Yorkville Library - Toronto, Ontario
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N 43° 40.308 W 079° 23.316
17T E 629903 N 4836683
Yorkville Library is one of the oldest and nicest libraries in the Toronto Public Library system.
Waymark Code: WMCFGE
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/01/2011
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This library at 22 Yorkville Avenue is the oldest library in Toronto. It was built with a 1903 grant from the Carnegie Corporation. This is a busy area of Toronto and this library gets a lot of use from the people living and working in the area.
The history of this library:
"1903 - Carnegie Corporation of New York granted $350,000 to TPL for a new central library and 3 branch buildings. Toronto's Carnegie Libraries - Yorkville
1904 - Site acquired, north side of Yorkville Avenue near Yonge Street.
1907 - Northern Branch closed 1 June. Relocated to Yorkville Branch, opened 13 June. Robert McCallum, City Architect.
1973 - Listed on Toronto Historical Board's Inventory of Heritage Properties, adopted by City Council, 20 June.
1978 - Renovation by Barton Myers Associates.
1991 - Closed for carpet replacement and minor improvements on 18 November to 31 December.
1994 - Hours reduced from 60.5 to 53 per week starting 24 May.
2007 - Yorkville celebrates its 100th anniversary with celebrations that include the presentation of an historical plaque by Heritage Toronto, in partnership with Toronto Public Library, 16 June. Plaque text (PDF)
2009 - Closed for branch revitalization and Self-checkout installation (RFID) on 12 December.
2010 - Re-opened 21 January. G. Bruce Stratton Architects Inc. New hours in January. Hours increased from 53 to 62 per week."
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