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Have you ever wondered how a book gets added to our collection? Learn more about our Selectors as we show you just how a book gets on our shelves.
Read more about "How are our books selected?"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"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: The Paper Bag Princess"As part of its contribution to the Calgary community, the Library provides use of its program rooms and the Central Library’s Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall to
Read more about "The use of Calgary Public Library space is governed by a principle of free and open access to the public."Join the Calgary Public Library’s 2020 Author-in-Residence Lori Hahnel as she celebrates the launch of her fifth book, Flicker. This fast-paced time-travel novel being released by...
Read more about "Flicker Book Launch and Author Signing"Book clubs are a great way to meet and create lasting connections with people who have similar reading interests to you. Start a new book club or take your existing one to the next level with free resources.
Read more about "DIY Book Club"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: Ghost"Large print book collections include best sellers, mysteries, non-fiction, and some languages other than English.
Read more about "Large Print and Talking Books"Enjoy the 12 handmade books on display on your way into the TD Great Reading Room. Located in the west vestibule, these books are a collaboration between Alberta Printmakers and Loft 112. Can't visit Central Library? Watch
Read more about "The Print(ed) Word Exhibit"The floors get quieter as you make your way up inside the Library. The peace and quiet come to a pinnacle in this space where, surrounded by wood-paneled walls and special collections, a bibliophile can read or study to their heart’s content.
Read more about "Silence is a service in the TD Great Reading Room"Due to COVID-19, the Calgary Public Library can no longer accept book donations. We encourage you to support a number of other organizations locally that accept book donations. For information on other ways to support the Calgary Public Library, please visit the Library Foundation’s
Read more about "Book Donations"From a home in a beard to the history of wild hairstyles, these hairy books will have you hooked.
Read more about "Hairy Books"The Book Truck is a mobile public library that brings books, movies, programs, and Library services to the community and gets people of all ages excited about reading. Remember, in order to have the best Book Truck visit possible, we recommend that your event have reserved parking available for the Book Truck, and a safe way for people to approach the vehicle.
Read more about "What’s a Book Truck?"The use of Calgary Public Library space is governed by a principle of free and open access to the public.
Read more about "Room Use Guidelines"The Book Truck is a mobile public library that brings books, movies, programs, and Library services to the community and gets people of all ages excited about reading. Remember, in order to have the best Book Truck visit possible, we recommend that your event have reserved parking available for the Book Truck, and a safe way for people to approach the vehicle.
Read more about "What’s a Book Truck?"