Forest Hill

700 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, ON M5N 1B9

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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	Closed

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Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi

Directions, TTC & Parking

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Closest major intersection Eglinton Ave. West, between Bathurst Street and Spadina Ave. Located on the northeast corner of Eglinton Ave. West and Vesta Dr., adjacent to Forest Hill Collegiate. Located midway between Eglinton subway and Eglinton West subway stations.

Public Transit

TTC bus #32 west from Eglinton subway station.
TTC bus 32 east from Eglinton West subway station.

Parking

Street parking only south of Eglinton

Forest Hill Manager

Julia Kurniewicz

jkurniewicz@torontopubliclibrary.ca

416-395-5444

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

Thu, Oct 18

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Digital Drawing! Wacom Intuos (10+)

Need to bring action to life?Wacom Intuos is a graphics tablet featuring fresh and vibrant designs, learn Digital drawin...

Fri, Oct 19

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

3D Design with SketchUp (13+)

Learn the beginner tools needed to navigate and design simple models using the free SketchUp Make program. Some of the thi...

Tue, Oct 23

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

iMovie for beginners

An introduction to using iMovie on the Mac. Basic video editing techniques will be taught like using transitions and title...

Regular Programs

Thu, Oct 18

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Forest Hill Crochet and Knitting Club

The Crochet and Knitting Club will meet twice monthly starting in September. This club is open to anyone who knits, croche...

Fri, Oct 19

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Baby Time

Songs, stories, and tickling rhymes for children ages 0 to 18 months and their caregivers. Please call 416-393-7706 for mo...

Fri, Oct 19

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Toddler Time

Songs, stories, and tickling rhymes for children ages 19 months and up and their caregivers. Registration not required. Pl...

All Branch Programs and Events

Branch Features

General Features

Book Discussion Group: contact the branch for more information
Book Drop - 24 Hours
Express Checkout
Seating for 40

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
Local History Collection

Language

Small collection in Hebrew

Meeting Rooms

For booking information call 416-397-5969.

Meeting Room

720 sq. ft.
Seats 30 lecture style. Seats 12 classroom style. Fire Code Occupancy: 30.
Equipment:
- chairs
- tables
Meeting Room is accessible. Washrooms are located outside the library in a city-owned space and are not accessible.

History

Year	Details
1954	Forest Hill Library Association resolved to transfer its library to a public library board, and requested Council to establish same, 18 March. Village of Forest Hill Public Library established 28 April. Forest Hill Public Library Board held its first meeting at Forest Hill Municipal Offices, 333 Lonsdale Road on 23 September.
1955	Village of Forest Hill Public Library officially opened 5 December. Located in Forest Hill in new Works Department Garage and Stores Building, 329 Chaplin Crescent, about 1 block north of Eglinton Avenue.
1962	Relocated 19 December to new Village of Forest Hill Civic Centre at 700 Eglinton Avenue West, opposite Vesta Drive. Marani, Morris and Allen, Architects.
1966	Village of Forest Hill Public Library Board held final meeting, December 8, in Katherine Secord McNair Room of the library.
1967	Taken over by Toronto Public Library Board, 1 January, with amalgamation of Village of Forest Hill to City of Toronto.
1968	Learning Resource Centre opened in former Village of Forest Hill Civic Centre.
1969	Retrofitted to allow public access from library to Learning Resources Centre.
1972	Film Department established. Located at Learning Resources Centre.
1975	Learning Resources Centre closed; staircase connecting it to the library removed. Film Department relocated to Northern District Library.
1987	Renovated, Quadrangle Architects. Closed 5 January.
1988	Reopened 4 January.
1998	Reduction of leased space from 14,399 sq. ft. to 10,399 sq. ft. Retrofitted, C.A. Ventin, Architects. 19 September to 19 October. No closure required.
2002	Branch closed from 13 to 22 May for painting, carpet installation, and some refinishing and re-upholstering of furniture.
2007	New hours, 8 January. Hours open per week increased from 58 to 62.

Land Acknowledgement

Forest Hill 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