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Saskatoon Library collecting items for Pandemic Archive
The Saskatoon Library has a COVID-19 archive underway to remember this very extraordinary time of what life was like in Saskatoon during the pandemic. Special Collections Librarian Stevie Horn says th...
Jun 13, 2020
Saskatoon Public Library to begin pickup service Monday
If you are one of many people in Saskatoon who have been missing your trip to the library, you can now access materials in a modified manner. Libraries in the province have been shut down since the CO...
Jun 11, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Having problems through the pandemic? Some help may be a phone call away
A simple phone call can go a long way. That's why the Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) and the Saskatoon Open Door Society (SODS) have partnered on a new initiative, called "Phone Buddy." The program al...
Jun 10, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Location chosen for new Saskatoon library
A location has been chosen for the planned new library in downtown Saskatoon. The Saskatoon Public Library has purchased a plot of land on the west side of Second Avenue North, between 24th Street and...
Apr 07, 2020 The downtown Frances Morrison Library, and the Dr. Freda Ahenakew Library on Avenue K South will remain closed to the public until April 13. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
City to look into 'building heritage status' following Frances Morrison request
The Frances Morrison Library could receive Saskatoon's 'Building Heritage Status,' but the city needs to find out more about the listing first. The decision came Tuesday morning at the Standing Policy...
Feb 11, 2020 The downtown Frances Morrison Library, and the Dr. Freda Ahenakew Library on Avenue K South will remain closed to the public until April 13. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
New central library approved with $20 million knocked off price tag
Saskatoon City Council has approved Saskatoon Public Library's (SPL) operations budget, along with the new central library for a smaller borrowing cost. Councillor Darren Hill's motion of allowing SPL...
Nov 25, 2019 Saskatoon Public Library's CEO Carol Cooley and Board Chair Lisa Erickson plead their case for the Saskatoon Public Library budget at deliberations on November 25, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
TCU Place asking council for new convention centre
As Saskatoon city council's budget deliberations near, another big ticket item has been added to the list of projects that could be funded. TCU Place's board of directors is officially requesting coun...
Nov 21, 2019
Saskatoon downtown library plan questioned, call for "less expensive and smaller facility"
Saskatoon City Councillor Troy Davies is looking for the library board to find a "less expensive and smaller" option than the proposed $154 million project. Part of Tuesday's committee meeting include...
Nov 13, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Library looking for $152.7 million for new central library construction in budget
Saskatoon Public Library's (SPL) new central library construction was a big chunk of the Capital Investment's in Wednesday's budget. The project, totaling $152.7 million, is broken down into five part...
Oct 31, 2019
'Quite a lot of work' lies ahead for library after delivery of business case
Saskatoon Public Library's (SPL) proposed $154 million-centralized library took a step back Monday, as council voted unanimously to look for more information about the business case SPL presented. Lib...
Sep 24, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
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