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Three people in a library office
Toronto Public Library, Earlscourt Branch (renamed Dufferin/St. Clair Branch in 1973), Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario. Interior. Reference desk, south wing.
Three people in a library office

Toronto Public Library, Earlscourt Branch (renamed Dufferin/St. Clair Branch in 1973), Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario. Interior. Reference desk, south wing.

Date1971
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Image published in Reading in Toronto 1971 88th annual report of the Toronto Public Library Board, inside front cover. Alternative title derived from the image caption. Roy Nichols credited as the photographer on the inside back cover.

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CollectionToronto Public Library Archives
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Public Library
Call Number / Accession NumberTPL-A-0258
Country:Canada
Building, monument or park:Toronto Public Library. Dufferin/St. Clair branch
City, town or township:Toronto
East-west street:St. Clair Avenue East
Neighbourhood:Wychwood-Hillcrest
North-south street:Dufferin Street
Province or state:Ontario
A woman stands near a table where children are reading. The surrounding walls are covered with ...
Toronto Public Library, Earlscourt Branch (renamed Dufferin/St. Clair Branch in 1973), Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario. Interior, Children's area, north wing
1964?
Group of children gathered around a table in the library with adult reading to them
Toronto Public Library, Earlscourt Branch (renamed Dufferin/St. Clair Branch in 1973), Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario. Children's Room.
1964?-06-29
Image shows a person at the desk inside the library taking a phone call.
Earlscourt Branch, Toronto Public Library, Interior, Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario
1921-1925
Image shows a library branch interior with some desks, book stacks and a fireplace. There is st ...
Toronto Public Library, Earlscourt (later Dufferin/St. Clair) Branch, Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario. Interior: Adult Reading Room, north side
1921
Image shows a person reading at the desk inside the library.
Earlscourt Branch, Toronto Public Library, Interior, Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Ave. and St Clair Avenue West
1921-1925
Earlscourt Branch, Toronto Public Library, Interior, Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West
Earlscourt Branch, Toronto Public Library, Interior, Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West
1916-1931
People browse reading material in the children's area of a library.
Toronto Public Library, Earlscourt Branch (renamed Dufferin/St. Clair Branch in 1973), Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario. Interior, Children's area, north wing
1964?
Three women working at desks in the circulation area of a library.
Toronto Public Library, Earlscourt Branch (renamed Dufferin/St. Clair Branch in 1973), Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario. Interior, circulation desk and front entrance
1964?
Readers at tables inside large library room
Toronto Public Library, Earlscourt Branch (renamed Dufferin/St. Clair Branch in 1973), Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario. Children's Room, south wing
1921
Three rows of empty chairs arranged on a checkerboard pattered floor. A row or artwork hangs on ...
Toronto Public Library, Earlscourt Branch (renamed Dufferin/St. Clair Branch in 1973), Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario. Interior: community room, north wing.
1964?
Mural painting on upper interior wall of library above book shelves. 
Toronto Public Library, Earlscourt Branch (renamed Dufferin/St. Clair Branch in 1973), Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario. Interior. Adult Reading Room, north wing, east wall showing G. A. Reid murals, completed in 1926
1933
A group of children are gathered around a woman seated on a chair facing them. Shelves of books ...
Toronto Public Library, Earlscourt Branch (renamed Dufferin/St. Clair Branch in 1973), Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario. Interior, Children's Room.
1921