You can read all about and register for our programs online here. Calgary Public Library programming is currently happening online, with plans to begin some in-person programs at select locations April 4.
Pop quiz: how many legs do spiders and scorpions have? “Easy,” you say. “Eight, because they’re both arachnids.” You’re right, so here’s a tougher one: what do their pedipalps...
Read more about "STEM Explorers: Arachnids All Around"Welcome to the amusement park - where we’ll be bumping, spinning, zipping and rolling! Discover the actions and reactions of bumper cars. Explore the forces at work when you spin...
Read more about "Ride’n’Roll with Science"Did you know that there are 150 ways to throw a frisbee? Join Frisbee Rob, a 6-time Guinness World Records holder, as he teaches you what is possible with frisbee including...
Read more about "Outdoor - Frisbee: Beyond Throw & Catch (Ages 12 to 16)"Join us to learn about his journey of going beyond the win from achieving greatness in sport to doing good in his community. Afterwards attendees will have the opportunity to...
Read more about "National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) 2022: Educational Keynote with Chief Wilton Littlechild"Come and learn the basics of print making with our Newcomer Artist in Residence. You'll be guided step by step as you carve an image into a foam block, and experiment with ink...
Read more about "Newcomer Artist in Residence 2022: Printmaking Basics (Ages 9-12)"This quote from the Historic Sites and Monuments Board’s plaque aptly describes the Stephen Avenue National Historic Site. Development plans for the 100 west block affect the...
Read more about "Historic Calgary Week: “Witness to the Emergence of the Modern Retail Sector”: Stephen Avenue’s 100 West Block"We often see the Roaring 20s through an American lens - gangsters fighting in the streets, speakeasies, shocking new fashions, fast jazz, scandalous movie idols, relaxed morals...
Read more about "Historic Calgary Week: Ain’t We Got Fun – The 1920s"Investigate various forms of money, from shells and stones to credit cards and crypto-currency, and experience some fascinating ways people have approached cash over the last...
Read more about "Explore the History of Money"Do you work in a shop, a daycare or maybe a kitchen table? A CBC Calgary writing workshop, these four sessions will give you step-by-step coaching through this creative writing...
Read more about "Telling your story: CBC Calgary's writing workshops"A group of misfits, artists, and drug users operates a renegade safe injection site in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Love in the Time of Fentanyl is an intimate portrait of a...
Read more about "Addictions Don't Discriminate: Love in the Time of Fentanyl Screening"Are you interested in building your family tree? Volunteers from Alberta Family Histories Society and Calgary Public Library staff will be available to provide one-on-one...
Read more about "Family History Coaching"Many of Alberta’s Indigenous languages are in danger of extinction, a phenomenon that is echoed around the world. Explore the history of some of our local languages, learn about...
Read more about "Local Indigenous Languages Under Threat"Rozsa Arts at the Library presents a series of outdoor performances featuring a variety of local artists. Grab your picnic blanket or a camping chair and bring the whole family.
Read more about "Rozsa Arts at the Library Outdoor Performances"Terroir has built a reputation as the place to connect with hospitality leaders, to find inspiration, and to make connections that support business initiatives. After 15+ years in...
Read more about "Terroir Symposium 2022"Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii) & Andrew Stobo Sniderman introduce us to multiple generations of two families, one white & one Indigenous, & weave their lives into the larger...
Read more about "IMAGINARIUM by wordfest: Truth & Reconciliation: One Town’s Story"