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Toronto Reference Library

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Originally called the Metro Toronto Reference Library, the 6 floor library opened in 1977 and was built by Raymond Moriyama. The library is part of the Toronto Public Library system, but the books in the collection does not leave the library.

The library collection consist of:

  • 1.5 million volumes (monographs and bound periodicals)
  • 2.5 million other materials (films, tapes, microforms, maps, fine art, ephemera, etc.)
  • 360,000 linear meters of manuscript materials

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