Freedom to Read Week: Open Pages - Open Minds

Join us as we celebrate the power of language to shape culture, strengthen community, and inspire connection. Enjoy cultural performances that showcase our city’s linguistic diversity and highlight the importance of multilingualism, cultural understanding, and preserving mother tongues for a more inclusive, sustainable world.

Calgary Public Library

Drop in to experiment with blackout poetry and create your own poem from an existing text.

Bowness Library

Freedom to Read Week 2026

Learn more about intellectual freedom and the freedom to read at programs and events offered during Freedom to Read Week, at your Library.

Discover the poems waiting inside the page. Drop in to experiment with blackout poetry and create your own poem from an existing text. This all-ages activity highlights creativity, curiosity, and the freedom to explore ideas through reading.Led by Heather Clitheroe, Author and EducatorAll ages - Drop-In

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