at the St. Paul Municipal Library with your TRAC library card and you might see Lemon and Lime, and the world's first UFO landing pad. 

Sep 16, 202026:34