Opening Hours
Hays Public Library Hours

Sunday Closed

Monday 2:00pm - 5:30 pm

Tuesday 9:00am - 6:00pm

Wednesday 12:00pm - 7:30pm

Thursday 10:00am - 6:00pm

Friday Closed

Saturday Closed

Location

Hays Public Library

210 2 Ave Hays AB T0K 1B0

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Membership

Chinook Arch Regional Library System card holders have access to nearly 1,000,000 physical items, over 30,000 downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, and movies, 20,000 digital magazines and newspapers, and online courses.

Items at any library in the system can be delivered to your local library by placing a hold. Items borrowed at one library can be returned at any Chinook Arch member library.

Visit your local library to sign up for a library card, or sign up for an eCard online!

Membership Fees

  • Library memberships are free for Hamlet of Hays residents

Lending Periods

  • Print materials: loaned for 3 weeks, with four renewals
  • DVDs and videotapes: loaned for 7 days, with four renewals

Renewing Your Membership

Click here for information on renewing your library card.

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eCard FAQs
Chinook Arch member libraries have varying membership fees, and set their own loan periods, renewal limits, and overdue fines for library materials. Your home library is assigned based on your home address. Find your library from this list and visit their website for more information.Chinook Arch Regional Library System serves 33 public libraries in 41 member municipalities across Southern Alberta. You must be a resident of a Chinook Arch member municipality and 18 years of age or older to apply for an eCard.Fill out the eCard Registration form.You will have instant access to all library resources including ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, online courses and research databases. You can also place holds online.Yes. To start borrowing physical items, visit your nearest Chinook Arch member library and present your eCard number and ID to a staff member. You can get a physical library card by visiting your nearest Chinook Arch member library and presenting your eCard number and ID to a staff member. Your original eCard number that was assigned to you online will change to a physical card number.  If you change your eCard to a physical library card at a Chinook Arch member library, your accounts will need to be merged to retain access to your holds, borrowed items, and online services. To merge your accounts, contact membersupport@chinookarch.caSome of the possible reasons for an error are an already existing account, misspelt street names, etc. Please visit your nearest Chinook Arch member library and talk to staff, or email ecard@chinookarch.ca for help registering online.Some addresses cannot be verified. If this is the case, visit your nearest Chinook Arch member library and talk to staff, or email ecard@chinookarch.ca for help registering online.Your security settings may be blocking the email. Please check your spam/junk mail folder.No. Please contact your library immediately to report your lost or stolen card. You will need to replace it in person at your Chinook Arch member library.Yes, you can! Please visit our Renew Your Library Card page.
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Print Disability Resources

Print Disabilities

If you have impairments of sight or hearing, the inability to hold or manipulate a book, or a disability relating to reading comprehension, you can ask your local library staff about being registered as a patron with print disabilities. Chinook Arch offers library patrons with print disabilities access to information in formats including:

  • Large print books
  • Audiobooks
  • DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) CDs
  • ebooks with resizable text
  • Descriptive video
  • Braille

Additional materials can be accessed from the National Network of Equitable Library Service (NNELS) and the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA).

NNELS

The National Network of Equitable Library Service maintains an online collection of downloadable audiobooks and other accessible formats. Once you are registered with your library as a patron with print disabilities, you can download free content from the NNELS catalogue.

Getting Started with NNELS

CELA

The Centre for Equitable Library Access maintains a collection of books, magazines, newspapers, videos, audiobooks, and ebooks in accessible formats. To register as a CELA patron, ask for help at your home library or register here. Once you are registered, you can download titles to your computer or mobile device, download books to a DAISY player, or receive audio CDs, Braille books, or described movies through the mail.

Getting Started with CELA

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LOTE4Kids
An orange and white owl with glasses perches on a sign reading "LOTE 4 Kids: Storytime in your language."

LOTE4Kids is a library eresource that allows kids to enjoy the magic of digital books in many languages from around the world, including sign language. Each book has an English translation to help develop multilingual reading and listening skills. 

Enjoy the stories, learn to read more fluently, and enhance your understanding of other languages! New books and languages are being added regularly.
LOTE4Kids is available as a website or an app. 

If prompted to search for your library, enter "Chinook Arch."

Sign in with your library barcode. 

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Micro-Libraries
Book lockers that are located in Waterton and Piikani, which allow residents to access library services where no library currently exists.

There are currently two micro-libraries in the Chinook Arch region. These micro-libraries are an automated lending library, also known as a book locker. 

Piikani Micro-Library

Located at 1605 Hwy 786 in Brocket. In the same building as the Canada Post office.

Waterton Micro-Library

Located at 209 Fountain Avenue in Waterton (south vestibule)

Can you use the Micro-Libraries? 

Anyone with a Chinook Arch library card can use the micro-libraries!

If you live in Waterton or Piikani for even part of the year, you qualify for Chinook Arch library membership.

Need Help? 

If you have trouble using the book locker, please contact Chinook Arch.

Staff is available to help Monday to Friday, 8:30-4:30, except on holidays. 

About the Micro-Libraries

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TumbleBooks

Explore hundreds of children’s e-books – fully animated with sound, music, and narration. This collection also includes games, National Geographic videos, and language learning activities in English, French, and Spanish.

The TumbleBooks Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books in English, Spanish, and French – just for kids! Search by subject, language, or reading level to access hundreds of ebooks that are fully animated with sound, music, and narration. The TumbleBooks Library also includes educational videos produced by National Geographic, puzzles and games, and language learning activities.

     

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Pronunciator

Interactive lessons to help you learn a new language, including self-directed activities, teacher-led conversation classes, and pronunciation practice.

Pronunciator's straightforward approach teaches language skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cultural understanding. Choose from over 80 languages, and learn at your own pace or with the support of live, instructor-led lessons. 

Use the Bluebird app on smart devices to learn new languages with audiobooks

Pronunciator's app is called Bluebird.  Download it below. 

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Newspaper Archive

Click here to access Newspaper Archive

Newspaper Archive is a collection of online newspaper archives from Alberta, including older issues of the Lethbridge Herald and Medicine Hat Times.

If you want to bookmark this resource in your browser, you'll need to bookmark this webpage, rather than the Newspaper Archive webpage you are directed to. 

To read current newspapers online, please visit PressReader.

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Southern Alberta Newspaper Collection

Digital copies of historical newspapers from regional communities including Lethbridge, Cardston, Magrath, Fort Macleod, Blood Reserve, Milk River, and Granum.

The Southern Alberta Newspaper Collection is a free resource courtesy of the University of Lethbridge Library Digitization Team.

It contains digitally archived copies of the following historical newspapers: Alberta Star, Barons Enterprise, Barons Globe, Cardston News, Cardston Record, Granum Adverister, Granum Herald, Granum News, Granum Press, Granum Times, Kainai News, Lethbridge News, Macleod Advertiser, Macleod Chronicle, Macleod Gazette, Macleod News, Macleod Spectator, Magrath Pioneer, Milk River Review & Sun Dance Echo. 

Print, save, or download single pages or entire issues of newspaper content as images or PDFs.

Back issues of The Lethbridge Herald

Lethbridge Herald (1905-1948)

Lethbridge Herald (1948-1963)

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SOLARO

SOLARO is a homework help website based on the Alberta curriculum. It offers study help and exam prep for grades 3 to 12. Create an account, work through course lessons, reviews, and quizzes, and improve your grades! 

Now with easy login with library card number and PIN!

For students grades 3-12:

  • Anytime access, in-home and online
  • Notes and flashcards
  • Practice quizzes
  • Stars and avatars for motivation

For Parents

  • Detailed progress reports
  • Automatic updates available

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