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.
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"Recent archaeological excavations of a late 19th Century farmstead in Pine Creek Valley (on the south side of Calgary) revealed rich artefactual evidence of the occupations of the...
Read more about "Historic Calgary Week: The Archeology of a Little House on the Prairie"Join the Library, Indigenous drum groups, and dancers from Treaty 7 to learn about the different dances performed at a powwow. You'll also learn about protocols and what to expect...
Read more about "Powwow Trail 101 - Piikani Powwow Demonstration"Reptiles have many different diets. Some are insectivores, some herbivores, carnivores, omnivores. Some even love fruit! Explore the different diets of reptiles!
Read more about "STEM Explorers — How We Eat: Reptile Restaurant"Ever wonder why the world just feels better on a sunny day — or even a rainy day for that matter— when you’re outside? Or why those ‘lightbulb moments’ always seem to happen when...
Read more about "Wild Wellness (Ages 9 to 12)"Join Dr. Elizabeth Rohlman as she considers the urban centres of Hinduism. While contemporary understanding of India’s religious geography focuses overwhelmingly on the natural...
Read more about "Exploring Religion: The Secret Lives of Hinduism’s Sacred Cities"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 "Ghost: Family Reading Kit Book Club"Experience a virtual farming simulation that explores world food sustainability! Manage your own farms in Kenya, India and Canada while balancing the needs of social, economic and...
Read more about "Journey 2050"Calling all aspiring rockstars! Join us for beginner guitar lessons at the library. This lesson is perfect for children who are curious about guitar and want to learn the...
Read more about "My First Music Lesson - Guitar"Join us for a beginner ukulele lesson at the library. Our experienced music teacher will guide children through the basics of ukulele. This is a perfect choice for children who...
Read more about "My First Music Lesson - Ukulele"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 "Frisbee: Beyond Throw & Catch (Ages 10 to 16)"The Folsom archaeological complex (12,845-12,255 cal yr BP) is often presented as a classic, textbook example of grassland hunters at the end of the Pleistocene – highly mobile...
Read more about "Archaeological Society of Alberta: Moving On or Hunkering Down? Changing Perspectives of Folsom Settlement Systems from Colorado’s High Plains and Rocky Mountains"In her latest book, Dara Horn explores a pointed question: Why do people seem to love dead Jews, but not living ones? The Holocaust continues to make headlines and fill our films...
Read more about "International Holocaust Remembrance Day: People Love Dead Jews"Have you ever wanted to make a rainbow? Join our presenters from the University of Calgary’s WISE club in learning about how understanding density and miscibility can help us...
Read more about "Girls in STEM: Rainbow in a Glass"Join Dr. Carolyn Whitzman for a virtual talk on housing needs across Canada and the human rights implications of the current affordability crisis. Dr.Whitzman is a professor...
Read more about "Human Rights Speaker Series: Housing Needs Across Canada"