1912 – Memorial Park Library, Calgary, Alberta
Architect: McLean & Wright
Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded $80,000 of the $100,000 cost of Calgary’s Central Library, which was the first purpose-built public library in Alberta. It was designed by Boston architects McLean & Wright, and is very similar to a library in Attleboro, Massachusetts. When a new downtown central library was constructed in the early 1960s, this branch was renamed the Memorial Park branch, and still operates today.
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Clerkin, Paul (2011, August 1). *1912 – Memorial Park Library, Calgary, Alberta*. Archiseek.com. https://www.archiseek.com/1912-memorial-park-library-calgary-alberta/ (Updated 2026, March 11)
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Published August 1, 2011 | Last Updated March 11, 2026
