Filled with short fiction and poetry by local authors, this machine is a collaboration between the Library and Short Édition. Press a button to print a story that takes just 1, 3, or 5 minutes to read.
Read more about "Take a moment to enjoy a great read."It's the spooky season! Do spiders and bats give you the shivers? Calgary Public Library teams up with Lady Buggy to bring you scary science like you've never seen it before. Meet...
Read more about "Scary Animals"The Wellness Desk is a free service at Central Library in partnership with Wood's Homes. It provides access to free mental health and addictions support, health information, and referral services.
Read more about "Visit the Wellness Desk"The Heritage Triangle is the Glenbow Western Research Centre, the Calgary Public Library, and The City of Calgary Archives. These three organizations each specialize in different material and documents, collecting and preserving Calgary’s history and ensuring it is available to you.
Read more about "Making history accessible to all Calgarians."The scholarships are made possible by a gift from Barbara Killick, formerly a senior staff member at Calgary Public Library, and witness to the positive impact made by young volunteers on the lives of Calgarians.
Read more about "The Bright Futures Scholarship"Han Sungpil, Calgary Public Library’s 2024 Newcomer Artist in Residence, strives to understand the world’s diversity by exploring nature, discovering sublime elements of beauty, and interpreting mundane worlds that have been sources of his inspiration.
Read more about "Han Sungpil "The Library supports learning and educational goals for students of all ages. Our staff are always working with educators and learning experts to develop new ways to support students' journey through the Alberta curriculum.
Read more about "Helpful resources for school"Join us at Memorial Park Library for an outdoor movie screening of Sing 2. This talented crew of animals needs to overcome a big obstacle to fully realize their dream. Come join...
Read more about "Movie in the Park: Sing 2"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 main entrance opens into the Shaikh Family Welcome Gallery, a versatile and breathtaking space for large-scale special events, celebrations, and after-hours private bookings. Unfortunately, we are unable to host weddings at the Library.
Read more about "Shaikh Family Welcome Gallery"'\n ', 'Access 20 different databases in one place. Search thousands of cultural and professional organizations, government offices, law firms, health facilities, libraries, and more.', '\n '
Read more about "'The virtual directory of who’s who and what’s where in Canada.'"Search by author, work, or topic to find full-text scholarly journals, literary magazines, biographies, criticisms, summaries, and more. Literature Resource Center is an interactive research database. You can translate articles to over 40 languages, have articles read aloud to you, highlight and add notes, generate citations, and email, save or download selections and full articles to read later.
Read more about "Anything you want to know about literature"Find practice tests for occupations such as firefighting, law enforcement including RCMP, Canadian armed forces, cosmetology, nursing, and real estate. Newcomers can find Canadian citizenship tests and English language proficiency tests, such as IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL. Students in Grades 4 and up can also practice their reading and math skills.Not sure how to start? Watch the tutorial on Niche Academy: Learning Express Tutorial.
Read more about "Practice tests and tutorials for careers, newcomers, and students in Grades 4 and up"Volunteers help in a creative technology space at Central Library. Volunteers share their own expertise through one-on-one or small group mentoring for teens (ages 13-17).
Read more about "What will you do?"Help students in Grades 5 to 9 with their math homework and foster good study habits to inspire lifelong learning. Volunteers meet weekly with students in the Library to provide academic support. This is an adult and a youth volunteer opportunity.
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