Morningside

4279 Lawrence Avenue East,
Toronto, ON M1E 2S8

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

General Inquiries

To speak directly with staff at Morningside Branch during branch hours, please call the number listed above.

For general questions about Toronto Public Library, your account, and quick reference help, email Answerline using the link below.

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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.

Upcoming Programs

Featured Programs

Wed, Jul 13

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The Amazing Magic Mel

Find your "inner magic" with The Amazing Magic Mel during this upbeat, hilarious and interactive magical experience...

Tue, Jul 19

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Haunted Canada

Joel Sutherland, author of the popular spooky Haunted Canada series, shares his experiences and tips for aspiring y...

Wed, Aug 10

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Pawsitively Pets

Looking for some over the top hands-on animal fun? Join us for some furry animals with Pawsitively Pets. Pawsitively Pets...

Regular Programs

Fri, Jul 08

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Friday Movies

Come join us for a Friday matinee this summer in July. We will be showing a weekly all ages children's movie....

Tue, Aug 16

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Puppetry Camp with Applefun Puppetry

Learn all about the art of puppetry, make puppets from simple supplies, and watch and discover how to perform puppet shows...

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 70

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

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

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). Morningside Branch history panel (PDF).
2007	New hours starting 8 January. Number of open hours per week unchanged.

Morningside 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