Key Facts

Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system

Torontonians borrowed 32 million items in 2010

In 2010, we had 18 million visits to 99 branches - a 4 percent increase over 2009

There were 27 million virtual visits to torontopubliclibrary.ca in 2010 - up by 15 percent over 2009, and over 1 million wifi users - an increase of 65 percent

1.25 million people are registered Toronto Public Library cardholders. In 2010, there were 165,000 new registrations - a 4 percent increase over 2009

Seventy-two percent of Torontonians use Toronto Public Library

Collections are comprised of over 11 million items including books, CDs, DVDs and eBooks, with 40 languages represented in library materials

Staff answered 7.4 million information requests in 2010

790,000 participants attended 28,000 library programs

The Library's 2010 operating budget was $170 million