Attention: Assignment Desks, Toronto Press Gallery, Urban Affairs
Kennedy/Eglinton Community To Get Vibrant New Library
Toronto (Friday, June 19, 2009) – The 25,000 Torontonians who live in the Kennedy/Eglinton community will have a new library next week. On Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 12 noon, an expanded Kennedy/Eglinton Branch (Liberty Square Shopping Plaza, 2380 Eglinton Avenue East) will open to the public. Toronto Public Library will mark the occasion with a celebratory ribbon cutting event open to all, including refreshments and family entertainment.
Almost twice the size, the new Kennedy/Eglinton Branch will have something for everyone, including:
More computers with high speed internet access.
Wireless Internet access.
An inviting children’s area, with child-sized computers.
A vibrant teen zone.
More community space, study space and lounge seating.
Express check-out.
Interior and exterior book-drops for quick returns.
New books, CDs, DVDs and magazines.
The expansion and renovation of the Kennedy/Eglinton Branch is part of Toronto Public Library’s ongoing building renovation plan. In 2009, Torontonians benefited from the opening of a new Jane/Sheppard Branch and now the expanded Kennedy/Eglinton Branch. Upcoming grand openings include Bloor/Gladstone Branch in July and Thorncliffe Branch in Fall 2009, both after major renovations and expansions.
Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system. Every year, more than 16 million people visit our 99 branches and borrow almost 30 million items. To learn more about Toronto Public Library, visit our website at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca or call Answerline at 416-393-7131.
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Media Contact:
Edward Karek, Communications Officer, 416-397-5925
media@torontopubliclibrary.ca