Your items automatically renew. Your items will automatically renew the morning of their due date. If you receive email notifications from the Library, an email will be sent on the due date to let you know whether the auto-renewal was successful. Most items can be renewed up to four times. You can check the due dates of your items any time by signing into your Library account online. Items may be manually renewed before their due date by signing into your account online or calling 403.262.2928. Interlibrary loans, items that have already been renewed four times, and items on hold for other patrons cannot be renewed.
Read more about "Your items automatically renew."Public bike racks are located on all sides of the building, and bus routes stop on 3 Street SE and on 9 Avenue SE. The closest CTrain stop is City Hall, on both the Red and Blue lines.
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Read more about "Moving to Alberta"Haritha Devulapally Committee membership: Governance; Chair of Audit and Finance Committee Term end: 2025 Haritha’s passion for the library dates back to when she was a child. One of the very first books she picked up at the Calgary Public Library was Matilda , written by Roald Dahl. In that instant she fell in love with reading, and through the Calgary Public Library she had the opportunity to read a vast number of books and publications that helped her succeed in her academics. Haritha believes that the Calgary Public Library is the cornerstone and heart of the Calgary community, promoting empowerment, inclusion, and economic, social, and cultural integration. Haritha looks forward to bringing her financial acumen as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) to make a positive impact on the Calgary Public Library Board.
Read more about "Haritha Devulapally"Looking at art is a personal experience. When looking at art with children, it is important to emphasize that there is no wrong way to interpret it. Everyone sees art differently based on their individual preferences and worldview.Asking thoughtful questions about the art we’re looking at helps us find answers for ourselves, creating a meaningful relationship to the artwork. Inquiry (asking open-ended questions) uses our natural curiosity to help us learn more about the art or object from our unique point of view. This process invites both the caregiver and child to slow down and look more closely. As you look at art together, encourage children to share what they know, sense, and feel. Allowing children to express their thoughts about art helps validate their perspectives and enhances our own experience with the artwork.Here are some examples of questions to ask children when you’re looking at art together. Describe: What do you see? Describe the lines, shapes, colours, textures, objects, people, nature, etc. What materials did the artist use? How did the artist use those materials? Analyze: How is everything put together? Where is your eye drawn to in this image? How did the artist make the image balanced? How does the artist show movement? Is anything repeated? How does the artist show space in the image? Examine: What is the painting about? If you were inside this artwork, what sounds, smells, textures, or tastes would you experience?How does this artwork make you feel? Does it remind you of anything? What is the overall mood of this artwork? Conclude: What do you think? Do you think this is a good work of art, and why? What do you like most? What would you change? Read the recommended titles on our booklist Looking at Art with Children. The collection of non-fiction and fiction titles to get your creative juices flowing.
Read more about "Stories Looking at Art with Children"Learn about these limited-edition cards which feature family photographs of Tsuut’ina artist Glenna Cardinal who was previously denied a Library card before they were made freely accessible to Indigenous communities across Alberta.
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Read more about "Caretakers of the Land"Does your student like to know how things work? Let them explore the world of technology and engineering with this curated guide of digital resources for learning, building, and experimenting. Use your free Library membership to access these great apps and resources in our Digital Library. No Library card? No problem. Sign up for free online and start using it now. Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks Online Find full-text eBooks for learners of all ages in the Gale Virtual Reference Library on subjects including coding, business, science, and travel. Help your kids learn the tech behind cyber scams to avoid phishing, smishing, identity theft, and other hacks with the eBook Coding for Digital Security by Patricia Harris. (Ages 10+) Data, logic, conditionals, and Raspberry Pi; learn coding and brush up on your computer skills with 36 always-available eBooks in the Coding for Youth section. (Ages 8 – 12) Kanopy Kanopy is a free video streaming app with more than just movies and TV – you'll find lots of courses and educational content for all ages as well. Bridges! Buildings! Cathedrals! Domes! Watch the 24-part series Understanding the World’s Greatest Structures to inspire your budding engineer or architect. (Ages 10 – 12) World Book Online for Kids World Book Online for Kids is an online learning platform developed for young users. Children can explore a variety of topics in easy-to-read articles, images, and videos. You can also solve puzzles while learning fun facts or try out experiments. Make your own aerofoil, vacuum, turbine, or find out how boats float with the science experiments in the Machinery category under Science Projects.
