Libraries
Alberta’s world-class library systems work to provide residents with equitable access to information, continuing education, and community resources, not to mention books, magazines, music, movies, and more. Alberta has seven distinct regional library systems in addition to the Edmonton and Calgary library systems. This structure allows libraries in both rural and urban areas to serve the unique needs of their communities while making sure their members can access innovative, province-wide resources.
Latest Library Stories
Read Alberta Collection
The Read Alberta Collection is a growing collection of approximately over two thousand ebooks and 42 eMagazine titles that are available to all Albertans, with no holds, through the province’s public library systems. The Read Alberta Collection is continually enriched as titles and magazines are added on a regular basis, helping to increase access to Alberta-published authors and stories. Discover Alberta-published eBooks and eMagazines through the collection today.
Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection
The first of its kind in Canada, the Prairie Indigenous collection increases access to stories by Indigenous authors, and writings about Indigenous culture. Dive into eBooks by such notable Canadian authors as Eden Robinson, Dawn Dumont, Richard Van Camp, Lee Maracle, Will Cardinal, Chelsea Vowel and Katherena Vermette. Or discover new literary voices. Essential reading for learning about First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures, these stories are now available to borrow and share through Alberta’s public library websites..
Accessible Alberta: eBooks for Everyone
Featuring over 800 eBooks and audiobooks in a variety of genres, the Accessible Alberta collection is the largest provincial collection of accessible digital titles in Canada. Alberta book publishers are at the forefront of accessible publishing in Alberta, and this collection will continue to grow as new titles are published. All titles in the collection meet internationally recognized WCAG and EPUB accessibility standards. Explore the collection on the Accessible Alberta website.
Read Alberta Book Blasts
Are you looking for books with Alberta perspectives to add to your library collections and programming? Read Alberta Book Blasts is the solution!
Presented by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA), the Read Alberta Book Blast series showcases the latest and greatest in Alberta-published books. Through a series of bite-size presentations (we won’t take up too much of your time), library staff can learn about what’s new in the world of locally published books.
Learn more about the program and register to be notified of upcoming events on the BPAA website. Want to know what it’s all about? Watch the recording of the pilot event below.
