Greetings!

Welcome to Grand Lodge of Alberta Masonic Library a place full of wisdom of the ages.

 

The Library and Museum has no scheduled open times. Arrangements can be made for an individual or group to access the Library and Museum by sending a request using the form at the foot of this page.

Our Collection

Our collection comprises of many volumes of Masonic interest covering the areas of History, Ritual, Symbolism, Religion, Masonophobia, Famous Masons to name just some.

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The Catalogue

THIS LINK will take you to the online catalogue.

The Library of the Grand Lodge of Alberta, AF & AM is located at the Grand Lodge office, Suite 210, 2816 11th Street NE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2E 7S7.

Use of this library is limited to Freemasons of the Grand Lodge of Alberta. However, access may be granted to other Masons and members of the general community for valid research purposes.

The Library is manned by volunteer librarians. Opening hours are pending completion of the new facility. During regular business hours, access can be given by Grand Lodge Office Staff. Arrangements can be made for access at other times.

Holdings
The holdings of the library are catalogued under 14 groups as follows: Freemasonry - 01 General [409 items]; 02 Masonic History [420 items]; 03 Masonic Philosophy [59 items]; 04 Masonic Ritual and Ceremonies [55 items]; 05 Masonic Symbolism [59 items]; 06 Masonic Jurisprudence [95 items]; 07 Freemasonry and Religion [37 items]; 08 Other Organizations [120 items]; 09 Masonophobia - Masonic Detractors and Exposures [48 items]; 10 Fine Arts and Collections [140 Items]; 11 Biography [83 Items]; 12 Research [Primarily non-circulating] [296 Items]; 13 Odds & Ends: Non-Masonic [54 Items]; 14 Audio Visual [107 Items]

The group number is the second element of the call number (always a 2 digit number).

Searching is word based on the titles, authors, and publisher fields. Clicking on the book icons scrolling across the search page will provide details of the item.

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Digital Offerings

It is a digital world in which we live. Here are some Masonic works which are well worth digesting digitally.
(PDF Format)

Formation of
The Grand Lodge of Alberta

by
Dr. George MacDonald
1907
The Origin of Freemasonry
A Lecture
by
Robert Longfield QC
2nd February 1857
The Compass
A Mariner's Interpretation
by
Hugh Young
2006 or thereabouts
A Bunch of Keys
by
G. Roy Long
September 1955
 
The Mason's Confession
commonly called
The Dundee Manuscript
The Scots Magazine
March 1755
Desaguliers and The March of Militant Masonry
by
George E Maine
June 1939
The True Mason Thinks!
Papers Delivered at Area Meetings
by
Senior Grand Lodge Officers
1967
The Grand Lodge Bulletin
Volume I No. 1
December 1935
 

 

More Digital Offerings

CLICK HERE to go to the "One More Time, Please:" collection. Papers which formed a monthly ezine published by MW Bro. Hugh Young to 1,600+ Masons around the world for 14 years starting in 1996.
(PDF Format)

Contact

We may be contacted through the Grand Lodge office or by using the form below.

The Library is staffed on Lodge Meeting nights - Monday through Thursday.