All Library locations are open with modified services.

Book a Space

Meeting rooms are available to book at most libraries

Gather with your peers to share ideas or book some quiet time alone to study or take a call. Room bookings are available at select locations and can be booked up to 30 days in advance.

Book a room for a larger group at any location, or try a smaller space at Bowness, Central, ​Country Hills, Crowfoot, Fish Creek, ​Giuffre Family, Nose Hill, ​Quarry Park, Saddletowne, Seton, Shawnessy, or Village Square libraries for up to three hours per day.

Book a meeting room

A photograph of a meeting room. Rolling chairs surround a black table, and a TV is on the wall in the background. Photograph of a meeting room. There is an orange carpet, and a couple of long tables surrounding them are chairs.

Rooms can be booked when the Library is open, up to 30 minutes before closing.

Exceptions:

  • Early access for bookings that start right when the Library opens is unavailable.
  • Quarry Park Library's Program Room and Meeting Room 1 can be booked outside of Library hours, when the YMCA is open.

Every room is different. Features include:

  • Whiteboards

  • Electrical outlets

  • Audio-visual connections and displays

background image: A photograph of the audio video post-production studio. There is a camera in the shot as well as a green screen.

Creative Studios

Head to Central Library to craft the next great podcast, web series, or video blog. These bookable studios for audio, video, and post-production are self-serve, DIY spaces that can be booked for up to two hours.

Check out our creative studios
background image: A photograph of the Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall. In the photo, the chairs are set up in an auditorium-style format.

If your event has more than 50 attendees, book a large event space.

Host your next event at Central Library, in the Shaikh Family Welcome Gallery, Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall, BMO Financial Group Community Room, or two large meeting rooms.

Browse event spaces at Central Library

Room Use Guidelines

Calgary Public Library meeting rooms can only be booked online or in-person. Requests to book rooms via email or over the phone will be directed to the website.

Use of these spaces is subject to the Calgary Public Library Terms and Conditions of Room Use, the Public Access Network Terms of Use, the Political Use of Library Space Policy, and the Library’s Code of Conduct.