Eglinton Square

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

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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

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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

Featured Services

Toronto Reference Library subjects by floor

Book a librarian for research or technology help.

Rare books and special collections

Visit TD Gallery
Showcasing art, artifacts, manuscripts and more.

Upcoming Programs

Featured Programs

Fri, Dec 21

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Paper Gingerbread House Craft

Join us for some Holiday fun and create this gingerbread house with paper!

Fri, Jan 18

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Books and Activities: A Family Literacy Month Program

Please join us as we celebrate Family Literacy Month with stories, games, and reading activities for the whole family base...

Mon, Mar 11

2:00 pm - 2:40 pm

Super Science

A high-energy, interactive performance that includes dry ice demonstrations, bubbling potions, chemical reactions, air pre...

Regular Programs

Mon, Dec 10

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Ladies First Book Club

Meet fellow book lovers and participate in lively literary conversations in the Ladies First Book Club.

Mon, Dec 10

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Authors of Soul Writer's Group

Join a circle of poets & writers who unite to share their artistic energy.

Thu, Dec 13

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Adult Afternoon Movies

Join us for a free afternoon movie. Bring a friend. No registration required.

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
1956	Golden Mile Branch is opened at 29 Civic Road by the Township of Scarborough Public Library Board in January. The frame building was located in a former fuse-filling munitions factory known as GECO (General Engineering Company). The Library's reserve, overdue and bookmobile departments also are housed there.
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	Name change (but not location) to Eglinton Square Branch, "in keeping with its location at 50 Eglinton Square at Victoria Park Avenue," is announced on 18 February.
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.

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 New 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