Carlyle King Branch Library
3130 Laurier Dr., (in the Cosmo Civic Centre) Saskatoon, SK Canada, S7L 5J7
Phone: (306) 975-7592

Carlyle King Branch Library
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Welcome to Carlyle King Branch Library!

The Carlyle King Branch Library officially opened on October 16, 1979. It was the first branch library to be part of a multi-purpose civic complex. The branch was named in honour of Carlyle King who, in addition to a distinguished academic career, was actively involved in the Saskatchewan Library Advisory Council, the Saskatchewan Library Association, and the Saskatoon Public Library Board (1955-1972).

Branch Head: Rochelle Raeber

Hours of Operation

1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday
10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Tuesday to Friday
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sunday*

*Fall/Winter Hours: All Branches of the Saskatoon Public Library are open on Sundays until the May long weekend in the following year.

Getting here by bus

You can reach the Carlyle King Branch on the following buses: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #22 and the 50/60.

Resources for Children, Young Adults and Adults

• Books on CD
• Consumer Collection
• PLEA publications
• Books - hardcover and paperback
• Large Print books
• Magazines and newspapers
• Book/CD kits for children
• Compact discs
• DVDs 
• Books in languages other than English
• Public computers for Internet access and word processing
• On-line periodical database
• Children's books in French
• Reference collection
• Telephone books for Saskatchewan
• Minutes of City Council and school boards

Programs and Services

• Information about upcoming programs can be found on the Programs & Events page
• Family story time Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. year round. No registration required.
• Toddler Time for ages 18 - 36 months - fall, winter & spring.  Registration required.
• Summer Reading Program with storytellers, performers, reading logs and certificates
• Programs for adults; including parenting programs and computer programs
• On-going sales of withdrawn books
• Self-serve photocopying

Specializations

• Multilingual collection including books in Chinese, Vietnamese, Polish, Spanish, Russian, and Urdu. 
• Basic Education/English as a Second Language collection

Accessibility

• The Carlyle King branch is accessible to persons using wheelchairs.