Friends of Strathcona County Library Society

06/08/2026

We are so grateful to have received a grant from County Clothes-Line Foundation Sherwood Park. This generous grant will help us support the Strathcona County Library Summer Reading Challenge with book prizes.

05/22/2026

Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be ✨📖

05/20/2026

Looking for a reading challenge while you wait for Strathcona County Library's summer reading challenges?

Our Book Bingo is running now through the end of 2026! If you didn’t grab a bingo card at our Book Swap & Social, you can still join in, there’s lots of time to play.

Complete rows for entries to win, with bonus entries for a full board! Open to both kids and adults.

Whether you want to try a new genre, discover a new favourite author, or get out of a reading rut, Book Bingo is a fun way to mix up your reading life.

Get your book bingo here: https://friendsscl.ca/book-bingo/

05/11/2026

We'll see you there!

One week from today! Look for us in Rooms 2, 3 & 4 in the Community Centre, from 9:30AM until 4:30PM. Next Saturday, May 16 -- we can't wait to see you!

04/23/2026

Writer friends: the Writers Foundation of Strathcona County is hosting their annual Writers Conference Saturday, May 2. There's still time to register!

Take a sneak peek at the session presenters (including the Library's writer-in-residence!)

Alison McBain - Multi-genre author, associate editor ScribesMICRO
David Berry - Library Writer-in-Residence, non-fiction author
Mila Philipzig - Bi-lingual, Ph.D., children's author
Mike Deregowski - Multi-genre author, actor, musician

Learn New Writing Techniques, Hear Stories from other Writers, Share in the Fun of Writing. Snack and Refreshments Provided.

04/22/2026

We're back to our board member spotlights, introducing the people behind Friends through the books they love.

You'll likely recognize Wendy, who currently serves as our Past President after leading Friends as President from 2023-2025. During her time in the role, she played a key part in revitalizing Friends with her ideas, energy, and sheer force of will.

Get to know Wendy a little better here: https://friendsscl.ca/new-chapters/

04/12/2026

THANK YOU, FRIENDS! 💛

Our 2nd Annual Book Swap & Social was a huge success, and it’s all thanks to you.

It was such a lovely afternoon filled with book swaps, great conversations, and a shared love of reading. We loved seeing so many of you connecting over books, enjoying snacks, and making the most of the space. All while little ones stayed busy with their own books, crafts, and games (win-win).

Thank you to everyone who attended, purchased tickets, bought bookmarks and stickers, made donations, and cheered us on. And a special thank you to our incredible sponsors and volunteers who helped bring this event to life, we truly couldn’t do it without you.

We’d love to hear your feedback for next year, send us a DM or comment to let us know how we can make it even better!

Here's a sample of some photos from our photographer.

We'll eventually have more on our website and uncropped (thanks Instagram) so stay tuned!

04/12/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to our 2nd Annual Book Swap & Social and a big thank you to our sponsors and volunteers! We appreciate you all so much 💛

We hope you had a great time and we welcome any feedback for next year. Comment or DM us so we know what we can do to make it even better.

Photos to come! Our volunteer photographer was busy today.

04/09/2026

We have so much to be grateful for 🥰

We have already had amazing support for our 2nd Annual Book Swap & Social with coffee and cookie donations from Roasti Coffee company and Confetti Sweets (two of Sherwood Park's best) but also with raffle prize donations from Lavender & Lace Boutique, 70 Acre Brew Co., Riveted By Design, Muscle Elements Health & Wellness, Kyle Kasawski NDP and even more!

We're sharing some of our raffle prizes as a sneak peek. Each adult ticket comes with 2 raffle prize entries but additional ones can be purchased for $5.

Okay we have to break down some of these highlights.

1. Lavender & Lace donated not 1 new Lucy Score book, but 3! In this economy!? Have we mentioned how grateful we are yet? Along with a "Books are Better than People" glass tumbler, and SO much more!

2. 70 Acre donated branded swag, beer and a gift card. Mmm beer. Have you had their new dessert pretzels yet?? 🤤

3. This basket is thanks to a private donor and Riveted by Design. Wait until you see their handmade leather journals, they are gorgeous! 😍 We also have a handmade "Just One more Chapter" pottery mug (because we've all been there), a reading shirt, a Friends tote and even more reading goodies!

4. Muscle Element's package includes a 1 hour massage and more! After all the planning for this event, there may be some stiff competition for this one between the board members.

We still have 5 more raffle prizes so don't miss out. We hope to see you Saturday.

Don't forget to get your tickets. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/friendsofstrathconacountylibrarysociety/2088443