Alderwood

2 Orianna Drive, Toronto, ON M8W 4Y1

Service Update

The branch is closed and it is not offering drop box service at this time. Alternate service location is Richview. More about our reopening plan and available library services

Service Update

The branch is closed and it is not offering drop box service at this time. Alternate service location is Richview. More about our reopening plan and available library services

Hours

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	Closed
Friday	Closed
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi

Directions, TTC & Parking

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Closest major intersection: Brown's Line and Horner Avenue. Located on north side of Horner Avenue west of Brown's Line.

Public Transit

TTC bus 110A from Islington Ave. subway to Horner and Brown's Line.

Parking

Free - Shared facility with Parks & Recreation and Toronto District School Board.

Upcoming Programs

Regular Programs

Mon, Dec 14

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Cancelled: Alderwood Library Genealogy Club

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this event has been cancelled. While we're working to reschedule as many events as p...

All Branch Programs and Events

Branch Features

General Features

Book Discussion Group: contact the branch for more information
Book Drop - 24 Hours
Express Checkout
Free Parking
Seating for 74

Equipment for persons with disabilities

Book stand
Computer with screen magnification software (Zoomtext)
Large print keyboard
Large trackball mouse
Magnifier
Natural spectrum lamp
Page turner
Wheelchair accessible furniture

Technology

Collections

Audiobooks on CD
Large Print Collection
Sir Adam Beck Junior School Library Collection

Language

Large collection in French - Children

History

Year	Details
1951	Bookmobile service for the Alderwood neighbourhood is provided by the Township of Etobicoke Public Library Board at two stops, one at Albright and No. 27 Highway (now Brown's Line) and another on Horner Avenue, one block east of No. 27.
1953	Etobicoke Public Library Board considers building a library in Alderwood to meet public demand.
1958	Alderwood Branch opened at 525 Horner Avenue by the Township of Etobicoke Public Library Board, 23 January. Dunlop, Wardell, Matsui and Aitken, Architects.
1967	Alderwood Branch is taken over by the new Borough of Etobicoke Public Library Board formed when the Township of Etobicoke becomes part of the Borough of Etobicoke effective 1 January.
1983	Refurbished
1999	Horner Avenue building closed, 27 November. Library reopened by the Toronto Public Library Board in the new Alderwood Centre, 20 December. Centre constructed in partnership with the Toronto District School Board (to house Sir Adam Beck School), the City of Toronto Parks and Recreation Department, and the Alderwood Action Day Care. G. Bruce Stratton Architects.
1999	Service hours expanded by 10 additional hours per week, 20 December
2005	Hours open per week increased from 47 hour to 48 hours, 6 September.
2007	New hours, 8 January. Hours per week increased from 48 to 50.5.

Land Acknowledgement

Alderwood is on Indigenous land. The Anishinaabemowin (Ah-nish-nah-be-mo-win) name for this area is Adobigok (ah-doh-bih-gok), which means the Place of the Alders.

This is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee (ho-den-oh-sho-nee) Confederacy (aka. the Six Nations Confederacy), the Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Toronto Public Library gratefully acknowledges these Indigenous nations for their guardianship of this land. We'd also like to remind and reaffirm, as Torontonians and Canadians, our accountability to these Indigenous nations, and to all Indigenous peoples and communities living in Toronto.

This land is also part of the Dish with One Spoon territory, a treaty between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (aka. The Six Nations Confederacy), the Anishinaabek (Ah-nish-nah-bek) and allied nations, to peaceably share and care for this land, its waters, and all of the biodiversity in the Great Lakes region. All those who come to live and work here are responsible for honouring this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship, and respect. About Land Acknowledgement Statements