Top Ten Most Borrowed: August 2026
August may be the dog days of summer, but with the Read Alberta Collection and your Alberta Library you’re guaranteed to never be bored. This August, readers spent their time with a variety of Alberta-published content, with Renegade Arts Entertainment’s Alberta Comics Anthology: Love and Alberta Views‘ Issue April 2026 paving the way. Discover new eBooks and eMagazines— and old favourites— through the Read Alberta Collection, available through all Alberta libraries.
eBOOKS
1. Alberta Comics Anthology: Love
Alberta Comics Anthology: Love
Jillian Fleck 
Published: September 2025 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781998489596
2. Cartographic Poetry
Cartographic Poetry: Examining Historic Blackfoot and Gros Ventre Maps Ted Binnema
Published: Oct 06, 2025 by University of Alberta Press
Ted Binnema , François Lanoë, Heinz W. Pyszczyk
Published: Oct 06, 2025 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772128161
3. Dissenting Traditions
Dissenting Traditions: Essays on Bryan D. Palmer, Marxism, and History Published: May 31, 2021 by Athabasca University Press and Canadian Committee on Labour History
Published: May 31, 2021 by Athabasca University Press and Canadian Committee on Labour History
ISBN: 9781771993135
4. East Grand Lake
East Grand Lake Tim Ryan
Published: May 15, 2023 by University of Calgary Press
Tim Ryan
Published: May 15, 2023 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773854472
5. The Importance of Being Monogamous
The Importance of Being Monogamous: Marriage and Nation Building in Western Canada in 1915 Sarah Carter
Published: Apr 01, 2008 by Athabasca University Press and University of Alberta Press
Sarah Carter
Published: Apr 01, 2008 by Athabasca University Press and University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781897425190
6. Mountain Voices
Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project and a Century of Change in Western Canada Published: Nov 15, 2025 by University of Calgary Press
Published: Nov 15, 2025 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773856605
7. The People Who Own Themselves
The People Who Own Themselves: Aboriginal Ethnogenesis in a Canadian Family, 1660-1900 Heather Devine
Published: Jun 30, 2004 by University of Calgary Press
Heather Devine
Published: Jun 30, 2004 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781552384268
8. ABC Monstrosity
ABC Monstrosity
Shea Proulx
Published: Jun 05, 2020 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781989754351
9. Abode
Abode Jun-long Lee
Published: Sep 11, 2025 by Athabasca University Press
Jun-long Lee
Published: Sep 11, 2025 by Athabasca University Press
ISBN: 9781771994484
10. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta: A Field Guide and Primer of Boreal Herpetology A. P. Russell
Published: Sep 30, 2000 by University of Calgary Press
A. P. Russell , Aaron M. Bauer
Published: Sep 30, 2000 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781552382813
eMagazines
1. Alberta Views, April 2026
The magazine for engaged citizens, our writers provide perspective on the province’s politics, social issues and culture with in-depth analysis relevant to the public interest of Albertans. Recognized for its editorial excellence, Alberta Views has won Magazine of the Year at both the Western and National Magazine Awards.
2. Birthing, Winter 2025
Birthing Magazine is the number one source for relevant, current information about pregnancy, birth and parenting alternatives in Alberta. Birth Unlimited is the publisher of Birthing Magazine and a volunteer-run organization that provides information, support, and community events for parents. Our mission is to inspire and empower women and families throughout the childbearing year and beyond.
3. Creative Scrapbooker, Fall 2024
Creative Scrapbooker is a quarterly paper crafting magazine. Look to this upbeat magazine for trend-setting techniques and ideas, step-by-step guides for beginner and advanced scrapbookers and card makers, in addition to a showcase of creative talent that will inspire your creativity.
4. Creative Scrapbooker, Fall 2025
Creative Scrapbooker is a quarterly paper crafting magazine. Look to this upbeat magazine for trend-setting techniques and ideas, step-by-step guides for beginner and advanced scrapbookers and card makers, in addition to a showcase of creative talent that will inspire your creativity.
5. Creative Scrapbooker, Spring 2025
Creative Scrapbooker is a quarterly paper crafting magazine. Look to this upbeat magazine for trend-setting techniques and ideas, step-by-step guides for beginner and advanced scrapbookers and card makers, in addition to a showcase of creative talent that will inspire your creativity.
6. Creative Scrapbooker, Summer 2024
Creative Scrapbooker is a quarterly paper crafting magazine. Look to this upbeat magazine for trend-setting techniques and ideas, step-by-step guides for beginner and advanced scrapbookers and card makers, in addition to a showcase of creative talent that will inspire your creativity.
7. Creative Scrapbooker, Summer 2025
Creative Scrapbooker is a quarterly paper crafting magazine. Look to this upbeat magazine for trend-setting techniques and ideas, step-by-step guides for beginner and advanced scrapbookers and card makers, in addition to a showcase of creative talent that will inspire your creativity.
8. Creative Scrapbooker, Winter 2025-2026
Creative Scrapbooker is a quarterly paper crafting magazine. Look to this upbeat magazine for trend-setting techniques and ideas, step-by-step guides for beginner and advanced scrapbookers and card makers, in addition to a showcase of creative talent that will inspire your creativity.
9. Creative Scrapbooker, Winter 2024/2025
Creative Scrapbooker is a quarterly paper crafting magazine. Look to this upbeat magazine for trend-setting techniques and ideas, step-by-step guides for beginner and advanced scrapbookers and card makers, in addition to a showcase of creative talent that will inspire your creativity.
10. FreeFall, Fall 2025
FreeFall is a literary magazine publishing prose, poetry, non-fiction, and book reviews. We publish new, emerging, and established writers from all across Canada.