Eglinton Square

Eglinton Square Shopping Centre 1 Eglinton Square, Unit 126, Toronto, ON M1L 2K1

Hours

Monday	9:00 am	to	8:30 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am	to	8:30 pm
Wednesday	9:00 am	to	8:30 pm
Thursday	9:00 am	to	8:30 pm
Friday	9:00 am	to	5:00 pm
Saturday	9:00 am	to	5:00 pm
Sunday	1:30 pm	to	5:00 pm

Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi

Directions, TTC & Parking

View on map

Closest major intersection Victoria Park Ave. and Eglinton Ave. East. Located on south side of Eglinton Ave. East, east of Victoria Park, west of Pharmacy Ave.

Public Transit

TTC Victoria Park bus, Pharmacy bus or Eglinton Ave. East bus.

Parking

Free - mall parking

Upcoming Programs

Featured Programs

Mon, Mar 16

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Sing into Spring

Robins, frogs, baby chicks, green grass, budding trees, and all things spring! We will take a musical trip wit...

Wed, Apr 15

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Fraud Protection for Seniors

For those who want to understand fraud and how to protect themselves from being victims of fraud. Learn about common sales...

Sat, May 23

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Chinese Brush Painting

Join us for Asian Heritage Month and learn the skillful and ancient art of Chinese Brush Painting. Supplies will be provid...

Regular Programs

Sat, Feb 22

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Family Time

Stories, songs, rhymes and activities for children age 5 and under with their parents and caregivers. No registration req...

Fri, Feb 28

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Baby Time

Birth to 18 months. Stories, songs and tickling rhymes for babies and their caregivers.

All Branch Programs and Events

Branch Features

General Features

Book Discussion Group: contact the branch for more information
Book Drop - After Hours (during mall hours)
Express Checkout
Free Parking
Quiet Study Rooms (2)
Seating for 115

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

Language

Medium collection in Chinese , Tagalog
Small collection in French - Children , Hindi (DVDs only) , Tamil

Meeting Rooms

For booking information call 416-397-5969.

Program Room

748 sq. ft.
Seats 55 lecture style. Seats 28 classroom style. Fire Occupancy Code: 84.
Equipment:
- chairs
- tables
- kitchenette

Meeting Room 1

594 sq. ft.
Seats 20 lecture style. Seats 16 classroom style. Fire Occupancy Code: 21.
Equipment:
- chairs
- tables

History

Year	Details
1955	Golden Mile Branch is opened at 29 Civic Road by the Township of Scarborough Public Library Board in December; the branch is formally opened in January 1956 by Angus Mowat, the Ontario Provincial Library Inspector. The library was housed in a 14- x 22-foot room that during the Second World War had been part of a fuse-filling munitions factory known as GECO (General Engineering Company). The Library's reserve, overdue and bookmobile departments also were housed at 29 Civic Road.
1965	Relocated to the Eglinton Square shopping centre, southeast corner of Eglinton Avenue East and Victoria Park Avenue, end of March. The branch reopens for service on 1 April and is officially reopened by Scarborough Reeve Albert Campbell on 13 April.
1971	The branch name is changed (but not its location) to Eglinton Square Branch, "in keeping with its location at 50 Eglinton Square, at Victoria Park Avenue". (“Name Change,” Scarborough News, 25 February 1971.)
1983	Relocated to its present location in a new wing of the mall, officially reopened on 18 April.
2007	New hours, 8 January. Hours open per week increased from 57 to 58.5.
2015	Open hours per week increased from 58.5 to 62, 8 September.
2016	Closed for renovation and expansion, 25 June.
2017	Reopened after renovation and expansion, 23 June.
	Golden Mile/Eglinton Square Then and Now

Eglinton Square is on Indigenous land. 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