Application Instructions

To be considered for a position you must meet all of the stated qualifications and markedly demonstrate that you have met them through experience or education. In accordance with the collective agreement between the Toronto Public Library Board and the Toronto Public Library Workers' Union Local 4948, external temporary employees can work a maximum of six months. Union dues will be deducted.

All applications must be received (by mail, fax or email) by midnight on the day of closing.

Please provide your daytime phone number, cell phone number (if available) and email address (if available).

If you are interested in applying for an available position, please follow these instructions:

  1. Download and complete the External Application Form (DOC). Each posting requires a separate application.
  2. Identify the posting number (if applicable) clearly on your cover letter, resume and/or in the subject heading if using email.
  3. Use one of the following methods to submit your application:
    • Mail:
      Human Resources Department
      Toronto Reference Library
      789 Yonge Street Toronto ON
      M4W 2G8

      The date received in the Human Resources Department is the official date of receipt.

    • Email:
      recruitment@torontopubliclibrary.ca

      The Posting Number (if applicable) should be quoted in the subject line of all email submissions and retain your original email.

      Remember to type/sign your name under the signature section of the application form.

  4. Fax:
    416-395-5925

    Retain your fax confirmation sheet.


  5. Do not send duplicates.
  6. Receipt of applications will not be acknowledged.

We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. For general employment enquiries, you may call 416-393-7131.

The Toronto Public Library invites applications from all qualified individuals. The Library is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Upon request, accommodation will be provided for persons with disabilities through all stages of the recruitment and selection process.