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Read more about "'A wealth of literary works and secondary source materials'"After years of discrimination, threats, and violence because of their sexual orientation, Boban Stojanovic and his partner fled Serbia in October 2016 and claimed refugee protection in Canada. As they adjusted to life as newcomers in Calgary, they began to hear a common question.“Everyone kept saying ‘have you been to the library?’” says Boban, a prominent Serbian human rights activist and key organizer of the Belgrade Pride Parade. “We were like, ‘OK, but why?’ In our culture, you don’t often go to the library. It’s not such an important institution in the everyday lives of people.”At the time, the couple were anxiously awaiting a government hearing to determine if they would be granted refugee status in Canada. Boban describes that period in their lives as a stressful grey zone. “You are in some kind of limbo,” he says. “You can’t make any concrete plan because you don’t know what will happen with you.”Looking for something to take their minds off the looming hearing, the couple heeded the advice they’d repeatedly heard from insistent Calgarians: visit the library. The newcomers walked to nearby Nose Hill Library and asked about becoming members.Boban remembers nervously unfolding his refugee claimant document, the lone piece of identification he had. To his surprise, a Library employee politely handed the paper back and explained that just his full name and address were required for a free Library card.“In Serbia, everything is very bureaucratic,” Boban says. “Here, this institution is open.”‘I belong here’Boban's new plastic Library card felt significant. “This was the first official proof I belong here. I am part of this system. I have some roots in this country,” he says.The card also made him feel equal. “In that moment, I was like every other Calgarian,” he says. “They became a member the same way I became a member.”In awe of the fact one person could borrow 99 books, Boban began to explore books at Nose Hill Library. “Having the opportunity to find all those books was something that really gave me hope,” Boban says. “You must have something to occupy your mind.”As he waited for the upcoming hearing, Boban found a sense of sanctuary at Nose Hill Library. He’d read coffee table books about Scandinavian design and imagine how he would decorate his future home in Canada.Boban also borrowed autobiographies, feeling solace in the fact people he admired had also experienced ups and downs in their lives. “Reading all these books, I was more comfortable with my life,” he says. “Claiming for refugee status or waiting for the decision, it doesn’t mean something bad. Because all those people had … some very challenging periods in their lives.”An Open and Safe PlaceIn March 2017, Boban and his partner learned their claim for refugee status had been accepted. They could now apply for work permits, social insurance numbers, and to become permanent residents of Canada.Today, Boban's partner is improving his English through LINC classes, while Boban works at the Centre for Newcomers in a new role, as Settlement Practitioner for LGTBQ+ newcomers.“I am very lucky and happy and privileged to work there and to help people from my community who just came here,” he says, noting LGTBQ+ refugees face distinct challenges. Boban is grateful newcomers can turn to the Centre for Newcomers and Calgary Public Library, both open and safe places for all.Boban also worked a seasonal job at Pier 1 Imports, a position that drew on the interior design books he loves to peruse. He continues to regularly visit the Library; following a move downtown, he calls Central Library home.Boban now finds himself repeating to newcomers the line he once heard again and again: visit the library. “I never had that perception before that something called a library could be so important to my life,” he says. “Now I do.”We want to know how the Library has made a difference in your life. Submit your own Library Story online.
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Read more about "'Interactive education and career planning tools.'"Additional Resources Canada History WWI resources, activities, articles, and more for the classroom, including information on Indigenous veterans. Educator’s Guide to Using Primary Sources This package from the Canadian Museum of History guides teachers and students through basic critical thinking concepts. Field of Crosses Each November, 3,500 crosses are placed in a park along Memorial Drive in Calgary, to remember the thousands of southern Albertans who fought in past wars. First World War Education Resources From lesson plans to articles to podcasts, a list of resources to remember World War I. Government of Canada Personnel records from the First World War database. The Great War Video Series From Canada's History, these videos explain key Canadian battles during the First World War. Heritage Explorers An elementary school framework for undertaking projects that explore local history. Historica Canada Video stories of our national history, including the Heritage Minutes. Historical Thinking Lesson plans for teaching historical content, available in a searchable database by grade and topic. How to Read Old Newspapers A teacher resource to support students in using newspapers for primary source research. Looking at Primary Sources on Archive Canada Printable worksheets for students that include how to look critically at artwork, artifacts, photographs, and sound recordings. Nationalism and Canadian Identity Sample Project This project by students at Jack James High School shows how your class could bring history to life with a similar assignment.
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