ANNETTE STREET LIBRARY

145 Annette Street (main intersection Keele and Dupont)

Annette Street Branch Celebrates 100 Years

This September the Annette Street Branch Celebrated it’s 100th birthday.
 

On April 6, 1908, the Toronto Junction Library Board was awarded a Carnegie grant of $20,000. Armed with this grant and with the help of Ellis & Connery, a local architectural firm, the library set about building the Western branch. Before the building was completed, the City of West Toronto was annexed to Toronto. The library opened on September 1, 1909 as Western Branch of the Toronto Public Library. The branch was renamed Annette Street in 1962.

The Foundation will be commemorating Annette Street’s 100th birthday with the Annette Street Branch Centenary Project.

The library is looking for your support with the Annette Street Branch Centenary Project. The goal is to raise funds to install a new banister in the interior stairway to replace the one installed in 1979. It will be constructed of wood and stainless steel, adding transparency, light and warmth to the entrance and be in a style more in keeping with this architectural gem.

$20,000 is needed to remove and replace the current banister and enhance the front entranceway. Your support with a gift to the Annette Street Branch
Centenary Project will enhance the attractiveness of the branch and ensure that it remains a reflection of your wonderful neighbourhood.

For more information on the Annette Street Branch, click here.

To make a donation to the Annette Street Branch Centenary Project, click here.

OTHER BRANCHES

Yorkville, Toronto Public Library's oldest branch, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2007.

re:Vitalize - Toronto Reference Library Campaign

The Toronto Public Library Foundation is embarking on an historic campaign to help revitalize the Toronto Reference Library – and you can help.

For more information, visit  www.revitalizeTRL.ca