Reviews of Memorial Park Library (Library)

Ashraf Elhassan

Quite and comfortable place

Devon Coates

Very small library. Which is great it makes the library very personal.

moonsnail moonsnail

absolutely beautiful building in a gorgeous park with a fountain sidewalk for the kids to get wet in. inside the library you step back in time inside this epic detailed heritage building in pristine condition and a fantastic kids section for book with cozy chairs to sit and read to them . a real gem.

Ceyda Alaf Forrest

I love this library. I work close by and when I go to pick up my hold items, I like to take a walk around the library. Always friendly, quite and clean!

Sudipta Chakravarti

Excellent experience.

A Hey

Very beautiful library!

Its Me

Wonderful historic building. Nice atmosphere. Beautiful park, favourite library.

dom rose

amazing library, great place to go relax and read. its a very historical library and the architecture is beautiful

Attique Tahir

Really nice and clean inside and outside. The park outside is a great place to study or nap if the weather is good.

Arthur Smith

Nice historical library downtown. Great for studying

Eric Arrouzé

Beautiful building, great library with plenty comfortable places to learn, read or work. A must visit in Calgary.

martin ztsk

Well maintained building. Great staff and great book selection found there.

Tara McCarthy

I had a wonderful experience at this library. It is a very calming space. The staff were patient and helpful. I will absolutely be back again.

Junko Sakamoto (piki)

(Translated) The library in the park where you can read in a historical building. A library in the park where you can read in a historic building. (Original) The library in the park where you can read in a historical building. 歴史ある建物中で、読書できる、公園の中の図書館。

Mariana Edith

I really love this library. The place is great! Everybody working there is so nice and helpful. The rooms inspire me, it is an exceptional building. The natural light coming through the huge window is a dream.

Bibbians

Always welcomed with smile and provided with great service! Some of the most helpful people around the city :) Small library but if you do your research beforehand, you will be set! Drop box is located around the side of the entrance stairway. Surrounded by a greatly landscaped park, you will find a lot of seating areas and grassy spots to have a picnic or get some sun.

Dean

The finest library in the city. Small and charming.

Trevor Prosser

Beautiful old library that's modern on the inside. Also a great place to borrow an instrument (wait times in the weeks to months, but it's free)

Md. Abdullah Al-Alamin

Good service and beautiful park

Mercy Maddox

I had an extremely pleasant experience here today ! The library looks like a safe, clean, and organized place and has things that encourage reading on display. Also a shout out to the Security Guard Walter who was there today actively helping people (including myself) who came in and made their experience wonderful with his great friendly personality and willingness to help.

Hiu Yan Chan

One of the oldest park in Calgary, water fountains and water splash ground fountains for kids during summer. The library was recently renovated inside and very historical and a small, however it just beautiful building, I think they used to have kid and parents program in the basement before covid but I don't know if they still have it on. It also use for voting and top floor is Wordfest. Wheelchair and elevator access on the back of the building.

Darren Nicholls

Very nice library, peaceful, quiet, in historic old building.

Ari Othitis

I had known there was a library there but just couldn't find it then one day did. I love historical buildings and usually drop in once a month to study, relax or pick up a DVD that isn't at my local library. The ambiance is peaceful, staff friendly and with your card you can use the free wifi either in the library or while sitting outside at the tables adjacent to the building.

Wendy Robson

Nice to see you back and Reno’s preserving character! . ❤️those gardens

Shishir Honap

nice park.

Zoe Lambert

Lovely library with pleasant staff. I’ve really enjoyed tutoring here for the past six months. I was recently told that I was speaking too loud and that I may bother other patrons. I work out of libraries most days for both my tutoring job and my other job as a support worker. I have yet to run into this problem in other libraries, but I have seen quite a few people be talked to about their noise level in this specific one. Other libraries have quiet study sections, and I wonder if that’s a possible solution to this problem. I’ll be moving my activities to a library where I don’t have to whisper, but I suggest this one for a good, relaxing place to read or study.

Jose Vazquez Diaz

Very nice library located in a beautiful park in the heart of Downtown. Not very big but perfect to spend some quiet time reading or looking for books.

Dune “NoFunOverlord” Sataere

absolutely love the Calgary Public Library. this location is surrounded by a beautiful garden space and it's so nice to sit and appreciate it. CPL provides such an amazing service to the people of Calgary.

Outand About

5 stars for the architecture & ambiance in this very small but fairly well stocked library.

Anu Pillai

Appreciate the events organized for kids of all ages. Great place for a visit with your young ones.park outside to run around, books and library to explore inside. It is a hidden gem of library.was here for the wordfest event and it was time well spent.

