North York Central Library - Collection

Collection

Research and Reference Libraries are the largest libraries in Toronto and have the most extensive collections.

It is the largest library in the former city of North York (which is now amalgamated with Toronto). It has 517,600 items in its collection made up of a wide range of books, magazines, newspapers, videos, tapes and other media. The library building has six floors (and a total floor space of 15,626 square metres (168,200 sq ft). The library contains sections on children's and teen literature, literature and fine arts, language, society and recreation, business and urban affairs, science and technology, and Canadiana. There is, as well, a variety of multilingual collections for children and adults (in languages including Chinese, Russian along with many others) available to serve North York's ethnically diverse population.

On the sixth floor the library houses a large collection of historical Canadian newspapers stored on rolls of film going back to, in some cases, the late 19th century. There are special printers which can print the images which are stored on film.

Also contained within the building is a 1,764 square metres (18,990 sq ft) auditorium.

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