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Women's Resource Library

We house a collection of over 1,700 books, journal articles and magazines that are informative and inspiring. The collection focuses on the most recent and relevant literature for and about women and gender issues. We welcome donations of new or gently used books from community members.

Becoming a WRC library member is easy and free. Visit the Women's Resource Centre during business hours and a staff member will sign you up for an account – you can start taking out books immediately. For more information, please contact us at women@ucalgary.ca or 403-220-8551.

How do I access my library account & hold/renew a book?

Our categories include:

  • Activism
  • Auto/Biography
  • Contemporary Feminism
  • Disability
  • Diversity
  • Economy/Poverty
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Feminist Classics
  • Feminist Theory
  • Fiction
  • First Nations
  • Gender Theory
  • Global Feminism
  • Health
  • History
  • Human Rights/Law
  • Identity/Sexuality
  • International Development
  • International Issues
  • Leadership
  • LGBTQA
  • Literature
  • Marriage/Family/Motherhood
  • Media/Popular Culture
  • Periodical
  • Poetry
  • Politics
  • Pornography
  • Postcolonialism
  • Psychology
  • Race/Multiculturalism
  • Reference
  • Science/Technology
  • Self-Help
  • The Body
  • Theology/Religion
  • Violence
  • Work/Society

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