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Want to learn a new language, keep the kids busy with a craft, or simply relax with a good audiobook? Check out our treasure trove of free online resources that you can access anytime from home.
There’s something for everyone: virtual storytimes and early literacy activities, study help for students, even free online courses for adults. And of course, stream your favourite music, flip through a digital magazine, or watch an award-winning film.
It’s all here.
Kickstart your career goal planning right from home with these free resources.
What is a land acknowledgement, and why is it important to learn? Henri and her friend Charlie teach us.
Use these free Library resources to help you learn about Canada’s history, government, and more.
Try these Math Quest adventures at home to practice measuring, multiplication, addition and subtraction.
Make your own ice cream with simple household ingredients.
Library locations may be closed, but our staff are still here for you! Call the Library at 403.260.2600, or send us a message through chat or email to get in touch with a staff member.
Whether you want a personalized book recommendation, need tech support, are looking for help with schoolwork, or need information about current events, our experts can answer any questions you may have or connect you to the appropriate community resource.
Available Monday – Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm
Come join us online for free virtual programming! During the Library’s temporary closure, you can attend programs for a variety of audiences, including speaker presentations, group discussions, and activities with our Songwriter in Residence.
Sing and play with your baby, led by our librarians, with these songs and rhymes that are used in Baby Rhyme Time programs.
You and your family can access these videos any time, anywhere.
Watch Babies at Home videos
Find ideas to keep your toddlers and preschoolers busy, with calm, quiet suggestions and active play in these Learn at Home videos and written instructions.
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Find school support for the Alberta curriculum, visit the Questionarium online, and conduct engaging science experiments with students learning at home.
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Poet Laureate Natalie Meisner describes her poem “a handful of salt, a handful of soil” as a love letter of sorts to Calgary and Canada.
James Jordan, Vaudeville Magician, performs his magic tricks, including some special Canada Day tricks, as part of the Library’s celebrations.
To celebrate Canada, Mayor Naheed Nenshi found a birthday book to read as part of the Library’s Storytime at Home series.
Studying at home can be stressful, but these free online tools may help make it a little bit easier.
Lynda.com has a huge library of expert-led video tutorials that can help you launch that YouTube channel, take perfect photos, learn to code, or write a hit song.
For gamers and non-gamers alike, these fascinating documentaries are a click away from taking you into the human stories of video gaming and tech culture.
Transport yourself from your couch to these magical worlds full of adventure, fantasy, and extraordinary places.
These free apps can help you with those things you've always wanted to try, from creating YouTube content to learning a new language.
Check out eBooks, graphic novels, audiobooks and videos with no holds or waiting for a title.
Experience the bittersweet nostalgia of growing up in these coming-of-age films. To watch these movies, sign up on Kanopy with your free Library card.
Preparing for the Canadian Citizenship Test from Home: Use these free Library resources to help you learn about Canada’s history, government, and more.
Take lessons in over 30 languages with Rosetta Stone Library Solution. Choose from different topics or focus on pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Join members of Indigenous communities and the Library community as they learn phrases in the Stoney Nakoda language, Cree, Dene, and Blackfoot.
Develop a new skill, take on a new hobby, or expand your existing knowledge with hundreds of free courses in our Digital Library.
There's so much you can do with your Library card without ever having to leave your couch. Let's get you set up!
Lynda.com is free with your Library card, and has video instruction for people looking to try something new or expand on existing skills.