Toronto Public Library to Revitalize Northern District
Branch Closes for Renovations July 3; UPDATE: Opening early 2011
TORONTO (Tuesday, June 22, 2010) –Northern District Branch (Ward 16, Eglinton-Lawrence) will close temporarily at the end of the day on Saturday, July 3, 2010, reopening in the fall, for renovations. During the closure period, the community tenant offices and meeting rooms will not be affected and meeting rooms will remain available for booking.
Until the branch renovations are completed, customers can return library materials to any Toronto Public Library branch. Customers can visit one of several nearby branches (Deer Park, Forest Hill, Locke and Mount Pleasant), and pick up holds at Locke Branch. Fall Sunday service will be available at the Deer Park location, until Northern District re-opens.
Northern District Branch opened in 1975 and has had no major structural renovation. The architect for the retrofit is Ken Fukushima Architecture. Features of the revitalization and renovations include:
o New interior entrance doors
o Express check-in and express check-out
o An expanded computer learning centre
o New seating and lounge areas
o An urban living room and café
o A teen zone and older adult area, and a newly located children’s area
o Accessible public washrooms
o Quiet study areas and new shelving
o New furnishings, flooring and painting
o An easily accessible program room on the main floor.
Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system. Every year, more than 17.5 million people visit our 99 branches and borrow more than 31 million items. To learn more about Toronto Public Library, visit our website at torontopubliclibrary.ca or call Answerline at 416-393-7131.
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20 thoughts on “Toronto Public Library to Revitalize Northern District”
Forest Hill next pls!
A more precise reopening date would be appreciated. These projects can really run over schedule.
If other readers, like me, were wondering where Locke branch is http://beta.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMLIB060&R=LIB060
I look forward to the revamp 😉
Thanks, Martin.
It’s about time, this library was seriously substandard. Hopefully, you will have more outlets for laptops as well.
There is no mention of books in this news release. Will Northern District have a larger collection of books than before, or smaller?
Please provide the opening date….
We expect to be able to welcome back the public to the branch before the end of 2010.
Any updates on when the library reopens?
What is the estimated opening date?
Thanks
We are aiming to welcome back the public in Mid December 2010.
An opening date would be very much appreciated…
We don’t have a firm date yet, however we do know it will be mid December.
I would like to place a book on hold (it has others holds before mine) and pick it up at the Northern branch when it reopens. Will this be allowed soon….?
When is the Northern District library going to reopen?
What happens with books that we took out from the branch and are due Nov. 1st? Should we return them to the branch on the first, return them to another branch or will they be automatically renewed until the branch re-opens?
Picking up holds at Northern District Branch will be reactivated once the branch reopens.
Customers are invited to place holds and pick them up at any nearby branch locations. The closest branches are Mount Pleasant Branch and Deer Park Branch.
Items borrowed from Northern District Branch that are due November 1 can be returned to any Toronto Public Library Branch.
When will the library reopen?
When will the library re-open?
Is it true that the Northern Library will be open for the flu shot on December 3 even though it is still under renovations?
hi
does northern district have books that are similar to choose your own adventure
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