Libraries in Calgary
54 libraries are mapped in Calgary, from the main city library to branch libraries, mobile library stops and the street bookcases where books are swapped for free. Where the data says so, you also get opening hours and whether the building is step free.
Named libraries in Calgary
- Calgary Public Library - Memorial Park2 Street SW 1221 · Mo-Th 10:00-20:00; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00 · Step free
- Calgary Central Library3 Street SE 800 · Mo-Th 09:00-20:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00 · Step free
- Little Free Library 5920
- Little free library number 8377
- Little free library number 136385
- Little free library number 39217
- Reg Erhardt LibraryMo-Fr 07:30-21:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su off
- Little Free Library #135874
- Calgary Public Library - Giuffre Family14 Street SW 3223 · Mo-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00; PH off; Dec 24 12:00-16:00; Dec 31 12:00-16:00; May Su[-1] off; Jun-Aug Su off
- Little Free Library #30453
- Calgary Public Library - Louise Riley Branch14 Avenue NW 1904 · Mo-Th 09:00-21:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-17:00 · Step free
- Little Free Library #32919
- Little Free Library
- Calgary Public Library - Nicholls Family33 Street SW 1421
- Little Free Public Library
- Health Sciences LibraryHospital Drive NW 3330
- Taylor Family Digital LibraryUniversity Court NW 410
- Gallagher LibraryUniversity Dr NW 2500 · Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00; Sa-Su 12:00-16:00; PH off
- Fawn Little Library #52464
- Flint Little Library #52466
- Katie Morrison #19580
- Calgary Public Library - Nose HillNorthmount Drive NW 1530 · Mo-Th 09:00-21:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
- Calgary Public Library - Forest Lawn8 Avenue SE 4807
- Calgary Public Library - Judith Ubach branch (Thorncliffe)Centre Street N 6617
- Calgary Public Library - Signal HillSignal Hill Centre SW 5994 · Mo-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
The map has all 54, including the 29 that carry no name in OpenStreetMap.
Questions
- Where is the nearest library in Calgary?
- Allow location access and the map centres on you with the closest of the 54 mapped libraries around it, or pan to any area and search there. Tap a marker for its position, opening hours when known, and walking directions.
- Are the libraries in Calgary free to use?
- Public libraries normally are, both for reading on site and for using the toilets, wifi and workspace. Borrowing usually needs a library card, which is typically free for residents.
- Are opening hours shown?
- Where OpenStreetMap has them. Branch libraries often keep shorter and more variable hours than the main library, and some have self service hours outside staffed times, so confirm before a special trip.
- What is a public bookcase?
- A street cabinet or shelf where anyone can take a book and leave one, sometimes called a little free library. They are included here alongside proper libraries, and they are the kind of small fixture only OpenStreetMap bothers to map.
- Where does this libraries data come from?
- From OpenStreetMap, a map built by volunteer surveyors and maintained continuously. It is the best available source for small fixtures like this one, because they are the things commercial map providers do not bother collecting.
- Something is missing or wrong. Can I fix it?
- Yes, and it is the fastest way to get it corrected. Edit the point on openstreetmap.org and the change flows through to this page on the next refresh. There is no separate database here to correct.
- Is the list of libraries in Calgary complete?
- It is as complete as the local survey effort. Densely mapped cities are close to exhaustive; elsewhere expect gaps. The map is always the fuller view, since the list on this page only names the points that have a name.
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