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Are district libraries different than other libraries?
Yes, district libraries are medium-sized branches that take care of the readers and neighbourhood libraries in their area. Scroll below for information.
Neighbourhood libraries are the smaller, comfortable branches around town, with the hours and materials to serve their own little piece of Toronto.
 Neighbourhood libraries
Research and reference libraries are Toronto's largest, with extended hours and extensive collections to serve the entire city.
Research and Reference libraries
Choose from 17 district libraries spread across Toronto.
All 17 district libraries offer you:
- More than 100,000 books, paperbacks, magazines, newspapers, videos, compact discs, cassettes and large print books
- Materials in many languages for the communities in your area
- Adult programs that may include computer training, book clubs, library instruction and literacy support
- Sunday hours from September to June
- A comfortable space to study, read or relax
- Expert staff to help you out
- Extensive collections for in-depth reference and research in a variety of areas
- Business and careers
- Government information
- Homework support
- Local history
- Consumer information
- Health
A large area just for kids with:
- Children's books, music and videos
- Computer workstations for children
- Story hours, author readings and other kids' programs
Lots of computer workstations for access to:
- The collections of the entire Toronto Public Library
- The internet, including the Virtual Reference Library
- A wide range of other electronic resources with general and specialized information on many different subjects
- Word processing workstations with Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Meeting rooms, auditoriums, user education centres, and space for literacy tutorials are also available in some locations.
Updated on: September 30 , 2008
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