North York Central Library is located in northern Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the intersection of Yonge Street and Park Home Avenue, north of Sheppard Avenue. The library is located on the west side of Yonge Street beside Mel Lastman Square in the mall of the North York Civic Centre, which until 1998 was North York's City Hall. Its mailing address is 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 5N9.
North York Central Library is served by the North York Centre subway station, which is adjacent to the mall containing the library (City Centre North York).
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