| 1948 |
York Township Public Library Board, established in 1945, opens the first bookmobile in the Toronto area; the weekly stop at Jane and Pritchard becomes one of the busiest. Lots, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Plan 1417 on the west side of Jane Street, south of Dundas Street, are purchased from York Township for $2,000. Council approves building a branch library here, another branch in Mount Dennis and a main library at Eglinton and Northcliffe. |
| 1949 |
Albert E. Vine, Architect of 182 Humewood Drive, is commissioned to prepare a plan for the two branch libraries and another for the main library. |
| 1950 |
Cornerstone is laid for the new branch library at 610 Jane Street, 5 November. |
| 1951 |
Jane Street Branch opened at 610 Jane Street by the York Public Library Board, 13 November. |
| 1967 |
Branch becomes part of the Borough of York Public Library Board, when the Town of Weston and the Township of York are amalgamated as the Borough of York, 1 January. |
| 1970 |
New Boy's and Girl's Room opens in the basement, January. |
| 1971 |
Hours of service extended with the branch opening on Wednesdays. Branch use declines dramatically during 1971-2 when the Jane Street subway is constructed under the railway tracks between Dundas Street West and St. Clair Avenue West. |
| 1972 |
Abram, Nowkski & McLaughlin, Associates are appointed architects of the new Jane Street Branch, March. |
| 1973 |
Present site at the southwest corner of Jane and Dundas is acquired from the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. |
| 1974 |
Jane Street Branch is closed, with book stock and equipment moved to the new building, December. |
| 1975 |
New library opens in the current location, 12 January. York Public Library's Technical Services and Mobile Library Services relocate to the old Jane Street Branch. |
| 1976 |
Toy library located here, with initial funding from Etobicoke Runnymede Lions Club. |
| 1981 |
Hours reduced with Monday closings. |
| 1998 |
City of York Public Library Board becomes part of Toronto Public Library, with the amalgamation of the city of Toronto, 1 January. |
| 2003 |
Toronto City Council approves conversion of the unused library building at 610 Jane Street, which was declared surplus after amalgamation, into a child care centre, June. |
| 2006 |
Closed for renovation, 23 September. Teeple Architects, Inc. |
| 2008 |
Reopens, 4 February. Hours open per week decreased from 51.5 to 50.5. |
| 2009 |
Hours open increased to 58.5 as of 5 January, 2009. |
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