| Toronto Public Library | |
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| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Established | 1884 |
| Branches | 100[1] |
| Collection | |
| Size | 10.6 million (2021)[2] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 26.6 million (2023)[3] |
| Population served | 3M (2024)[4] |
| Members | 2M [3] |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $252M (2024)[5] |
| Director | Vickery Bowles (City Librarian) |
| Employees | 2,000 |
| Parent organization | City of Toronto |
| Website | www |
Toronto Public Library (TPL) is a public library system in Toronto, Ontario. It is the largest public library system in Canada, and in 2023 had averaged a higher circulation per capita than any other public library system internationally, making it the largest neighbourhood-based library system in the world.[6][7] Within North America, it also had the highest circulation and visitors when compared to other large urban systems.[8] Established as the library of the Mechanics' Institute in 1830, the Toronto Public Library now consists of 100 branch libraries[1] and has over 26 million items in its collection.[8][9][10][11]
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- ^ "2021 Key Facts".
- ^ a b "2024 Capital Budget Notes".
- ^ "Toronto Facts: Diversity". Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "2024 Finance Reports : Library Finance" (PDF).
- ^ "About the Library". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "The Great Equalizer: Toronto Public Library". Cities of Migration. April 16, 2013.
- ^ a b "2009 Annual Performance Measures and Strategic Plan Update" (PDF). Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ Kupferman, Steve (28 May 2014). "Fort York gets the ultimate condo amenity: a flashy new public library". Toronto Life. Toronto Life Publishing Company. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Message from the Mayor" (PDF). Toronto Public Library Strategic Plan 2000-2008. Toronto Public Library Board. 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "History of Toronto Public Library". Toronto Public Library. 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.