The Saskatoon Construction Association penned a letter to Saskatoon Public Library’s board of trustees, saying it hoped more weight would be given to local companies during the procurement process.

Saskatoon Public Library CEO Carol Cooley said the new downtown library will embody local First Nation and Métis identities as the design team is announced.

Although late fines will be officially eliminated in the new year, Saskatoon Public Library said the measure is in effect now.

The cost of a new downtown central library has come under scrutiny by at least three mayoral candidates in the upcoming municipal election on Nov. 9.

Saskatoon mayoral candidate Rob Norris says now is not the time for a new downtown library due, in part, to the impact of COVID-19 on the city’s finances.

Masks will be required for everyone over the age of nine when Saskatoon Public Library branches start reopening to the public.

The Saskatoon Public Library is trying to identify the female lacrosse players in a photo taken in the 1920s.

Libraries are allowed to reopen on June 29 under Saskatchewan’s reopening plan, but Saskatoon Public Library will remain closed until a later date.

Literature lovers who have been missing the quiet aisles of the Saskatoon Public Library can soon get a contactless compromise.

The Western Development Museum’s digital exhibit documents people’s daily lives during the coronavirus pandemic.