Collection
The library's collection is mostly non-circulating, although some materials can be borrowed.
The library had 1,653,665 catalogued items in 2010, including:
- 1.5 Million volumes (monographs and bound periodicals)
- 2.5 Million other materials (films, tapes, microforms, maps, fine art items, ephemera, etc.)
- 475 (linear) metres of manuscript materials (holdings)
The TD Gallery is the library's exhibit gallery, and features exhibits of art, books, documents, manuscripts and other items from the collections.
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