Find a place to study, create, and connect at the Library.
Twelve Library locations have spaces designed just for teens where you can hang out with friends, work on homework, play video games, and explore new interests. Some locations also feature studios and equipment for music, video, art, sewing, photography, robotics, coding, tabletop gaming, and more.
We don't always agree with what we read--but that's kind of the point. Join us in reading one of these YA books that has been challenged or banned in North American institutions--but not at your public library.
These stories are to be happening in the future, and the future is already now!
Love, friendships, dreams, challenges, struggles... all these stories are happening of their school lives.
In need of some late summer escapism? Step into old times and new places with these historical fiction picks for teens
Read about these stories which came from the true crimes.
Enjoy the books with daggers on the cover and love or kill in the story.
Travel through time with characters in these books to the past or to the future.
January 23 is Handwriting Day, and we're celebrating with these YA epistolary novels--that is, novels written in the style of letters or diaries.
Join programs to try new activities, meet people with similar interests, and get involved in hands-on experiences.
Access online tools and resources you can use anytime to research topics, get homework help, learn career strategies or dive deeper into subjects that interest you.
Resources to help you learn the difference between fact and fiction.
Calgary Public Library is committed to providing barrier-free access to information, programs, and events for everyone in our community. Parents and caregivers are responsible for the materials and programs accessed by their children or teens and have a right to choose what is best for themselves and their own family. Read our policy on intellectual freedom.
From art to robots, photography to coding, music to gaming, explore what you love or discover a brand new interest at the Teen Tech Labs. Hang out and get hands-on with support from staff and volunteer mentors at Central, Country Hills, Crowfoot, Forest Lawn, Nose Hill, Saddletowne, Seton, and Shawnessy libraries.
