You receive a printing credit of $5 per month (50 pages of black and white printing/photocopying or 25 pages of color printing).
My Account Manage your contact details, access your print balance, book rooms, register for programs, and submit suggestions for titles to add to the catalogue. Learn more about My Account Borrowing Basics Find out how to borrow, place holds, renew, and return your items — as well as other hacks and insider tips. Learn more about borrowing basics
Read more about "My Account Borrowing Basics"Available Library Services Browsing physical collections Printing and copying* Wi-Fi Desktop and Chromebook access* Study space* Public meeting room bookings at select locations Eating and drinking in public areas Indoor seating for groups Interior book returns and exterior return chutes Early Learning Centres and access to small toys Wellness Desk Third-party poster displays Third party events *All locations except Rocky Ridge
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This resource features newspapers and magazines from across the world, including LGBTQ focus titles like Attitude, Q Magazine, and Gay Times Magazine.
Read more about "PressReader "You can have up to five active loan requests at one time. Holds are counted against the general 50-item hold limit for Calgary Public Library members.
Read more about "Borrowing items"Audiobooks on CD are available as the DAISY Standard, allowing readers to move around the text efficiently and flexibly.
Read more about "The DAISY Standard"Come and meet the Library’s 2022 Children’s Artist in Residence, Natalia Ionescu, and see the work that has been created through her residency. Natalia will provide an in-depth...
Read more about "Children’s Artist in Residence 2022: Picture Book Showcase"1. Use your Calgary Public Library card to access free eBooks. It’s easy to download eBooks onto a computer, smartphone, or tablet using our Digital Resources, including Libby, Overdrive, Gale Virtual Library, Read Alberta eBooks, and TumbleBookLibrary (just for kids). Happy reading!2. Love podcasts? You’re going to love audiobooks. Nothing makes your daily commute — or a long road trip — better than having the perfect audiobook to accompany you. 3. Did you know there are more than 60 free meeting rooms available at libraries across Calgary? Book a space for your business, not-for-profit, study group, book club, or event.4. Early Learning Centres! These free spaces, located in 12 libraries around Calgary, are designed to encourage young children to learn through play. Whimsical and wonderful, your kids are never going to want to leave the Library.5. It’s Sunday, you’re ready to hit print on your final paper for the semester. But oh no, you’re out of ink and your printer won’t stop jamming. What do you do? Come to the Library, of course! All Library members receive $5 of free printing each month. You’ll never be in another jam with a Library card.6. Read your favourite magazines for free with Digital Resources like Flipster Magazines. Flipster gives you access to Time, People, Us Weekly, Maclean’s, Canadian Geographic, Today’s Parent, and many more. Plus our Digital Resource National Geographic Virtual Library gives you access to every edition of National Geographic since 1888. Wow.7. You can use your Library card to borrow musical instruments! The Musical Instrument Lending Library at Memorial Park Library has instruments including guitars, ukuleles, banjos, mandolins, violins, keyboards, and bongos. Plus, the Library offers a variety of free programs to help you learn a new instrument or develop your skills, and there’s also a Practice Room at Memorial Park Library —perfect for aspiring musicians — that can comfortably accommodate two people. What are you waiting for? Start learning a new instrument today.8. Programs, programs, and more programs... and they’re all free. Calgary Public Library has programs for babies, families, kids, teens, adults, seniors, newcomers, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking for learning and enrichment. Discover a world of free programs with Library Connect, our program guide, or search our programs online to find what you’re looking for. We ♥ programs!9. More into listening to music than learning to play it? Stream free music on Freegal, a music service with nearly 13 million songs. Download five free songs per week and listen to three hours of streaming per day.10. Looking to learn another language? The Library has got you covered. Get free access to language learning Digital Resources including Rosetta Stone Library Solution and Pronunciator.11. Love learning? So do we! Take free online courses at LinkedIn Learning and Gale Courses. The interactive, instructor-led online courses cover topics like business skills, web design, photography, graphic design, and much more.12. Attention all movie buffs! Access more than 30,000 films for free with Kanopy. Watch award-winning documentaries and acclaimed films, rare and hard-to-find titles, must-see classic films, Canadian cinema selections, and an array of foreign language films.13. 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 these free resources.14. Read thousands of popular newspapers, including local and international newspapers in multiple languages, with PressReader. Read on your browser or mobile device… no more ink-stained fingers for you!
Read more about "Stories 14 Library Perks You Need to Know About Now"Calgarians with a visual or hearing impairment, disabilities, or health or mobility limitations can access a range of specialized materials, facilities, services, and programs with a Special Services library card. These cards allow for more flexibility in return times, fees, and items that may be taken out.Special Services cards are given based on self-assessed need. To complete an application, please call 403-260-2702, or visit Level 2 of Central Library.
Read more about "Collections, programs, services, and facilities for Calgarians of all abilities"Requests may take four to six weeks to arrive. Please allow three weeks before checking the status of a request. For time-sensitive requests, consider using your TAL Card or ME card (available from your local library) for in-person access to post-secondary, public, and special libraries across the province.
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