Highland Creek

3550 Ellesmere Road,
Toronto, ON M1C 3Z2

Hours

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	12:30 pm	to	8:30 pm
Wednesday	10:00 am	to	6:00 pm
Thursday	12:30 pm	to	8:30 pm
Friday	10:00 am	to	6:00 pm
Saturday	9:00 am	to	5:00 pm
Sunday	Closed

Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi

General Inquiries

To speak directly with staff at Highland Creek 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

Closest major intersection Morrish Road and Ellesmere Ave. Located on north side of Ellesmere Ave., just west of Morrish Road.

Public Transit

TTC York Mills bus #95.

Parking

Free - public parking space beside library on Ellesmere Ave.

Upcoming Programs

Featured Programs

Sat, Jun 10

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Grow a Pollinator Container

Pollinators need a supply of nectar over the summer and fall, so plant your containers with this in mind! This demonstrati...

Wed, Aug 16

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Befriending Bees and Butterflies

Did you know there are over 700 native species of pollinators in Canada? Learn the importance of bees and other pollinator...

All Branch Programs and Events

Branch Features

General Features

Book Drop - After Hours
Express Checkout
Free Parking
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

Language

Small collection in Chinese-Adult , Hindi (DVDs only)

History

Year	Details
1889	Mechanics' Institute is formed in Highland Creek. Prominent citizens meet in December, and decide to ask for incorporation and to canvass the village for members at $1 per year.
1890	Highland Creek Mechanics Institute incorporated, 28 January. Library opened in Elliot's Hall (Old Kingston Road near Military Trail), 1 March.
1895	Highland Creek Mechanics Institute becomes Highland Creek Public Library. Library relocated to a hardware store (Tredway-Knowles-Morrish) on the south side of (Old) Kingston Road.
1930	Elliot's Hall is demolished and the library is relocated to a rent-free hall above a store (built 1861) at the present Old Kingston Road and Morrish Road. Gladys Kemp (later Cole) becomes the librarian, starting her 39-year career of mostly voluntary service to local readers.
1947	A government inspector orders the library to be moved to more suitable premises or it will be closed. Relocated to the home of the librarian, Gladys Kemp Cole, on Old Kingston Road.
1954	Relocated to new premises built at a cost of $2,500 at 22 Morrish Road, south of (Old) Kingston Road beside the fire hall. Officially opened by Scarborough Reeve Oliver Crockford, October.
1955	Highland Creek Public Library is taken over by the newly-formed Public Library Board of the Township of Scarborough, becoming one its first three branches. Officially opened, 1 October.
1964	Relocated to a leased storefront at 277-279 Old Kingston Road, 15 March.
1994	Storefront location closed, June. Relocated to present location, August. Officially opened, 29 September. Quadrangle Architects.
1996	Recipient of an Ontario Library Association Building Award for Best Branch Library.
1998	Becomes a branch of the Toronto Public Library with municipal amalgamation.
2007	New Hours, 8 January. Number of open hours per week unchanged.

Highland Creek 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