Top Ten Most Borrowed: May 2026
May brought lots of rain and lots of reads! Last month, readers enjoyed a variety of Alberta-published content, with University of Alberta Press‘ Cartographic Poetry and Alberta Outdoorsmen taking the lead. 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. 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. Tangles
Tangles: A Story about Alzheimer's, My Mother, and Me Sarah Leavitt
Published: Sep 01, 2010 by Freehand Books
Sarah Leavitt
Published: Sep 01, 2010 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781990601101
5. Compact Guide to Alberta Birds
Compact Guide to Alberta Birds
John Acorn
Published: Jan 01, 2001 by Lone Pine Books
ISBN: 9781551059501
6. Ethics in Action
Ethics in Action: Personal Reflections of Canadian Psychologists Published: May 23, 2024 by University of Calgary Press
Published: May 23, 2024 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773855721
7. Flight Risk
Flight Risk Meg Braem
Published: Oct 15, 2023 by University of Calgary Press
Meg Braem
Published: Oct 15, 2023 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773854748
8. How to Breathe Water
How to Breathe Water Sharon Butala
Published: Sep 08, 2025 by Freehand Books
Sharon Butala
Published: Sep 08, 2025 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781997534006
9. The Bone Cage
The Bone Cage Angie Abdou
Published: Dec 01, 2010 by NeWest Press
Angie Abdou
Published: Dec 01, 2010 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781897126837
10. The Boom
The Boom: Oil, Popular Culture, and Politics in Alberta, 1912-1924 Paul Chastko
Published: Dec 10, 2025 by University of Calgary Press
Paul Chastko
Published: Dec 10, 2025 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773856704
eMAGAZINES
1. Alberta Outdoorsmen, May 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, 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. 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.
4. Canadian Cowboy Country, April-May 2026
A western lifestyle magazine that celebrates the heritage, culture, and lifestyle of farm and ranch life.
5. Culinaire Magazine, May 2026
Culinaire is a food and beverage magazine tempting tastebuds, engaging appetites and celebrating Alberta. The magazine highlights local people and shares their experience and success. Chefs, sommeliers, brewers, mixologists, restaurateurs, and local food and beverage experts share their secrets in Culinaire.
6. 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.
7. Savour Calgary, Early Spring 2026
Savour Calgary is the face of Calgary’s culinary scene. The magazine is for the restaurateurs and the connoisseurs, the baker, growers and in-the-knowers. It tells the stories of entrepreneurs and eaters, drinkers and distillers. The stories are written by those who are passionately interested in good food and drink. Our mantra is to inspire, inform, enlighten and educate those who have an appetite for everything culinary in and around Calgary and do it with an emphasis on local, relevant, fresh and delicious.
8. airdrielife, Spring 2026
A lifestyle magazine for Airdrie and surrounding area.
9. 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.
10. Alberta Heavy, Q1 2026
Alberta Heavy is a B2B magazine for the province’s heavy construction and roadbuilding contractors. The magazine discusses important issues – like the need for a Canada trade infrastructure plan, the ongoing labour shortage, capital planning, and more – and provides best practices and guidance to a heavy construction audience.