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The Professional Opportunities Development (P.O.D.) Space is a study room equipped to promote digital resources for education and training in the trades, provide free access to technology, and promote jobs and career development opportunities here in Hinton, Alberta.

This initiative is 100% grant-funded through the province of Alberta. The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation allocated funds to be distributed through the Municipal Affairs Public Services Branch (PLSB) as a grant program - the Public Library Grant for Skill development in rural Alberta. The P.O.D. Space was awarded $25,000 from this one-time project funding through PLSB. The provision of these resources to the town of Hinton and surrounding area would not have been possible without this generous funding opportunity.

The target user groups for the P.O.D. Space are:

• people seeking to enter the trades;
• tradespeople preparing to challenge the Red Seal certification exam;
• career organizations and employers in the community;
• people who lack internet or computer access to complete career training or education;
• people seeking to improve their digital literacy skills to accomplish their career development goals on their own;
• and young adults and teenagers who have limited access to career development opportunities elsewhere in Hinton.

However, the P.O.D. Space is open to all members of our community.

All users must have an active library card in good standing! Contact the library to sign up for a free card or check on your account.

What's Available in the P.O.D Space?

• Computer with two curved monitors
  
• Headset with microphone
• Speakers and a webcam
• Laptop
• USB sticks
• Whiteboard
• Career info board
• Office supplies
• Ergonomic office chair
• Zoom Pro
• Adobe
• Microsoft 365

How to Book the P.O.D. Space:

1. Contact the library to book the room - come in person, phone us, or email us. Bookings are available for 2-hour time slots. User can remain in the Space if the room is not requested after that point. It is only available during regular hours.
2. Come to the library at the booked time - being 15 or more minutes late will forfeit your reservation. 
3. Fill out the usage tracking form provided by staff.
4. Use the room for what you need and ask staff any questions you have.

If staff ask you to leave the room after your reservation, please clean up and exit the Space. You may ask to book the room again.

The Library currently offers 3 quiet study rooms available Monday through Friday during open hours. Walk in or contact us to reserve a quiet study room!

Due to an increase in vandalism and misuse of the spaces, we are asking patrons to sign in at the front desk to use the quiet study spaces. Please sign out when you are done using the space, and one of our staff will inspect the room. Library staff will periodically be checking in on the spaces.

Please be aware that a breach of the following conditions could result in temporary or permanent bans from the space:

• No more than five occupants per room
• No cannabis, vaping, smoking, or alcohol is permitted
• Food and drink is limited to closed containers and non-messy/non-odorous items
• Overwhelming odors (i.e. body sprays, perfumes as this is a scent free zone)

 Unfortunately, if these spaces continue to be damaged, we may have to close them off to the public. Thank you for your understanding.

We always have a new scavenger hunt going on every month at the library! Anyone who finds all the hidden images will win a sticker from the front desk! 

Welcome to Hinton Municipal Library's Artist Trading Card Station!

Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) are believed to be created in 1997 in Switzerland when M. Vänçi Stirnemann hosted the first swap event. An ATC is the same size as any other trading card (think Hockey or Pokémon cards) and you can use any medium or supplies to create them. ATCs just need some firmness to them (so they don't bend or break too easily) and must fit into a plastic card protector. You can find out more about ATCs here!

Our ATC Station has a couple guidelines:

• Cards must be 3.5 by 2.5 inches (standard trading card size).
• Cards must be signed with the artist's name and dated on the back of the card. Other information you might wish to include, like town, theme, etc., is up to you.
• If you wish to take a card, you must trade for a card in its place.
• You are welcome to donate as many cards as you wish - you are not obligated to take cards when donating.
• When you donate/trade a card without a protective sleeve please ask the front desk and we will provide one for you.

Drop by the Library to pick up an ATC starter kit to contribute your own cards to our trading station and trade for ATCs created by other artists!