Scarborough Centre Branch Renovation

A New Library for the Scarborough Centre Community!

Scarborough Centre Branch (NEW)(Ward 38) 150 Borough Drive

Project Detail

• Toronto Public Library is building a new branch in the Scarborough Centre area, adjacent to the south side of the Scarborough Civic Centre.
• The branch will replace a bookmobile stop located at the Scarborough Town Centre.
• It will be easily accessible by public transit, close to the Scarborough Centre LRT stop and a bus route on Borough Drive.
• The new library branch is expected to open in 2014.

Proposed Services

The branch will house a collection size of 50,000 items for all ages. It will include

• bookable meeting rooms
• study space
• zones for adults, teens and children
• comfortable reading lounges
• an area for art display
• a caf��
• free access to high-speed internet, wireless internet
• express check-out and check-in
• an outdoor reading garden, a public plaza, and a pedestrian connection to Albert Campbell Square.

Architectural & Construction Information

• Project Architects: Phillip H. Carter, Architect in joint venture with Levitt Goodman Architects Ltd.
• Public consultation on the project began in February 2010.
• Construction projected to commence: 2012
• Projected opening: 2014
• Projected project budget: $8.8 million
• Projected construction budget: $5.7 million

Historical Information

• Raymond Moriyama's vision for the development of the Scarborough City Centre area included the building of a library on city owned land (The Scarborough City Centre Core Area Development Plan, Oct 1991)
• The former Scarborough Public Library Board had planned to build a library in the Civic Centre development well before City of Toronto amalgamation
• The Scarborough Centre Secondary Plan (approved by the Ontario Municipal Board in March 2008) identified a library as one of the priority facilities and services to be developed in this precinct
• The need for a library here has intensified as a result of extraordinary residential growth, with more than 9,000 units built or planned in this precinct
• Through collaboration with City Departments (Facilities and Real Estate, Planning), local Councillors and Scarborough Community Council, an ideal site was secured.