Shelf Life Books is a truly independent, locally owned bookstore in Calgary's Beltline District. We specialize in high-quality literature, Canadian authors, small presses, children's books and diverse voices across all genres. We're for avid readers and the unusually bookish, for browsers and meanderers, and for independent minds and spirits. Two old friends opened the shop in 2010 because they agreed Calgary needed an independent bookstore downtown. Our home on 4th Street SW is the building many Calgarians remember as the Parkside Continental. We host readings and author events, offer special orders, a loyalty program and a book-of-the-month club, and we're dog friendly and open seven days a week.