Top Ten Most Borrowed: February 2026
Spring is right around the corner, but these cold days call for staying indoors with your favourite reads! This February, readers stayed cozy with Alberta-published content, with Renegade Arts Entertainment’s Roth and Alberta Outdoors leading the way. With your Alberta library card, the possibilities are endless. Discover new eBooks and eMagazines— and old favourites— through the Read Alberta Collection, available through all Alberta libraries.
eBOOKS
1. Roth
Roth Richard Van Camp
Published: Oct 18, 2024 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
Richard Van Camp 
Published: Oct 18, 2024 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781998489138
2. Cruising the Downtown
Cruising the Downtown: Celebrating Edmonton's Queer History Published: Oct 15, 2025 by NeWest Press
Published: Oct 15, 2025 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774391198
3. Revolution Songs
Revolution Songs Carissa Halton
Published: Oct 01, 2025 by NeWest Press
Carissa Halton
Published: Oct 01, 2025 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774391259
4. Counting Bones
Counting Bones: Anatomy of Love Lost and Found Ellen Anderson Penno
Published: Apr 15, 2024 by NeWest Press
Ellen Anderson Penno
Published: Apr 15, 2024 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774390931
5. Homes
Homes: A Refugee Story Abu Bakr al Rabeeah
Published: Apr 16, 2018 by Freehand Books
Abu Bakr al Rabeeah , Winnie Yeung
Published: Apr 16, 2018 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781988298290
6. Introduction to Early Childhood Education and Care
Introduction to Early Childhood Education and Care: An Intercultural Perspective Carole Massing
Published: Jul 06, 2021 by Brush Education
Carole Massing , Mary Lynne Matheson
Published: Jul 06, 2021 by Brush Education
ISBN: 9781550598872
7. After the Force: True Cases and Investigations by Law Enforcement Officers
After the Force: True Cases and Investigations by Law Enforcement Officers Published: Jan 13, 2022 by Durvile Publications
Published: Jan 13, 2022 by Durvile Publications
ISBN: 9781990735080
8. Alice Munro and the Art of Time
Alice Munro and the Art of Time Laura K. Davis
Published: Aug 25, 2025 by University of Alberta Press
Laura K. Davis
Published: Aug 25, 2025 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772128208
9. Alice of Spades
Alice of Spades Chase Kantor
Published: Sep 06, 2023 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
Chase Kantor
Published: Sep 06, 2023 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781989754290
10. Bitter Medicine
eMAGAZINES
1. Alberta Outdoorsmen, February 2026
Alberta Outdoorsmen is designed to keep the hunters, anglers and trappers of Alberta up-to-date on the news, issues and events that surround hunting, fishing and trapping. Dedicated to maintaining our great outdoor heritage, Alberta Outdoorsmen tackles all of the issues head-on, providing insights through a great collection of outdoor writers and authors. If you love hunting, fishing and trapping, Alberta Outdoorsmen is the magazine for you.
2. Alberta Views, December 2025
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.
3. Alberta Views, January-February 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.
4. Alberta Outdoorsmen, January 2026
Alberta Outdoorsmen is designed to keep the hunters, anglers and trappers of Alberta up-to-date on the news, issues and events that surround hunting, fishing and trapping. Dedicated to maintaining our great outdoor heritage, Alberta Outdoorsmen tackles all of the issues head-on, providing insights through a great collection of outdoor writers and authors. If you love hunting, fishing and trapping, Alberta Outdoorsmen is the magazine for you.
5. Canadian Cowboy Country, February-March 2026
A western lifestyle magazine that celebrates the heritage, culture, and lifestyle of farm and ranch life.
6. Nature Alberta, Winter 2026
Nature Alberta Magazine is a leading publication dedicated to exploring nature in Alberta and delivering a strong voice for the greater appreciation and conservation of our natural environment. It is intended for a broad audience, from outdoor enthusiasts, committed naturalists, and researchers, students and educators, to backyard birders and members of local nature clubs. Published four times per year, each issue offers informative, educational, and engaging nature writing and photography that inspires readers to venture out and directly experience nature, deepens their connection with the natural world, and strengthens their commitment to protecting Alberta’s local habitats and wild places.
7. The Prairie Journal, Issue 80
As a Founding Member of AMPA, The Prairie Journal has been publishing the Best in the West, since 1983. It is a literary magazine, so the intent is to feature writing that may not be captured in commercial or consumer magazines. It is a publication of collected works, generally short stories, poetry, literary essays and criticism, book reviews, profiles of authors, and interviews, as well as artistic content which enhances and supports the Alberta artistic and cultural community.
8. airdrielife, Summer 2022
A lifestyle magazine for Airdrie and surrounding area.
9. Alberta Outdoorsmen, December 2025
Alberta Outdoorsmen is designed to keep the hunters, anglers and trappers of Alberta up-to-date on the news, issues and events that surround hunting, fishing and trapping. Dedicated to maintaining our great outdoor heritage, Alberta Outdoorsmen tackles all of the issues head-on, providing insights through a great collection of outdoor writers and authors. If you love hunting, fishing and trapping, Alberta Outdoorsmen is the magazine for you.
10. Alberta Outdoorsmen, November 2025
Alberta Outdoorsmen is designed to keep the hunters, anglers and trappers of Alberta up-to-date on the news, issues and events that surround hunting, fishing and trapping. Dedicated to maintaining our great outdoor heritage, Alberta Outdoorsmen tackles all of the issues head-on, providing insights through a great collection of outdoor writers and authors. If you love hunting, fishing and trapping, Alberta Outdoorsmen is the magazine for you.