Lafleche Public Library

05/21/2026

ARE YOU OUR NEXT SASKATCHEWAN POET LAUREATE?

We are seeking a new Poet Laureate for a two-year term (August 1, 2026 – July 31, 2028).

The Saskatchewan Poet Laureate is an ambassador for the literary community in Saskatchewan and engages communities and organizations across the province in poetry initiatives or readings.

Deadline to apply: June 10. Applications guidelines can be found here: https://skwriter.com/events-and-workshops/call-for-applications-for-saskatchewan-poet-laureate-3

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05/21/2026

05/21/2026

05/21/2026

Are you a woman interested in firefighting? This could be the session for you!

Regina Fire and Protective Services is hosting a women's career information session on Saturday, May 30 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Participants must be 14 or older.

This hands-on workshop gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the job. You’ll meet some of our incredible women firefighters and learn about their day-to-day work. You'll get a chance to suit up in real firefighting gear and experience a variety of training situations.

Please register to participate: http://bit.ly/3PUxOl4

05/21/2026

Library will be closed today due to me feeling ill. Yvonne will open tomorrow at 9:30-5pm to take care of you.

05/20/2026

Calling all writers 60+! This is your chance to let your creativity shine by sharing your original poetry, short stories, reminiscence or another creative topic of your choosing. All participants will be entered into a prize draw for one of three $75 McNally Robinson gift cards.

To learn more about how to submit your writing, guidelines and submission deadline, visit our website: https://saskatoonlibrary.ca/events/older-adults-writing-challenge/ ‎

05/20/2026

We are now accepting submissions for the 2026 John V. Hicks Long Manuscript Award in Literary Nonfiction.

This award contest accepts unpublished full-length literary nonfiction manuscripts. Prose submissions are welcome in, but are not limited to, these creative nonfiction subgenres: memoir, biography, historical investigation, literary journalism, political commentary, social or cultural criticism and essays that are personal, lyric or narrative. We will not accept nonfiction work that is technical or instructional work, conventional newspaper reportage or nonfiction work characterized by a neutral (so-called objective) third-person perspective.

Prizes are:
1st place: $1,000
2nd place: $650
3rd place: $350

Application guidelines can be found here: https://skwriter.com/events-and-workshops/call-for-submissions---2026-john-v-hicks-manuscript-award-in-literary-nonfiction

Deadline to submit: June 23 by 11:59pm.

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05/20/2026

Introducing Collective Studios, performing at Arts of Celebration 2026 on Monday, May 25, 2026, at the Conexus Arts Centre - Jacqui Shumiatcher Room! Tickets are available at https://artsofcelebration.eventbrite.ca.

Collective Studios is a home for Regina's adult dance community, offering performance opportunities for ALL levels in a welcoming and empowering atmosphere. At this studio you can take classes, sign up for performance opportunities, and even train alongside professional performers. Styles include Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Heels, Soca, Showgirl Cabaret, and so much more! They are thrilled to bring their dancers and instructors to perform at this amazing event!

Dancers:
Dian Dela Santa
Alyssa Hendry
Madison Chadwick
Amina Egag
Rebecca Bzdell
Sydney Hunt

05/20/2026

The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is now receiving nominations for the 2026 Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award for Literary Excellence.

This $10,000 award is given to a Saskatchewan writer who has written a substantial body of literary work and has made a significant impact on writing in the province.

Nominations for this award must be received by midnight Monday, June 15, 2026. Late nominations will not be accepted.

Guidelines can be found here: https://skwriter.com/events-and-workshops/call-for-nominations-for-the-2026-cheryl-and-henry-kloppenburg-award-for-literary-excellence

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05/20/2026

Join us for our June Native Prairie Speaker Series Webinar!
Paved Paradise: The Ecological Impacts of Our Planet's Highway System
Tuesday June 9th, 2026 at 12:00pm MT
Speaker: Ben Goldfarb, Environmental Journalist
Register Free: https://shorturl.at/78MTj
This presentation is FREE! Tune in from anywhere! Everyone welcome!
About this Webinar: Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they’re practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as alien forces of death and disruption. More than a million animals are killed by cars each day in the U.S. alone; creatures from antelope to salmon are losing their ability to migrate in search of food and mates; and the very noise of traffic chases songbirds from vast swaths of habitat. Today road ecologists are seeking to blunt that destruction through innovative solutions. Conservationists are building bridges for California’s mountain lions and tunnels for English toads, engineers are deconstructing the labyrinth of logging roads that web national forests, and community organizers are working to undo the havoc highways have wreaked upon American cities. In his talk, Ben Goldfarb will discuss the ecological harms wrought by transportation and the movement to redress them — and how we can create a better, safer world for all living beings.

Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan’s Native Prairie Speaker Series is a monthly webinar about prairie conservation or species at risk.