Calgary’s Story – Calgary Public Library

Address

Central Library, Level 4
800 3 St SE
Calgary, AB T2G 2E7

Hours of operations

• Sunday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
• Monday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Thursday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Contact

Ph: 403.260.2600

For inquiries by mail:
Calgary Public Library Administration
Central Library, Level 4
800 3 St SE
Calgary, AB T2G 2E7

Collections

• Publications (books, rare books, magazines, yearbooks, directories, genealogies, academic calendars and newspapers, newsletters, etc.)
• Records and documents
• Audio
• Video
• Maps and architectural drawings
• Photographs

Other services

• Historian in residence
• Historic Calgary Week Escape Room
• Indigenous services
• Exhibits
• A patron can use researchplus service- there is a fee associated with this service
• Research support
• Membership
• Reading room/study space
• Inter library loan
• Preservation/collection care
• Reproduction/scan/copy
• library programs/lectures/tech classes…etc
• Guided tours
• Virtual tour
• Self-guided tours

Available resources

• Historical maps of Calgary and Alberta
• Podcasts from the past
• Our story in pictures
• The east village story
• Alison Jackson Collection
• The Judith Umbach collection
• Century homes Calgary 2012
• Century homes Calgary 2013
• City of Calgary heritage inventory collection
• Recorded history program
• Pieces of pandemic
• Newcomer stories collection
• The heritage triangle
• Calgary’s Flood story
• History and heritage videos
• Local history catalogue

Program & Events

• School
• Classroom
• Outreach
• Information session