As Calgary's new central library opens, we asked noted author, historian and bibliophile Aritha van Herk to share her thoughts on libraries and what they mean to us all. Library: from Latin ...

Following two years of community engagement, Snøhetta and DIALOG have released the final design for their competition-winning New Central Library in Calgary. Planned for a vibrant intersection ...

Yes, Calgary's new Central Library has received rave reviews internationally, but that is what you expect when you hire a "starchitect" firm. And, at $1,000 per square foot, we should hope the ...

for people to sit and for library programs to spill outside. Plantings that reference the native landscape draw Calgary’s mountains and prairies into the cityscape, and line the plaza’s ...

Calgary is home to one of North America’s largest library systems, and the city now boasts an architectural masterpiece as the system’s central hub. The downtown complex, designed by the ...

Why can't all public libraries be as warm and welcoming as Snøhetta and Dialog's New Central Library for Calgary, asks Aaron Betsky in this Opinion column. You walk in under a curving canopy of ...

Calgary’s new library has finally opened to the public. Christa Dao has more on the unique features of the facility. 1:51 Calgary’s new central library opens to the public The 240,000-square ...

Calgary’s New Central Library entered its final chapter Tuesday, as officials celebrated the one-year countdown to the building’s grand opening. The doors of the $245-million landmark ...

CALGARY – The final design for the Calgary’s new Central Library was revealed to the public on Tuesday. With significant growth over the past 50 years, the City of Calgary says the existing ...

The architects chosen to create Calgary’s new $245-million central library say their first job is to figure out what needs go in the building — and then design the exterior around that. Scroll through ...

Calgary’s New Central Library in the East Village is almost ready to open its doors. Mayor Naheed Nenshi, members of council and the Calgary Municipal Land Corp. celebrated the end of ...