Key Facts
Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system
Torontonians borrowed 33 million items - up from 32 million items in 2010
In 2011, over 19 million people visited 98 branches - up from 18 million people in 2010
There were 23 million virtual visits and over 2.5 million wifi users - an increase of 126.5 percent
1.3 million people are registered Toronto Public Library cardholders
72% 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 7.7 million information requests in 2011
865,495 participants attended 31,804 library programs - up about 10 percent since 2010
*Source: 2006 Telephone Survey
72% of Torontonians accessed the Library in the past year either in person, by phone or online.