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Our collection of nearly 1.4 million items includes books, digital books, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, magazines, newspapers, and even musical instruments. It’s a good thing you can take out up to 99 items at a time (including up to 30 DVDs and Blu-rays).
Read more about "Borrow up to 99 items."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.
Read more about "Your items automatically renew."Dress up your baby and celebrate Halloween with stories, rhymes, and songs.
Read more about "Babies Go Boo!"Bring your favourite stuffies for a family picnic in the garden with snacks, stories, and songs.
Read more about "Teddy Bears' Picnic in the Community Garden"The story of a young Blackfoot boy, and the traditional meanings of his braided hair.
Read more about "My Braids"What does it mean to tell a "horror" story? In this workshop, veteran horror writer of screen and novels, Susie Moloney, will take you through the elements of horror. Using film...
Read more about "LitCon 2022 – Horror Writing"Nhung is a physician, author, mother of three, and an advocate for social justice in education. At the age of five, her family was sponsored to Canada as refugees from the Vietnam war. She writes children’s stories that convey the humanity in our lives.
Read more about "Nhung Tran-Davies"The Pioneer Tractor Company arrived in Calgary in 1913. From CPL Historian in Residence, Shelly McElroy, learn how this story fits in with Calgary’s first boom, World War I, a...
Read more about "Historic Calgary Week: 100 Years of Pioneer: The History of the Pioneer Tractor Company in Calgary"Discover the magical world of opera through storytelling and music-making! Together we will sing, dance, and read a timeless operatic story led by a professional teaching artist...
Read more about "Discover Opera - Storytime at the Opera (Ages 6-8)"Prior experience with a culture influences how engaged we are by its' stories. Learning about the storyteller and their culture often makes it easier for children to connect to the material.
Read more about "Learn in advance."Calgary Public Library is working with master storyteller Richard Van Camp, to gather COVID-19 stories from Calgarians and members of the Treaty 7 Nations.
Read more about "Pieces of a Pandemic"Whether seeking stories of healing or wanting to be an ally, these resources offer information, reflection, and hope amidst the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Read more about "October 4 -National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)"Voices of the Land is a collaboration between Indigenous communities and Library systems across Alberta. Add your own story or learn from your neighbours' with this virtual, shared learning space.
Read more about "Learn about the cultures of Treaty 6, 7, and 8"Love sci-fi and fantasy? This list is packed with diverse stories and perspectives of Indigenous authors.
Read more about "Global Indigenous Sci-Fi & Fantasy"140 years ago, in 1883, the Calgary Herald's first printing press arrived with the first freight train to reach Calgary. Edition one was published later that August afternoon...
Read more about "Historic Calgary Week: Planes, Trains and Automobiles — Calgary: A City on the Move"