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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
On Saturday March 1, at 5 p.m., Cliffcrest Branch will close to relocate to a different unit in the same plaza. When the library reopens in April 2008, it will be 75% larger.
The new Cliffcrest Branch will:
- Expand the branch's space from 2,800 to 4,900 square feet
- Feature recent, popular reading and audio visual materials (including bestsellers, CDs, magazines and DVDs), displayed on new open-facing "browsable" shelving, creating Toronto Public Library's first "browsing branch".
- Introduce new wireless Internet access and additional public PC workstations.
- Add a public meeting and program room that doubles as quiet study space.
- Add new space for exhibiting local art.
- Add reading lounges for adults, teens and children.
- Add interior and exterior book-drops for quick library material returns.
- Add express check-out.
The relocation of Cliffcrest Branch is part of Toronto Public Library's ongoing building revitalization plan. In 2008, Torontonians will benefit from the reopening of seven branches:
Jane/Dundas (opened Feb 4), Cliffcrest (reopening in April), S. Walter Stewart (opening after a major renovation in May), Dufferin/St.Clair (opening after a major renovation in August), and reopening in the Fall of 2008, Bloor/Gladstone (after a major renovation and expansion), and Jane/Sheppard and Kennedy/Eglinton (after relocations and expansions).
Architect for Relocation and Expansion:
Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system. Every year, more than 17 million people visit our 99 branches and borrow more than 30 million items. To learn more about Toronto Public Library, call Answerline at 416-393-7131.
Media Contact:
Edward Karek, Communications Officer
416-397-5925 ekarek@torontopubliclibrary.ca
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