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North York Central Library November 23, 2015 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Gladys Allison Library (1959 1985) Preserved Harold Town Frieze Story Tree 1987 A New North York Central Library Our Community POPULATION: 85,775 2011


  1. North York Central Library November 23, 2015 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting

  2. Gladys Allison Library (1959 – 1985)

  3. Preserved Harold Town Frieze Story Tree

  4. 1987 – A New North York Central Library

  5. Our Community POPULATION: 85,775 2011 Census AGE DWELLINGS Adults 60% Apartments 65% Seniors 16% Single 28% Youth 13% Other 7% Children 11% LANGUAGE Non-Official English French 1% Top Languages  Chinese 33%  Korean  Persian 66%  Russian POPULATION DENSITY • 5,467 per sq km • 32% greater than city average

  6. Activity 1.5 million visits 1.6 million circ

  7. Programs & Spaces

  8. Featured Collection

  9. City Wide Services & Support City-Wide Services Delivered out of NYCL • Home Library Services • Bookmobiles • Adult Literacy Services TPL Support Departments located at NYCL • Collection Development • Planning, Policy and E-Services

  10. Renovation Project • Significant large-scale project • Construction starts in 2016 for 3 – 4 years • First major renovation since opening • Library remains open for service • Positions the library as a leader in providing new library services • Allows for future flexibility • Maintains collections and services valued by the community

  11. Project Goals • Enhance customer service • Address changing needs of today’s library users and strategic plans • Introduce leading edge technology • Content creation spaces for digital innovation, e-learning, media labs • Space for incubation and business development • Increase lounge, program, study and collaboration space • Address SOGR issues

  12. Changes to Current Service Model • Consolidation of Business with Science and Technology Departments on one floor • Consolidation of Research and Reference Local History and Genealogy collections and services at the Toronto Reference Library • North York History Room created at NYCL

  13. Welcoming the Community

  14. A KidsStop Engages Children

  15. Leading Edge Learning

  16. A View to the Future

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