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Greetings, Dragon Readers! We're officially kicking off the 2026/2027 Reading Dragons season on October 19 with our launch party! Join us for fun and crafts, hang out with friends, and celebrate all things reading and dragon-y.

🔥There are three sessions available: one for children 6-8 years of age, one for children 8-10 years of age, and one for children and youth 10 and over. Registration is required, and can be completed at the links below.

🐲If you're interested in signing up for Reading Dragons, you can do so at the front desk and begin your reading journey! Learn more about Reading Dragons here 👉 https://www.banfflibrary.ab.ca/event-description/reading-dragons

🐉READING DRAGONS LAUNCH PARTY, SESSION ONE
10 - 11:30AM
For children 6 - 8 years old
Registration: https://www.banfflibrary.ab.ca/Events-Calendar/2026/10.-october/reading-dragons-launch-party-ages-6-8?id=1792425600-1140947

🐲READING DRAGONS LAUNCH PARTY, SESSION TWO
1 - 2:30PM
For children 8 -10 years old
Registration: https://www.banfflibrary.ab.ca/Events-Calendar/2026/10.-october/reading-dragons-launch-party-ages-8-10?id=1792436400-1141114

🔥READING DRAGONS LAUNCH PARTY, SESSION THREE
3 - 4:30PM
For children and youth 10+
Registration: https://www.banfflibrary.ab.ca/Events-Calendar/2026/10.-october/reading-dragons-launch-party-ages-10?id=1792443600-1141412

#banffpubliclibrary #readingdragons by @banffpubliclibrary

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📣This week at the Library📣

Happy Thanksgiving! Don't forget we will be closed on Monday, October 12, for the holiday. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday!

📚TUESDAY: Baby Storytime (Baby & Toddler programming; drop-in, 10:30 - 11AM)

🔠SATURDAY: Once Upon an Alphabet (Family programming, drop-in; 9:30 - 10:30AM)

See all our upcoming programming here 👉 https://www.banfflibrary.ab.ca/Events-Calendar

#banffpubliclibrary #townofbanff by @banffpubliclibrary

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Thanks for joining us for Reading with Royalty last Saturday! We had an absolute blast with King Neptune, enjoying stories, songs, and more. Thank you to @banffpride for helping organize Reading with Royalty with us 🌈 by @banffpubliclibrary

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🥧Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!📚

From all of us at the Library, we wish you a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones. We will be open regular hours on Saturday and Sunday (11AM - 5PM), and will be closed on the holiday Monday. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday (10AM - 7PM).

This year, we're thankful for our amazing community and the support you've shown! Thank you for helping make the Library the place that it is 📚

What are you thankful for this year?

#banffpubliclibrary #townofbanff by @banffpubliclibrary

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Thank you everyone who came to 'The Librarians' last Thursday! It was incredible to see the community support this very important documentary, learn, and ask questions before and after. It was an eye-opening documentary, and has reinforced how important the freedom to read is.

A very special thank you to the @luxcinemabanff for hosting, Alexandra from the @banffcentre for helping promote and organize, and our Library Board members for advocating, answering questions, and supporting the showing. This event was such a success because of so many!

If you want to learn how you can support the Library, you can check out our Friends of the Library page here 👉 https://www.banfflibrary.ab.ca/About-Us2/support-the-library/friends-of-the-library

#banffpubliclibrary #townofbanff by @banffpubliclibrary

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8 days ago

It's Pride Week and Fire Prevention Week, and the dragons are celebrating! Sparky and Prism are decked out in their colourful best for this week (and until the end of Reading Dragons), to share the joy and knowledge of both these weeks 🌈🔥

Dragon Readers, have you collected Prism and Sparky yet?

Learn more about Reading Dragons here 👉https://www.banfflibrary.ab.ca/event-description/reading-dragons by @banffpubliclibrary

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📣TRACpac services are back online!📣

You may have already noticed, but TRACpac+ and the TRACpac app are back up and running again. Thank you everyone for your patience with the upgrade!

As the system gets back to normal, there may still be some hiccups; please be aware you may run into some issues.

Some things to keep in mind:
📕 You will need to sign back into your TRACpac app using your credentials (library card barcode number and password) before placing holds and/or viewing your account in the app again.
📗 The system is still updating all of the items that were checked out before or during the outage, and items that were returned shortly before or during the outage. As such, you may have items on your account that were already returned, or items that were checked out that aren't on your account yet. This should resolve soon, but please be patient as the backlog is worked through.
📘 You may receive notifications for holds or overdues that you have already taken out or returned. This is due to the system catching up, and can likely be disregarded, provided the items have been returned. If you are returning an item that was on hold and checked out during the outage, feel free to let us know so we can direct the item on to the next patron.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out! Thanks again, and happy reading 📖 by @banffpubliclibrary

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🗣️Get LOUD for libraries this Canadian Library Month!

