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A photo of the new Central Library
The Central Library in the East Village | Photo: Courtesy of the Calgary Public Library

Calgary Public Library

Website: calgarylibrary.ca

Phone: 403.260.2600


Calgary Public Library

Founded in 1912, Calgary Public Library has grown to become the second-largest library system in Canada, and the sixth-largest municipal library system in North America.

We’re home to more than 700,000 members, who enjoy free access to the books, eResources, services, and programs available at our 21 community libraries.

Our mission is to empower our community by connecting you to ideas and experiences, inspiration, and insight.

 

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Our Commitment to Equity

Our commitment to Indigenous reconciliation, racial equity, disability justice, and gender and sexual diversity.

We acknowledge that the land we gather on, Mohkinsstsis, is the ancestral territory of the Siksikaitsitapi — the Blackfoot people — comprising the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani Nations, as well as Treaty 7 signatories, the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Îyârhe Nakoda Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations. Today this land is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government Districts 5 and 6 as well as many First Nations and Inuit from across Turtle Island.

We acknowledge that there has been art, music, dance, storytelling and ceremony on this land since time immemorial and it is in the spirit of this land and its people that we do our work.

Please see our full Commitment to Equity, including the sections on our aspirations, accountability, current initiatives and EDIA history.