Top Ten Most Borrowed: June 2026
June gave us more rain and more opportunities to read! Rain or shine, readers enjoyed a variety of Alberta-published content, with University of Alberta Press‘ Cartographic Poetry and filling Station’s Issue 85 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. 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
2. Deep Alberta
Deep Alberta: Fossil Facts and Dinosaur Digs Published: Feb 07, 2007 by University of Alberta Press
John Acorn
Published: Feb 07, 2007 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9780888648518
3. Fish of Alberta
Fish of Alberta
Amanda Joynt
Published: March 2003 by Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN: 9781551059334
4. Peggy & Balmer
Peggy & Balmer: Two Journalists at the Edge of History Tom Radford
Published: Nov 15, 2024 by NeWest Press
Tom Radford
Published: Nov 15, 2024 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774391075
5. ABC Monstrosity
ABC Monstrosity
Shea Proulx
Published: Jun 05, 2020 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781989754351
6. Alberta Animal Tracks
Alberta Animal Tracks
Ian Sheldon
Published: December 2020 by Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN: 9781774512241
7. Baba’s Kitchen Medicines
Baba's Kitchen Medicines: Folk Remedies of Ukrainian Settlers in Western Canada Michael Mucz
Published: Aug 29, 2022 by University of Alberta Press
Michael Mucz
Published: Aug 29, 2022 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772126532
8. Blackfoot Ways of Knowing
Blackfoot Ways of Knowing: The Worldview of the Siksikaitsitapi Betty Bastien
Published: Jul 31, 2023 by University of Calgary Press
Betty Bastien
Published: Jul 31, 2023 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773853086
9. Butterflies of Alberta
Path to Wild Food, The Sandra Walker
Published: Jan 15, 2019 by Lone Pine Publishing
Sandra Walker
Published: Jan 15, 2019 by Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN: 9781551059709
10. Canadians in the Battle of the Atlantic
Canadians in the Battle of the Atlantic
Larry Gray
Published: July 2002 by Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN: 9781773110523
eMAGAZINES
1. filling Station, Issue 85
Experimental literary magazine that publishes art, poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and has been around for 25 years.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Funicular, Volume 7 Issue 1
Funicular Magazine publishes short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry from emerging and established Canadian writers, as well as work from writers around the world. Funicular Magazine is made in Edmonton, Alberta.
5. Nature Alberta, Spring 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.
6. airdrielife, Spring 2026
A lifestyle magazine for Airdrie and surrounding area.
7. Alberta Craft, 2022 Volume 2
Alberta Craft Magazine is published by the Alberta Craft Council, a non-profit Provincial Arts Service Organization dedicated to promoting, developing and advocating for Fine Craft artists and contemporary Craft culture in Alberta. Alberta Craft Magazine is published twice annually and features exhibitions, artists’ interviews, and Craft events happening across the provinces. This magazine is for the Craft curious, enthusiasts, and artists.
8. 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.
9. Avenue Calgary, July-August 2025
Avenue is the premier city lifestyle magazine celebrating Alberta’s largest city through Avenue Calgary.
10. Avenue Calgary, May-June 2026
Avenue is the premier city lifestyle magazine celebrating Alberta’s largest city through Avenue Calgary.