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.
What really happens when you feed wild animals? Examine what happens when humans and wildlife collide. Respect, rights and responsibility are the 3 R’s of animal welfare.
Read more about "STEM Explorers: “Don’t Feed The Bears!”: Human Impacts On Wildlife"Learn techniques for capturing your personal story and turning it into a compelling memoir. Writers whose first language is not English can have the opportunity to commit their...
Read more about "Author in Residence: Writing Your Life"Join us for this French film: Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theater workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to...
Read more about "Calgary European Film Festival presents 2023 European Union Film Series: The Big Hit (UN TIOMPHE)"Sign up for a Family Reading Kit Book Club. Receive additional activities, resources and special event invitations, right to your inbox, twice this year!
Read more about "Family Reading Kit Book Club: Measuring Up"Join Carolyn Willekes for a talk on the importance of horses to Ancient Greeks. The pervasive presence of this animal in the literary and visual culture of the Greek world attests...
Read more about "From the Horse’s Mouth: Understanding Ancient Greek Equestrianism"Learn how to nourish your heart, body, and mind to flourish in sport and in your everyday life! Balance, breathe and flow through an empowering practice of yoga, followed by a fun...
Read more about "Girls in Motion: Nourish to Flourish (Ages 7-11)"Bat Basics introduces Alberta’s nine bat species and discusses their life histories, the major threats they face, and how having bats around directly benefits humans. Discover the...
Read more about "Wildlife Wonders: Bat Basics"With a focus on complete vs incomplete metamorphosis and the moulting process, we’ll examine the life stages of several buggy creatures. If a baby butterfly is a caterpillar and a...
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Read more about "Mary Kapusta"When Marian Erb moved to Calgary from Ireland 36 years ago, one of the first things she did was track down her community library.“As a newcomer, everything—from the architecture to the awesome expanse of Alberta skies—was new and overwhelming. The Library became a sanctuary for me, a home away from home,” says Marian.She recalls the welcoming smiles she received from Library staff on that first visit and the support given as she learned about the many resources the Library had to offer.“Staff are the Library’s most important resource,” she says. “They are the first point of contact for newcomers and ensure they have access to computers so that connections with family and friends back home is maintained as they acclimatize to their new surroundings.”While Marian shares a common language with native Calgarians, she can relate to that “lost” feeling common to the newcomer experience, when an accent can mark you as “different.” So, when she considered becoming a Library volunteer, she was drawn to working with people for whom English was foreign.“Newcomers often feel anxious in their new, unfamiliar surroundings. I remember that feeling and love to help people build confidence as they work to improve their spoken English. Volunteering in the Library’s Conversation Club allows me to reach out with friendship and find common ground…and then the words and stories start to flow.”Volunteering can be a daunting concept, but when asked what attributes aspiring Library volunteers should possess, Marian states that it’s really very simple: they need to love meeting new people, have patience, and be genuinely interested in the program they’ve chosen and the people they’re working alongside.“Volunteering at the Library allows me to do what I love, surrounded by beautiful, wonderful books in the company of friendly, like-minded people helping newcomers begin to feel like they’ve come home.”If you’d like to join the Library’s team of volunteers, please visit the Volunteers page.
Read more about "Stories Meet our Volunteers: Marian Erb Marian's work with the ESL Conversation Club helps find common ground"The Leadership Team guides Calgary Public Library and manages daily operations, overseeing an organization that has been inspiring the life stories of Calgarians for more than 100 years.
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