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McCaleb is the author of two books: ''Community: The Other Side of Self'' and ''The Gift of Community''.<ref>Books by Dr. Gary McCaleb, Texas Municipal League Online:[http://tml.org/webbooks/authorpg/mccaleb_order.html]</ref> He is also an [[artist]].<ref>Dr. Gary McCaleb, Texas Municipal League On-line:http://tml.org/webbooks/authorpg/mccaleb.html]</ref>​

McCaleb is the author of two books: ''Community: The Other Side of Self'' and ''The Gift of Community''.<ref>Books by Dr. Gary McCaleb, Texas Municipal League Online:[http://tml.org/webbooks/authorpg/mccaleb_order.html]</ref> He is also an [[artist]].<ref>Dr. Gary McCaleb, Texas Municipal League On-line:http://tml.org/webbooks/authorpg/mccaleb.html]</ref>​

McCaleb formerly hosted ''McCaleb & Company,'' an oral history [[television]] program through ACU. On August 2, 2006, he received the Texas Oral History Association's Barnes Award for excellence in community oral history. Specifically, McCaleb created fifty-five videotaped oral history interviews for the Abilene Centennial Project  in 1983. He interviewed individuals who describe their personal experiences in the growth and development of Abilene. The interviewees include other former mayors, sports figures, and Paul Siple, who first used the term, wind chill factor. The oral history tapes are housed in the Grace Museum history archive in downtown Abilene.<ref>"Gary McCaleb," Texas Oral History Association, [[Baylor University]], [[Waco, Texas]], 2006 [http://www.baylor.edu/TOHA/index.php?id=39773]</ref>

McCaleb formerly hosted ''McCaleb & Company,'' an oral history [[television]] program through ACU. On August 2, 2006, he received the Texas Oral History Association's Barnes Award for excellence in community oral history. Specifically, McCaleb created fifty-five videotaped oral history interviews for the Abilene Centennial Project  in 1983. He interviewed individuals who describe their personal experiences in the growth and development of Abilene. The interviewees include other former mayors, sports figures, and Paul Siple, who first used the term, wind chill factor. The oral history tapes are housed in the Grace Museum history archive in downtown Abilene.<ref>{{cite web|url=

http://www.baylor.edu/TOHA/index.php?id=39773|title=Texas Oral History Association" Gary McCaleb|publisher=[[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]|date=2006|accessdate=October 14, 2019}}</ref>

McCaleb teamed with Kathy Morehead to establish an unusual art museum, the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature. NCCIL, located at 102 Cedar Street in downtown Abilene, unveils three new exhibits each year. There is no admission fee.<ref>''Texas State Travel Guide, 2008'', p. 107.</ref> The museum was featured in a 2007 segment of Bob Phillips' ''Texas Country Reporter'' [[television]] series. In the broadcast, McCaleb notes that numerous children's books refer to "Abilene, Texas", which he equates with the American "heartland". He recalled an illustrator from the East Coast who expressed surprise to find such a museum in Abilene.<ref>"Kathy Morehead and Gary McCaleb," National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, 102 Cedar Street, Abilene, TX 79601, ''Texas Country Reporter'', June 21, 2008.</ref>​

McCaleb teamed with Kathy Morehead to establish an unusual art museum, the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature. NCCIL, located at 102 Cedar Street in downtown Abilene, unveils three new exhibits each year. There is no admission fee.<ref>''Texas State Travel Guide, 2008'', p. 107.</ref> The museum was featured in a 2007 segment of Bob Phillips' ''Texas Country Reporter'' [[television]] series. In the broadcast, McCaleb notes that numerous children's books refer to "Abilene, Texas", which he equates with the American "heartland". He recalled an illustrator from the East Coast who expressed surprise to find such a museum in Abilene.<ref>"Kathy Morehead and Gary McCaleb," National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, 102 Cedar Street, Abilene, TX 79601, ''Texas Country Reporter'', June 21, 2008.</ref>​