Toronto Public Library – Northern District Branch

I love taking my niece and nephews here whenever I have the time. There are 2 floors here so plenty of space for everyone There are many places you can sit, read, and relax. I spent time with the kids on the first floor mainly reading picture books to them. My older niece brings her own novel to read. They love it. It is like a new world to them instead of T.V., video games, and their tablet. I really want them to be encouraged to love reading as I feel the new generation of kids will miss out on relaxing with a book or magazine instead of electronics.

Pretty spacial library, alot of room just to sit down relax as well as spots just to study
Thou you are better off trying then second floor for quiet due to the openness of the library you can hear the kids if they are loud.

Great local history collection with books that other branches in the system do not hold.

Tpl staff are knowledgeable and helpful. This branch also had an events calendar and I was able to get some events for my mother to attend. Tpl’s wifi is one of the best in the city. It’s a life saver.

This is a nice somewhat small public library always full of people.
Its main patrons are high school or middle school students who are «studying.» There are also people reading books sitting on the floor and others using the library computers.
The library has some nice booths and tables for studying. There is also a large quiet study room where they also hold community events from time to time. Sometimes, you may see an art exhibition on the second floor. There is some sort of construction going on at the entrance during the summer of 2015. Free wi-​fi is available.

I never knew this library existed. I had to use Unilocal to find it! It’s a little hidden but just north of yonge and eg off of yonge. I came here to do a little bit of studying (i.e. watching videos on youtube). There are lots of desks with power plugs for people to come here and plug in their electronics. There were lots of young people, presumably students, using up these desks on their laptops and looking like they are studying.
It was a tad chatty in this area and a few older gentlemen had to say ‘SHHHHHHHH’ a bunch of times, but not awful. Very bright inside. Aside from that nothing special. Smells like a library, too.

I love libraries and I strongly believe they should be publicly funded and supported. I view great movies and documentaries, and read non-​fiction and fiction books, all free of charge! But I would not recommend this library for studying purposes! It’s pretty chatty and a bit loud.

This Library has a nice ambiance and the free wi-​fi which I can only assume comes with every Toronto public library is good.
The problem with this library is that there is a lot of noise. During the day there are constant day care services. Or should I say programs that encourage babies and their parents to come and watch some television program that is supposed to encourage reading. In actuality what it turns out to be is every nanny from the surrounding area brings their children there to waste time. It’s very noisy.
In addition to the noise caused by the babies (daily) there are also noisy school children, teens, and some adults that choose to go there after class daily. If this wasn’t bad enough it’s also the case that the librarians themselves choose not to speak in decibel levels appropriate for the library. I am unsure if this is because they believe that since they work there they don’t have to respect other patrons, or if they just don’t care but every time I have studied there I am always disrupted by librarians helping (good for them) others and not speaking in the appropriate tone.
Basically everything about this libraries facilities are up to snuff, and despite the cut backs going on in the GTA they have nice study areas, books, multimedia etc. Of course the «daycare» and the unruly libraries, in addition to the multitude of noises coming from students who use it to chat is bothersome.