2,000 books added to the Library, thanks to YOU!
On April 8, Calgary Public Library Foundation launched The Fifth Book Campaign, in response to rising book prices and record-breaking Library membership levels. With community demand for books and other borrowable materials at an all-time high, Calgary Public Library needs $1 million this year to keep up.
Now, less than a month later, The Fifth Book Campaign is off to a roaring start! Thanks to incredible donor generosity, this week, Calgary Public Library’s team has added 1,000 new paperbacks and hardcovers and 1,000 more ebooks to the system! This would not have happened without your support. Thank you!
You sent it and they spent it! The Library is acquiring more copies of book club favourites from Canadian authors, including Donna Alward’s When the World Fell Silent, The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe, and The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters, as well as more enduring classics from Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, and Iona Whishaw, alongside many others.
And there’s more good news to share…
More new releases coming
The Library has bulked up its orders for some of the year’s biggest upcoming new titles by Canadian authors, including The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose, Louise Penny’s The Black Wolf and Chris Hadfield’s Final Orbit.
Reduced wait times
Your support is bringing down wait times for books with the highest number of holds. This means more copies of The God of the Woods, The Wedding People, The Women, and Onyx Storm are on their way!
Extra ebooks for everyone
The hottest titles are now even easier to access! Skip the Line copies of many of the most popular ebooks from the past two years are now available through Libby.
If you’ve already given to The Fifth Book, thank you. If you haven’t given yet—your support will make an immediate difference. Visit libraryfoundation.ca/thefifthbook to learn how you can contribute today. Your help will ensure nobody misses out on the stories that matter.
