Central Library is the main library and headquarters of the Calgary Public Library system located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The library was designed by architectual firms Snøhetta and Calgary-based, DIALOG. The building's construction was completed in 2018 at the cost of 245 million dollars (Canadian). Central Library was officially opened on November 1, 2018. The library is located in the East Village downtown at: 800 3 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2E7. The size of its collection was 450,000 items as of 2018. The library is 240,000 square feet. Its official website is: https://calgarylibrary›
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Exterior · Calgary, Canada · 2018

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Central Library is the main library and headquarters of the Calgary Public Library system located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The library was designed by architectual firms Snøhetta and Calgary-based, DIALOG. The building's construction was completed in 2018 at the cost of 245 million dollars (Canadian). Central Library was officially opened on November 1, 2018. The library is located in the East Village downtown at: 800 3 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2E7. The size of its collection was 450,000 items as of 2018. The library is 240,000 square feet. Its official website is: https://calgarylibrary

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