Calgary Central Library: the City’s homegrown honeycomb of art and architecture
The new Calgary Central Library has a video recording studio, early learning centre and teen tech lab
![Calgary’s new Central Library is a spectacle.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/630_-_Calgary_Central_Library_1.png)
You can’t discuss art and architecture in Cowtown without mentioning the city’s new Calgary Central Library. This immaculate structure looks something like a glorious honeycomb, except, instead of busy bees scurrying about, avid readers make their way quietly through the building’s wooden floors and colourful furniture.
![Calgary Central Library’s interior is vast.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/630_-_Calgary_Central_Library_2.png)
“The design team found inspiration for the new Central Library in the landscape surrounding Calgary,” said Mary Kapusta, Calgary Public Library communications director. “The challenging site—bisected by a curving LRT line—was another driving force behind the library’s unique drive. The new Central Library also emerges from the design team’s explorations into the deep value and history of libraries.”
![There’s plenty to see and do inside Calgary Central Library.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/630_-_Calgary_Central_Library_3.png)
Whatever it is about libraries that piques your interest, the Central Library has that and more.
“The new Central Library is known for being a place with something for everyone,” said Kapusta, “whether you’re a newcomer looking for resources, a family wanting a fun place to play, a Calgarian looking to learn more about the Treaty 7 land the library sits on, or a teen wanting to film in the free video recording studio. For kids and families, the full body early learning centre is a bustling area. The teen tech lab is a popular place for teens to study and play board games and video games. Taking a volunteer-led tour of the entire building is a popular activity for people of all ages, in which you can learn more about the Indigenous Placemaking throughout the building and the public art by Christian Moeller.”
![There are plenty of seats to settle into while getting wrapped up in a book.](https://www.rvwest.com/images/uploads/630_-_Calgary_Central_Library_4.png)
Whether you’re looking to get lost in a book or find art and architecture that breaks the mould, a visit to the new Calgary Central Library is a must-see for keen RV explorers.