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Calgary Public Library

public library system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Organization Library Network Q5019701

Facts

17 properties

Identity

Instance of
library network, public library[6]
Official website
calgarylibrary.ca[23]

Status and dates

Inception
1912[22]

Location

Headquarters location
Calgary[8]
Country
Canada[5]
Location
Calgary[9]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Calgary[4]

People

Founder
Annie Davidson[7]
Director / manager
Alexander Calhoun, William R. Castell, Leslie Fowlie

Relations

Child organization or unit
Seton Library, Memorial Park Library, Fish Creek Library, Central Library, Southwood Library, Louise Riley Library[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Has part(s)
Seton Library, Fish Creek Library, Central Library, Southwood Library, Louise Riley Library, Memorial Park Library[16][17][18][19][20][21]
Member of
The Alberta Library, Urban Libraries Council, Canadian Urban Libraries Council[1][2][3]
More facts +5
Catalog
Calgary Public Library catalog[24]
Collection or exhibition size
+2205985[27]
Phone number
+1-403-260-2600[26]
Social media followers
5.0k (5.0k–23k, n=4)[28][29][30][31]
Visitors per year
+7600000[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Calgary Public Library en CPL fr bibliothèque de Calgary ja カルガリー公共図書館
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000095367120
VIAF cluster ID
140640151
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85077604
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Calgary Central Library (48002281806).jpg ↗
Email address
mailto:information@calgarylibrary.ca
Facebook username
calgarylibrary
Freebase ID
/m/05z0kl
ISIL
CA-AC
Instagram username
calgarylibrary
J9U entity ID
987013317007405171
OSM Name Suggestion Index ID
calgarypubliclibrary-9e3799
Ringgold ID
9983
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TikTok username
calgarylibrary
X (Twitter) username
calgarylibrary
Yale LUX ID
group/31a3af83-780c-4961-bc8d-357075e3d194
YouTube channel ID
UCt5EXUThn68oHHXy2CoHGHA

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Libraries.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Libraries.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Libraries.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Google Maps. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Libraries.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . thealbertalibrary.ca. Retrieved . thealbertalibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Libraries.org. Retrieved . urbanlibraries.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . culc.ca. Retrieved . culc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Libraries.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . calgarylibrary.ca. Retrieved . calgarylibrary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Libraries.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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