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The Gladys Allison Building is closed on October 5. A temporary branch called Central-on-Sheppard is opened to serve the community until the new North York Central Library is ready. 1987: New North York Central Library, in the North York City Centre, opened on May 13. Moriyama & Teshima Architects. 1996
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Nov 28, 2015 · The confounding knot of terraced floors and precipitous nooks and crannies dangling out over a massive atrium make North York Central Library seem like, as one friend put it, the game Mousetrap. Apart from the wild design, the branch has the busiest circulation numbers in the Toronto Public Library system, with 1.6 million items checked out each year, and 1.5 million visitors.
Incorporated into the atrium is a frieze from the façade of the former 1959 building on the site by artist Harold Town. It depicts six alphabetic symbols from Runic, Roman, Cree, Chinese, Indian, and Semitic languages, propelling the North York Central Library forward as a contemporary, multicultural hub of information and civic values.
Aug 31, 2015 · It made me appreciate the solidness of the structure I was leaning against; the sturdy upholstered wall minimized the sense of floating in the giddy expanse of the atrium. 2013. Dividing North York Central branch into its east and west sides, the central atrium was like a canyon.
North York Central Library, Room 1, 2nd floor (west side of atrium – use elevator outside library) 5120 Yonge St. North York, ON M2N 5N9 Canada Get Directions.
The new North York Central Library, along with the North York City Centre twin-tower office/hotel/retail complex where it is housed, opened on May 13, 1987. It was designed by Moriyama and Teshima Architects and is characterised by its seven-storey atrium.
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Five floors of North York Central Library are currently open for service. This includes: 1st Floor - Browsery, Children's, Teen Zone. 2nd Floor - Holds Pickup, Creation Loft (Digital Innovation Hub and Fabrication Studio) 3rd Floor - Language, Literature and Fine Arts. 4th Floor - Business, Science and Technology.
