Morningside

4279 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON M1E 2S8

Contact Morningside

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

Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi

Directions, TTC & Parking

View on map

East of Morningside Avenue but West of Manse Road, next to the Heron Park Community Recreation Centre.

Public Transit

TTC bus #54A or 54E from Lawrence East RT station to Manse Road.

Parking

Free parking.

Morningside Manager

Sung-Min Han

smhan@torontopubliclibrary.ca

416-396-8609

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

Sat, Apr 21

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Earth Day Scavenger Hunt

In honor of Earth Day come on in for a fun "Earth Day Scavenger Hunt."...

Thu, Apr 26

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Talking about Alcohol Cannabis and Other Drugs

This presentation provides parents & caregivers with increased knowledge & understanding of:...

Sat, May 05

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

MAP Family Saturdays: Royal Ontario Museum visits Morningside Library

New Dino Discoveries - Learn about new finds by the ROM dinosaur department. Make a dinosaur craft to take home. Call or v...

Regular Programs

Fri, Apr 20

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Family Time

Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for children with their parents and caregivers

Sat, Apr 21

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

TD Shakespeare for Kids Library Drama Club

Join us for storytelling adventures. Explore the world of magic, witches, ghosts, silly mix-ups, and swordplay in the som...

Tue, Apr 24

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Baby Time

Bouncing and tickling rhymes, songs and stories for babies from birth to 18 months with their parents and caregivers. ...

All Branch Programs and Events

Branch Features

General Features

Art Gallery Space
Book Discussion Group: contact the branch for more information
Book Drop - 24 Hours
Express Checkout
Free Parking - 81 spaces + 4 accessible
Quiet Study Room (check branch for availability)
Reading Garden
Seating for 65

Equipment for persons with disabilities

Book stand
Computer with screen magnification software (Zoomtext)
Counter in Meeting Room has 29" clearance under table top (available for Quiet Study when room not in use for programs or meetings)
Large print keyboard
Large trackball mouse
Magnifier
Natural spectrum lamp
Page turner
Wheelchair accessible furniture

Technology

Collections

Adult Literacy Materials
Audiobooks on CD
Large Print Collection

Language

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

Meeting Rooms

History

Year	Details
1966	Scarborough Public Library Board provides new bookmobile stops at Bennett Plaza (Bennett Road and Lawrence Avenue) and St. Martin de Porres School (230 Morningside Avenue), 3 January. Scarborough Council approves $ 70,000 for a branch library in West Hill - May.
1968	Opened by the Scarborough Public Library Board in Morningside Plaza, February, south side of Kingston Road near the intersection of Morningside and Lawrence Avenues.
1978	Morningside Plaza demolished for new three-storey enclosed mall. Branch closed 7 to 14 June for move to a temporary location at 4521 Kingston Road, east of Morningside Avenue.
1979	Reopened 29 November in leased space on third floor of new Morningside Mall. Architects, Adams Associates.
1992	Reduction of weekly service hours from 64 to 63, 4 January. (Saturday closure at 5 p.m. rather than 6 p.m.)
1994	Reduction of weekly service hours from 63 to 57, 5 July.
1995	Closed 5 September for relocation to larger, more accessible leased space on the second floor of Morningside Mall. Reopened 2 October. Architect, Moffat Kinoshita.
2005	Closed for reconstruction and relocation 25 June. WGA Wong Gregersen Architects Inc. Bookmobile service provided 1.5 hours per week at parking lot of Heron Park Community Recreation Centre, 292 Manse Road.
2006	Reopened 30 May 2006 at 4279 Lawrence Ave. E. (West of Manse Road, next to the Heron Park Community Recreation Centre).
2007	New hours starting 8 January. Number of open hours per week unchanged.