Love it, beautiful and comforting. Mountain View's out the windows. I come to plug in and charge my…read moredevices and research camp sites

The librarians at this library are catty and uptight. They go out of their way to annoy people. The…read morecomputers are crap too. The librarians spy on people while they are on the computers. There is no security in this library and they need it because a lot of creeps (mainly males) hang out there and harrass women. They recently opened a new branch in Canmore and the same crappy librarians and computers are there.

Other than the Toronto reference library and a few places in Europe and Asia this is probably my…read morefavourite library on the planet... The staff are amazing and very helpful and friendly. If you don't have a printer that works at home you can print paper for I think it's five cents per page. They help you with the computer when you don't know what you're doing with complicated questions and best of all they are welcoming place for children, every time I'm there it seems like there is a class trip from the local kindergarten and it's lovely that they are introducing kids at a young age to addictive healthy habits like READING!!!!!!! Thank uuuuuuuuu awesome librarians!!!!!!!

I love this library. They are community minded and have a quaint look and feel. Staff are always…read morefriendly and it was both quick and easy to pop in to renew my membership. I only had a brief moment to see what was new, but was impressed to see a lifejacket lending program, as well as another for tools. Check out their program calendar and you will find something for the whole family!

Not sure what's keeping this place alive, other than it's on the tourist strip in a tourist town…read more Maybe it's the available (not free, mind you) ancient computer with internet and a printer? Srsly. There were some vinyl records for sale, maybe that's it, though if the condition of the books are any indication of the condition of the vinyl, buyer beware! There was not much here to catch my interest, and the prices were higher than the used bookshops I generally frequent. $6 for a beat-up soft cover obtained from a clearance at the Calgary public library, would sell for $4 or less in Edmonton. Small, dingy, disorganized and not open much. At least the shopkeep was kind.

I love this store - visit it every time I come to town. I would buy it if it was available. Easily…read moreI have spent a good hour or more when I visit. The prices are a bit high for this type of shop. I think lots of tourists in town during summer help keep this business going. I think a good web site and ordering online would enhance this business. My Motto I lose myself in a book at least once during the day. One criticism - access to shop not good new stairs needed and railings to hold onto as stairs are steep. Still I manage to get there !

This book store has an amazing selection of books! Their staff are very friendly and helpful. I…read morelike how organized the store is and how eye appealing the displays are throughout the store. Very clean and tidy and it has a bit of a whimsical atmosphere. You immediately feel relax and decompress as well as decelerate the moment you enter. Their prices are no different than other bookstores except here you get a down to earth hometown feeling. I highly recommend a visit here if you are in the Canmore area. It's worth the exploration and adventure.

I saw this place was voted "One of the dreamiest bookstores" so I wanted to check it out with my…read morefiancé! We had a busy day that day, so we were only able to come around 5:10PM, which was less than an hour's away from closing time. We absolutely adored how whimsical the bookstore is! I loved how it featured classics such as Harry Potter but also newer books as well. The tea room's kitchen closes around 5:40PM so we were only really able to share a chai cupcake. It wasn't too dense, which is great after eating a lot that day, and the mango icing was very light and sweet as well! It was wonderful being able to take a break and relax in this dreamy bookstore. Definitely a must in Canmore! I would have loved to spend more time here had we not come so close to closing time.

Located just downstream of Banff; Canmore is a more affordable option for tourists who don't want…read moreto pay the Banff premium. There's a grocery store in the form of Safeway in the area, which is great. There is also a fairly low key / sad town center area which pales in comparison to Banff; 10% of the visitors and not much to do. Canmore isn't cheap either; for a week long Air BnB, the daily costs were still $300-400 CAD for something fairly basic. There's also limited nature options in the area that you can explore for "free", most of the hikes require an additional paid pass for visitors outside of the town. The parking situation for any hikes in the immediate Canmore area requires another pass in addition to the Canada National Parks pass; this is a pain for non-locals. We pretty much drove to Banff daily for activities and just came back to Canmore to sleep.

I can't be the first one to say it: I like the Town of Canmore better than the Disney-ish town in…read morethe Banff National Park, just 1/2 hour away to the west. I found the Town of Canmore more friendly, far less stuffy, more organic, less expensive, more fun and open to adventure than is the overcrowded neighbor to the west. Just saying. Five stars.