Thorncliffe

48 Thorncliffe Park Drive,
Toronto, ON M4H 1J7

Hours

Monday	9:00 am	to	8:30 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am	to	8:30 pm
Wednesday	9:00 am	to	8:30 pm
Thursday	9:00 am	to	8:30 pm
Friday	9:00 am	to	8:30 pm
Saturday	9:00 am	to	5:00 pm
Sunday	1:30 pm	to	5:00 pm

Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi

General Inquiries

To speak directly with staff at Thorncliffe Branch during branch hours, please call the number listed above.

For general questions about Toronto Public Library, your account, and quick reference help, email Answerline using the link below.

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Directions, TTC & Parking

View on map

Closest major intersection Millwood Road and Overlea Blvd. Located at Thorncliffe Park Dr. that runs off Overlea Blvd. between Don Mills Road and Millwood Road

Public Transit

TTC Thorncliffe Park bus #81 from Pape subway station or South Leaside bus #88 from St. Clair subway station.

Parking

Free - library/community centre parking lot.

Featured Services

KidsStop Early Literacy Centre
Youth Hub

Mon - Fri, 3:30 - 7:00 pm

Upcoming Programs

Featured Programs

Mon, Jun 03

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Vision Board Party

A vision board is a collage that helps to define new goals in a fun and creative way. Join us at Thorncliffes Youth Hub t...

Wed, Jun 05

3:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Beaded Friendship Bracelets

Join us at Thorncliffes Youth Hub for an evening of beading fun. Teens will have the opportunity to make dazzling charmed...

Fri, Jun 07

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Tournament: FC 24 on PlayStation 5

Come by the Thorncliffe Youth Hub to test your skills in FC 24 on the PlayStation 5! The tournament winner will walk away...

Regular Programs

Tue, May 28

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Family Time

Enjoy fun activities, stories, songs and rhymes at a staff-led storytime for the entire family. For children 5 years old a...

Tue, May 28

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

English Conversation Circle

Are you new to Canada or looking to improve your English? Come practice your English skills in a relaxing environment and...

Wed, May 29

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Book Club

Join us the last Wednesday of each month from 1:30-3 pm to discuss books in a fun, friendly, and welcoming environment. Ne...

All Branch Programs and Events

Branch Features

General Features

Book Drop - After Hours
Dial-a-Story Phone
Express Checkout
Free Menstrual Products
Free Parking
KidsStop Early Literacy Centre
Meeting Rooms
Quiet Study Room (1) - check the branch for availability
Seating for 84
Youth Hub

Equipment for persons with disabilities

Book stand
Computer with screen magnification software (Zoomtext)
Large print keyboard
Large trackball mouse
Magnifier
Natural spectrum lamp
Page turner
Wheelchair accessible furniture

Technology

Collections

Audiobooks on CD
Large Print Collection

Language

Medium collection in Urdu
Small collection in French-Children , Gujarati-Adult , Hindi (DVDs only)

History

Year	Details
1959	Library service to the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood, developed in the late 1950’s on the site of an old race track, is provided by the Town of Leaside Public Library Board. In 1959 Library staff sends letters to more than 400 Thorncliffe Park apartment residents encouraging them to use their local library at 165 McRae Drive in Leaside.
1961	Thorncliffe Park Boys’ and Girls’ Branch is opened two afternoons a week at Thorncliffe Park School, 80 Thorncliffe Park Drive, by the Leaside Public Library Board, October. The Leaside Board of Education takes over the collections and operations of public libraries in schools, including Thorncliffe Park, 1 September 1966.
1966	Thorncliffe Park Branch opens in rented quarters in Chapel-in-the-Park United Church, 16 Thorncliffe Park Drive, 16 November. The deposit collection is available Wednesdays 1-5 and Saturdays 10-1 and 2-5.
1967	Thorncliffe Park Branch becomes part of the Borough of East York Public Library Board with municipal amalgamation. Opening hours and library space are increased.
1968	East York Public Library Board asks East York Council on 27 November to make available the property in Thorncliffe Park that Goldlist Management donated to the municipality for multi-purpose use.
1969	Dunlop. Wardall. Matsui. Aitken Architects are appointed on 12 March to design Thorncliff Branch, so named on 6 June.
1970	Thornciffe Branch opens on 30 May at 48 Thorncliffe Park Drive, and is officially opened on 5 October. The library is located on the main floor and the basement is leased to East York Council for a childcare centre and recreational uses.
1990	Five options are presented in a Feasibility study expansion of Thorncliffe Park Branch, prepared by Richard Williams Richard Fenner Architects Inc., 31 May.
1995	The children’s room is named 10 May for Hazel Thornton-Lazier, a member of the East York Public Library Board since 1974. Her contribution to the library community and her dedication to children’s services are honoured on 30 November.
1997	Jenner Jean-Marie Community Centre, operated by the Borough of East York Parks, Recreation & Operations Department, is added to building, opening on 2 February.
1998	Thorncliffe Branch becomes part of the Toronto Public Library with municipal amalgamation
2007	New hours, 8 January Open hours per week increased from 48.5 to 50.5. Closed for renovations, 8 December. Levitt Goodman Architects Ltd. & Phillip H. Carter, Architect.
2010	Branch reopened, 13 April. Levitt Goodman Architects Ltd. & Phillip H. Carter, Architect. Open hours per week increased from 50.5 to 62. New hours 13 September. Open hours per week increased from 63 to 65.5.

Thorncliffe is on Indigenous land. This is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee (ho-den-oh-sho-nee) Confederacy (aka. the Six Nations Confederacy), the Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Toronto Public Library gratefully acknowledges these Indigenous nations for their guardianship of this land. We'd also like to remind and reaffirm, as Torontonians and Canadians, our accountability to these Indigenous nations, and to all Indigenous peoples and communities living in Toronto.

This land is also part of the Dish with One Spoon territory, a treaty between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (aka. The Six Nations Confederacy), the Anishinaabek (Ah-nish-nah-bek) and allied nations, to peaceably share and care for this land, its waters, and all of the biodiversity in the Great Lakes region. All those who come to live and work here are responsible for honouring this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship, and respect. About Land Acknowledgement Statements