Music on the Mezzanine: New Concert Series at Central Library

Regina Public Library (RPL) is hosting a new free concert series, Music on the Mezzanine, at Central Library starting June 14, from 7:00 to 8:00pm. The series will feature a new musical artist every second Wednesday of the month.

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Published on: 2023-06-12

RPL Film Theatre Celebrates Queer Prairie Storytellers

This Pride month, RPL Film Theatre will highlight the rich stories and perspectives of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities from the Prairies. 
Featured this month will be Alberta-born and Montreal-based filmmaker, Trevor Anderson. Their new feature-length film Before I Change My Mind blends documentary and fictional storytelling to explore queer themes, memory, and personal trials. Trevor notes, “When I was a teenager on the Canadian Prairies in the 1980s, I was often asked, ‘Are you a boy or a girl?’ I wish I could’ve let that question hang in the air unanswered...”
 

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Published on: 2023-06-01

Sounds of Summer Reading returns to George Bothwell Branch

Regina Public Library (RPL) and the Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO) have once again partnered to host the Sounds of Summer Reading at RPL’s George Bothwell Branch on Thursday, June 1, from 7:00 to 8:30pm.

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Published on: 2023-05-29

Library board votes to relocate Central Library services

The Regina Public Library Board of Directors voted at its regular public meeting on Tuesday to proceed with a temporary relocation of Central Library services.

The vote was taken due to concerns with failing building infrastructure and its effects on business continuity.

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Published on: 2023-05-24

Cree/Métis artist Kevin McKenzie returns home in powerful exhibition at Dunlop Art Gallery

Dunlop Art Gallery is proud to announce the opening of new solo exhibition, Edge of Seventeen by Cree/Métis artist Kevin McKenzie. 

“My father was a survivor of the Lebret (Qu’Appelle) Indian Industrial Residential School,” notes artist Kevin McKenzie. “Unfortunately, he did not survive the accumulated effects of intergenerational trauma. We lost our dear father in 1978; he was thirty-nine years old, I was seventeen.” 

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Published on: 2023-05-02

Major solo exhibition by acclaimed Indigenous artist Judy Anderson comes to Dunlop Art Gallery

Dunlop Art Gallery is proud to announce the opening of new solo exhibition …Indigenized by nêhiyaw (Cree) artist Judy Anderson.

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Published on: 2023-04-11

Regina Public Library welcomes author Michelle Good

Regina Public Library (RPL), in partnership with First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) and the Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA), will host a talk by author Michelle Good at 7:00pm on Wednesday, April 12 at mâmawêyatitân centre, 3355 6th Avenue.

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Published on: 2023-03-29

Dig into spring with Regina Public Library

Regina Public Library (RPL) has launched its spring season of programming, boasting hundreds of live in-person and online offerings. As always, programs are free to attend with an RPL library card. 

Library programs span a vast range of interests. Customers can use search filters on the RPL website to find their favourite activities, or explore the season’s themes: Gardening, Writes of Spring, Wellness, and Business. 

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Published on: 2023-03-16

Regina Public Library supports employment in Regina’s nonprofit sector

Regina Public Library (RPL), in partnership with Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Studies Network (NVSSN) at Luther College at the University of Regina, is hosting a Nonprofit Career Fair and panel discussion Thursday March 9. This double event offers Reginans at the beginning of their careers the chance to understand the nonprofit sector, where there is much opportunity to grow as a professional.

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Published on: 2023-03-07

RPL Film Theatre partners with One Book One Province to celebrate Indigenous Filmmakers

RPL Film Theatre is proud to partner with the Saskatchewan Library Association in celebration of Michelle Good’s Five Little Indians, the 2023 One Book One Province selection. As part of the month-long activities, RPL Film Theatre presents a special series of films that address the ongoing legacy of the residential school system. 

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Published on: 2023-03-02

Exploring the South Asian diaspora through fashion and style at Dunlop Art Gallery

The new Dunlop Art Gallery (Sherwood Village Branch) exhibition ritual intimacies paints a cross-cultural picture of radical possibilities.  

Guest curated by Winnipeg-based curator and scholar Noor Bhangu, ritual intimacies features the work of Toronto-based artist Meera Sethi, asking critical questions about the 

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Published on: 2023-02-16

Library board welcomes new Chair, board members

Longtime Regina Public Library Board of Directors member Marj Gavigan was voted in as Chair at the 2023 annual general meeting on Tuesday night.

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Published on: 2023-01-26

Dunlop Art Gallery explores queer life and histories through art

Dunlop Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of new group exhibition the excess is ritual. Guest curated by Winnipeg-based curator and scholar Noor Bhangu, the show considers what it means to centre queer and relational practices, pleasures, and desires in art.

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Published on: 2023-01-19

Five Little Indians among top reads for 2022

Saskatchewan author Michelle Good’s Five Little Indians was in high demand with Regina Public Library readers in 2022, placing among the library’s Top Ten list for fiction titles.

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Published on: 2023-01-05

Cannes Lion roars back into RPL Film Theatre this November!

RPL Film Theatre is pleased to welcome back the Cannes Lions Awards for Best Commercials for two screenings on November 4 and 5 at 7 PM. Presented annually since 1954, the Cannes Lions are the most prestigious international creative communications awards in the advertising and communication industry. 

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Published on: 2022-10-28

Regina Public Library supports financial literacy with month-long free speaker series 

Regina Public Library (RPL) will host a free speaker series for Financial Literacy Month in November. As part of RPL’s commitment to support Regina’s financial literacy and economic development, thirteen programs highlighting a wide variety of topics will be featured throughout the month.  
 

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Published on: 2022-10-26

RPL celebrates local immigrant entrepreneurs for Small Business Week

Small Business Week is a national celebration of entrepreneurs and their contribution to Canada’s economy. Regina Public Library (RPL) will be hosting a weeklong series of events and education workshops to support and celebrate with the local business community, shining a spotlight on the challenges and successes of Regina’s immigrant entrepreneurs.

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Published on: 2022-10-12

Regina Public Library recognizes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with talk by author Lisa Bird-Wilson

Regina Public Library (RPL) will host an in-person event to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at 12:00 pm on Friday, September 30, at Central Library, 2311 12th Avenue. The free, drop-in event will also be streamed live via YouTube, for those who prefer to attend online.

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Published on: 2022-09-27

New Central Library a must for downtown Regina

The best way to renew Central Library is to construct a new building at the same location.

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Published on: 2022-09-07

Queen City Marathon Speaker Chris Koch encourages Reginans to rethink limitations

Regina Public Library (RPL) welcomes marathoner and motivational speaker Chris Koch to Regina for an empowering talk at 6:00pm on Thursday, September 8 at Central Library, 2311 – 12th Avenue, Regina.

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Published on: 2022-08-30