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Picture of a large room in a library tall windows, ornate ceiling and reading areas separated b…
Yorkville Branch Library ground floor
Picture of a large room in a library tall windows, ornate ceiling and reading areas separated by wooden railings. 

Yorkville Branch Library ground floor

DateApproximately 1911
Names
(photographer)
FormatPicture
Notes
Photograph from Ontario, Department of Education, Report of the Minister, 1911.  This picture was probably taken before 1909, when the Toronto Public Library Board had adopted the "open shelf" storage system, which allowed readers to browse the books and not have to request them from staff.   
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodYorkville
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
DimensionsImage size: 12 cm x 17 cm (4 3/4 in. x 6 11/16 in.)
Language
ProvenanceToronto Public Library Archives. Photographs Box 41.
CollectionToronto Public Library Archives
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Public Library
Object NumberTPL-A-1556