Toronto Public Library - Brookbanks Branch

This library is indeed your neighbourhood one. Not very big, have been redone in recent years. Know all staff there.Been going to this location for the past 18 years or so. James and Jessica are very helpful.Always there to help or advise on books or social activities throughout the City you can attend using your library card.Whenever I needed a book I wanted and they haven't had in their inventory, they got me waitlisted and they hold it and call me to pick it up.You have personalized and customized service, while at this medium, but professional branch. Am pleased with it.

Great place to study for free! I love that there are loads of natural sunlight in study areas

Cute little library with a nice window seat inside. Honestly this library could use a huge upgrade, many old books and old computers. The design of the library is falling out of fashion and needs a desperate remodelling to attract the younger generation in the many schools in the area which desperately need a good library. Staff isn't so great. All older folk and majority gets cranky very easily. Good place to study tho. Kid section should be moved to a new area if this library were to expand, can easily hear excited kids from the other side of the library.

Very nice library. Very friendly people work there. Sarah was very quick to help me check my card, thank you. Clean organized place with many areas to sit and read. It's not open as often as other branches. It should be open every day. Thanks to Toronto for providing this great service. We live in a wonderful place, we need to realize that.

Dedicated staff, wide range of materials even inside the branch.We live in different times now, but I have to share my family's experience with it.This branch is close to our area and thanks to the welcoming staff and how the library rules are, we were blessed to feel at home by having access to the local library even before really settling in.We were also fortunate to have come in the area in a time when the library staff made possible different sorts of events and activities for children. Thanks to them:- my children found out about Snap Circuits game and fell in love with it (we had to buy one to play at home, which was the best decision ever)- my children and I had fun being creative and using different materials- we learnt about Aga Khan Museum and that's how we became excited to visit it (which we did, also thanks to The Toronto Library program and collaboration where we got free tickets...)- we learnt about other museum and opportunities we could see or visit in Toronto AND in ways to be affordable for us- we discovered books, authors and documentaries we never knew about but we could go through at the branch- we could buy extremely cheap books we always dreamed of having in Romania (thank you for making our dreams come true)and NOW pr NO MATTER WHAT we can, using the online services, just pick anything we want - online or offline - and study it at home.By the way, we were surprised that at a local library the readers can CELEBRATE with the library on its Anniversary (with cake and all)!Also, when you are welcomed by diverse staff who can be themselves, you feel safe. So you also made us feel safe. THANK YOU!Thank you to all who make it happen and made it all happen for us! Congratulations for being great humans and offering great service!

My go to library! Really quiet and peaceful. Suitable for reading and studying.

This library is great but the hours of operation are just so bad! I want to go there more often but its only open for like 8 hours a day and the schedule is just so messy! Please fix the hours of operation:)

The librarians are so helpful to find the books you want, assist you in checking out if there is a problem and very friendly especially with children. I was thoroughly impressed and it made the difference for me to have an easy time with the individual interests of the kids. Thank-you to the librarians who maintain this location and their service at the counter.

Always have a great experience at this long-time standing neighbourhood library! Glad it’s there! Long may you reign!

Small,cute little library. Staff was very helpful. Still helped us check out book even though we'd forgotten our card at home.