[7] The first public library opened on January 2, 1912, thanks in part to the generosity of Scottish / American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

It was designed by Boston architects McLean & Wright, and built out of local Paskapoo Sandstone (a soft stone that today presents a substantial preservation challenge).

In 1929 the formal Victorian-style park surrounding the Central Library was dedicated to the honour of those who had died in the Great War.

The company has secured the naming rights for high tech learning commons in the new Calgary Central Library.

[15] On February 25, 2013, City Hall was approved the master plan to have the new library be built at the fore-mentioned location at Downtown East Village with the overall cost of C$245 million.