George streets.Ĭhief Justice Falconbridge, chairman of the Library Board, lays the cornerstone on 27 November 1906.Ī circulating library, College Street Branch, opened in a 100- by 40-foot space on the first (ground) floor of the new Reference Library, College and St. Site for a new central library acquired at the northwest corner of College and St. Toronto's Carnegie Libraries - Central Reference Library Toronto Public Library officially opened, March 6, the fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Toronto.Ĭarnegie Corporation of New York granted $350,000 to TPL for a new central library and three branch libraries on the condition that the city would provide the land and guarantee $35,000 a year to support the library.
Toronto Mechanics' Institute building and collections transferred to the new Toronto Public Library Board, March.
Toronto voters approved a free public library bylaw to establish a public library, January 1. Ontario Free Libraries Act passed by the Ontario Legislature, the first such act in Canada. The building included a library with a separate reading room. Toronto Mechanics's Institute opened at the northeast corner of Church and Adelaide streets. Moved from rented premises to the second floor above the Court Street Fire Hall.Ĭornerstone laid for the Toronto Mechanics’ Institute’s permanent home, Church Street at the northeast corner of Adelaide Street East, 17 April. Mechanics’ Institute Library housed in Timothy Parson's straw-bonnet and drapery warehouse on King Street between Yonge and Bay. York Mechanics' Institute founded to promote adult education by providing a library, lectures and night classes renamed Toronto Mechanics Institute in 1834, when the Town of York became the City of Toronto. In addition to those listed for Toronto Reference Library, the many languages of the Americas, Africa, the South Pacific and some languages spoken in Europe are not included - nor are languages with collections under 50 volumes. Very large collection of books in other languages.Resource materials for people with disabilities.Humanities & Social Sciences Department.English as a Second Language Materials - Adult.Learning Centre with Adobe Creative Suite (24 computers).Internet/Microsoft Office workstations (240 including Learning Centre).2 Computer Learning Centres (38 computers).Computers with screen magnification software (Zoomtext) (11).Computer with screen reader software (JAWS).Computer with Kurzweil 10 software and scanner.CCTV (closed circuit TV also called print magnifer).Braille writer (Perkins Braille typewriter).Study rooms for Persons with Disabilities - 4 (1 room, 3 pods).Quiet Study Rooms - 3 Large (seats 3-6), 2 Small (seats 1-2).Marilyn & Charles Baillie Special Collections Centre.CD/LP/DVD/VHS Listening/Viewing Stations (8).
Book Discussion Group: contact the branch for more information.Bennett Family Foundation Canadian Literature Collection.
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