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Fish Creek Library

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Fish Creek Library

Fish Creek Library

  • Sunday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Monday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
  • Thursday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
  • Friday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Holidays & Closures

New Year's Day – January 1, 2024
Closed All Day

Family Day – February 19, 2024
Open 12 – 5 pm

Good Friday — March 29, 2024
Closed All Day

Victoria Day — May 20, 2024
Closed All Day

Canada Day — July 1, 2024
Closed All Day

Heritage Day — August 5, 2024
Closed All Day

Labour Day — September 2, 2024
Closed All Day

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – September 30, 2024
Closed All Day

Thanksgiving Day — October 14, 2024
Closed All Day

Remembrance Day — November 11, 2024
Closed All Day

Christmas Eve — December 24, 2024
Open until 5 pm

Christmas Day — December 25, 2024
Closed All Day

Boxing Day — December 26, 2024
Closed All Day

New Year's Eve — December 31, 2024
Open until 5 pm

11161 Bonaventure Drive SE
Calgary AB T2J 6S1

Centralized Info: (403) 260-2600

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Fish Creek Library is currently open during renovations; however, please note that some of our services may be modified or temporarily unavailable.

Features

  • Accessible

  • After-hours materials return

  • Children's space

  • Computers & Printers

  • Meeting Rooms

  • Parking

  • Study space

  • Teen Space

  • Free Wi-Fi

History of Fish Creek Library

Fish Creek Library opened June 1, 1985. This landmark “pyramid” library was built to replace the small Macleod location that opened in 1979 and had previously served the south end of the city. It was designed by architects Ian McDougall and Ken Hutchinson, who intended the design to resemble the Rocky Mountains. However, its iconic shape was frequently compared to a pyramid, and the nickname stuck.

Calgary Herald columnist Patrick Tivy described it as follows: “This impressive piece of oil-boom architecture is the closest thing in Alberta to a pharaoh’s tomb.” Responses like this proved that the location accomplished the Library’s mission of making a statement. By 1994, the location had the highest item circulation in the system.

Photo: Calgary Public Library Archives, Our Story in Pictures

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