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Creative Explorers: Stand-Up Comedy with Cory Mack!
In this one-hour workshop, kids ages 6 to 12 will learn the basics of stand-up comedy from professional comedian, Cory Mack.
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Online | July 22 | 4:15 pm
In this one-hour workshop, kids ages 6 to 12 will learn the basics of stand-up comedy from professional comedian, Cory Mack.
Central Library | July 25 | 9:30 am
Join us for the opening ceremonies of the 35th Annual Historic Calgary Week. This year will feature 82 presentations, walks and community visits throughout Chinook Country occurring between July 25th and August 4th.
Memorial Park Library | July 29 | 6:30 pm
Evaluating historic sites and promoting public awareness of our shared heritage has been the work of Heritage Calgary for 25 years, proudly preserving the precious.
Central Library | August 1 | 2:30 pm
Join Sarah Meilleur, CEO for Calgary Public Library, for a talk about five moments in the library's history which define its ongoing history of innovation, equity, and growth.
Central Library | August 2 | 11:30 am
Join us for a mini film series highlighting Black Life and History in Alberta and Canada curated by The Prairie Place-Ancestors Collective ℅ Swallow-A-Bicycle Society.
Adults
Whether you are looking for tools to actively identify and oppose racism or want to read the lived experiences of others, the list below will provide a widespread look at the effects of systemic racism and oppression.
Kids grades K-3
It's a bird, it's a plane! No, it's a list of picture books for kids in kindergarten to grade three all about things that fly.
Young Adults
Here are the fairytales from your childhood...but reimagined.
Kids Grades K-6
This list of books will help you learn about anti-racism. The titles on this list are both fiction and non-fiction, and appropriate for ages 5-12.
Babies and Toddlers
Spring is just around the corner! What better way to celebrate this change in season by sharing books about spring babies with your little ones?
Kids Grades 4-6
Celebrate Earth Day with titles that will inspire kids in grades 4 – 6 to help care for the Earth.
Indigenous
Celebrate the diversity of Indigenous cultures with books by First Nations, Métis and Inuit authors.
Teens
Enjoy the books with daggers on the cover and love or kill in the story.
Indigenous
These Indigenous writers envision a future beyond the apocalypse, whether it is an imagined, historical, or real world.