This year, Canadian Libraries Month's theme is Loud for Libraries! Libraries do so much for a community, including offering reading materials for all ages, physical item lending, programming, and offering a space for people to gather with their friends. Libraries are awesome!

In a time when materials and library spaces are facing growing challenges on many levels, it's more important than ever to support your local library. Getting your own library card is the easiest way! You can come in to the Library to register, or begin the process online here 👉 https://www.banfflibrary.ab.ca/Library-Card/Your-Library-Card/register-for-library-card

If you want to support in other ways, there are lots of options: join our Library Board (we currently have a vacancy open!), become a Friend of the Library (learn more below!), learn about some of our programming and physical literacy fundraising goals, or write a letter to your local and/or provincial governments. Share your library love and help ensure your library stays great!

Apply to be part of our Library Board here 👉 https://banff.ca/317/Banff-Public-Library-Board

Learn more about our Friends of the Library here 👉 https://www.banfflibrary.ab.ca/About-Us2/support-the-library/friends-of-the-library

How do you get loud for your library?? by @banffpubliclibrary

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📚The Banff Public Library Board is looking for a new member!

The Banff Public Library Board is an important part of Library governance, creating policies and working with the Library Director to ensure our Library is best serving our community. It's important to have Board members from different parts of our community, so that we have as many diverse voices and perspectives as possible.

If you're interested in applying to the Board, you can do so at the link below; applications will be taken until Friday, October 9th!

Apply here 👉https://banff.ca/317/Banff-Public-Library-Board by @banffpubliclibrary

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📣This week at the Library📣

Bow Valley Endo Warriors and YWCA Women's Circle happen this week on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively! Both programs require registration, but are completely free to attend - learn more at their links below.

📚TUESDAY: Baby Storytime (Baby & Toddler programming; drop-in, 10:30 - 11AM)

🌸TUESDAY: Bow Valley Endo Warriors Peer-led Support Group with Guest Presenter Brheigh Grant (Adult programming, hosted by Bow Valley Endo Warriors Support Group; registration required, 7:15 - 8:45PM): https://www.banfflibrary.ab.ca/Events-Calendar/2026/10.-october/bow-valley-endo-warriors-peer-led-support-group-with-guest-presenter-brheigh-grant?id=1791335700-1137107

☀️WEDNESDAY: YWCA Women's Circle - Suncatcher Workshop (Adult programming, hosted by YWCA Banff; registration required, 5 - 7PM): https://ywcabanff.ca/programs-services/womens-circle-registration/

🔠SATURDAY: Once Upon an Alphabet (Family programming, drop-in; 9:30 - 10:30AM)

See all our upcoming programming here 👉 https://www.banfflibrary.ab.ca/Events-Calendar

#banffpubliclibrary #townofbanff by @banffpubliclibrary

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🐉Welcome back, Dragon Readers, to another season of Reading Dragons!🐉

Starting October 2nd, our new dragons will be ready to take flight with you on your 2026/2027 reading journey. Come by the front desk at the Library to collect your new Reading Tracker and pick your first card to start!

Meet our new dragons for October:
🔥SPARKY: dazzling, fun loving, and just a little zappy, our new Fire element dragon is celebrating Fire Prevention Week.
🌲LYALLII: this new Earth element dragon starts green and turns golden, just like our beautiful larches!
💧PRISM: Bold, colourful, and full of joy, our new Water element dragon is celebrating Banff Pride.
💨AERIS: a new season has brought a new dragon type! This year, Air element dragons have joined our collection, with Aeris being our very first.
📚QUILL: October is Canadian Library Month, and our October Special dragon celebrates all the wonderful things about libraries!

All these dragons will be available starting October 2nd, with Quill being available until the end of October while the four elemental dragons will be available until the end of the 2026/2027 season.

For new readers, you can collect your Reading Dragons packet when you sign up at the front desk. For returning readers, you just need to get your new Reading Tracker (but if you need a new card duotang, let us know!) before continuing your Reading Dragons journey.

🐲Ready to learn more? Check out our Reading Dragons page here 👉 https://www.banfflibrary.ab.ca/event-description/reading-dragons by @banffpubliclibrary

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Celebrate Alberta Public Libraries Day of Action with our showing of 'The Librarians' this Thursday, October 1! Join us at the @luxcinemabanff for a FREE screening of the Emmy award-winning documentary; almost half of available tickets have been reserved, so be sure to get yours soon!

Directed by Kim A. Snyder, the documentary follows librarians in Texas, Florida, and elsewhere within the United States as they unite to fight censorship and defend intellectual freedom. The film was recently awarded the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.

Reserve your free ticket on the LUX Cinema website, or follow the link here👉https://www.luxbanff.com/movie/the-librarians

Thank you to the LUX for hosting this screening!

Learn more about 'The Librarians' here 👉 https://thelibrariansfilm.com/ by @banffpubliclibrary

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