General Library Information
Learn more about our extensive collection, opening hours and lending policies.
Come enjoy our welcoming and relaxing environment, fully accessible and open from Monday to Friday. You will find a professional bilingual
service for all: students, teachers, children and adults. We have contemporary collections representing the latest literary works from
international authors.
Our 9,000 resources include:
3,000 novels by francophones and international authors, with new additions monthly
650 essays (philosophy, social sciences, art, tourism, history and geography)
1,500 resources in the youth collection (novels, non-fiction, comic books, story books)
200 resources in the learner's library (français facile, abridged classics, audio books)
900 DVDs (francophone world cinema for youth and adults) with new releases monthly
Magazine subscriptions for learners of French
600 French Canadian resources
Opening Hours
Exceptionally, the Alliance Francaise of Calgary will be closed on Tuesday, June 29th (all day).
Our Library will open on June 19th.
Tuesday to Friday from 3.00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Policies
Your AFC Membership allows you to borrow items for 3 weeks, and renew them for three more weeks. You can renew items by phone or email. For more info about the membership, click HERE.
Individual membership: 3 books, 3 DVDs, 3 CDs, 3 magazines.
Family membership: 8 books, 5 DVDs, 3 CDs, 5 magazines.
Late Returns: Please respect our other members and return your items on time. Items must be returned within office hours. If returns occur more than 10 days after the due date, you will be charged until the items are returned: $0.25 per day per item. When an item becomes more than 30 day overdue, borrowing privileges will be blocked until the item is returned and the late fees cleared.
Damaged or lost item: Any damaged or lost items will be reimbursed by the borrower based on the replacement value of items.
Catalogue
To check our resources, click HERE. Please note that not all of resources are entered in our catalogue yet.
You can renew, reserve and view your holdings information online.