Michael Stewart

104 years old! Apparently the oldest library in Alberta. It is a beautiful, quite place to open a book.

Charles Ng

Cozy library. Participated in a walking tour in the neighbourhood by library volunteers. Great tour. Central Memorial Park is a nice place to relax.

M R

Staff here are interested in the library users-- they are welcoming and accessible. They are happy to share info in the building and its history; they seem invested in the people and the legacy of this Calgary treasure.

Bernard Brockway

It's a decent place to enjoy for a couple of hours. But the riff raff kill the idea for a long time visit.

Milton Lowe

Great service

Matthew Greer

We come here weekly with our two year old to drop off and pick up new books. The staff are helpful and friendly, and there's a small play area for kids. It seems like there are more kids coming here all the time. The building itself and surrounding park are beautiful, which adds to fun experience.

Patrick W.

Nice place!

Cheryl Peacock

The staff is always friendly and helpful. I like the atmosphere of this library and the way that so many people from the neighbourhood enjoy sitting and using this space like a comfy living room.

Review U

Notable historical landmark. The guard made a nuisance of himself by pacing back and forth in front of me while I was reading. The building itself is well maintained with a nice selection of reading. The librarians are friendly and helpful. I am sure the surrounding park is lovely in summer.

Emily Dukeshire

A nice place to go on a lunch break. Bring a lunch and check out some books. Cool historical building.

Michaela Summers

My favourite library in the city ❤️

Rob Kulyk

Historic library, a splendid place!!!

Josh Newton

Small selection of books, but if you reserve online they will send them to this location for pick up. Very convenient!

Darren Findlay

The Wonderful staff gave me a quick tour of the place and I was so glad of their kindness. A true beauty in a beautiful park surrounded by some harsh modern architecture. A beauty like this takes the edge off all the glass, steel, and concrete starkness of downtown. I loved this building, I also thought it amazing that it is still a library and long may that continue!

Willow Walker

Personalized care, experienced staff, courteous Security, amazing renos, bike racks close to steps into library and 24-hr book return all hit the high notes for me. This is Calgary's 1st library. Support it!

Paula Mullings

Very nice..nice and the outside is very awesome. Reminds me of ....the zoo, when I was young.

Ingrid Kwok

Lovely historic building! It is a tiny library - book collection is limited and the reading room is small. Friendly staff.

zack di lascio

(Translated) THIS IS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, THERE IS ACCESS FOR EVERYONE, AND IT IS SURROUNDED BY A BEAUTIFUL PARK, PEOPLE OFTEN STAY TO READ IN THE PARK IN THE SUMMER, ABOVE THE BENCHES AND THE MEADOW. (Original) QUESTA È UNA BIBLIOTECA PUBLICA, C'ÈL'ACCESSO PER TUTTI, ED È CIRCONDATATA DA UN BELLISSIMO PARCO, LE PERSONE SPESSO SI FERMONO A LEGGERE NEL PARCO IN ESTATE, SOPRA A LE PANCHINE E IL PRATO.

Kal A.

Scanner was broken. Service machine (where you self-checkout) was broken. Service was not helpful. Would not recommend this library branch to anyone- Fishcreek library is much better!

Dany

I really love this library because the staff are so great! The recent interior renovations have matched the beauty of the exterior; making the space much more functional and modern. The only downside is the fact that they don't have as large of a selection of reading material that the other libraries maintain. However, if you order your books online, you can pick them up at any suitable location. Do be cognizant of the creepers in the park though. As I was walking through with my 2 children, a man appeared with a syringe in his hands. We veered off path to avoid him. After we returned our books in the book drop and rounded the corner to the main entry, there he was sitting on the stair case shooting up in broad daylight. It is very unsettling to see these things being done out in the open but seems to be common place in the city these days. I alerted the security guard who immediately took action.

Ehab Kardouh

I had a great experience in this library. It is so comfort and calm. I attended a meeting about stoicism by John and Korey. They were great, and they explained everything about this title. It was a great day. A lot of people asked questions about stoicism, but John and Korey answered them all. The library was calm the whole time, so we could hear everything they said. I advice everyone live close to this library to go and spend time there reading a book, because it is a great calm place to read.

Juliette Gill

Very small compared to most libraries. It's quiet most days and the surrounding park is a great place to read a book.

Anna C

Usually love this library but was very disappointed when the librarians suggested a service dog was not welcome. Despite offering ID for the dog and explaining his service dog title - and his obvious level of training and behaviour - they continued to think of more excuses why he shouldn't come into the piano room with me (public space = legally service dogs have access). Surprising because libraries are some of the best places in terms of accessibility.

Joshua Smandych

Beautiful. A little small but is great for having your holds shipped to.