Tips
"Go to Special Collections on the 4th floor and look up your address in one of the old city directories to see who lived there in 1946."
"Homeless people haven. If I was homeless, I would totally come here and get mad smart by reading all the books."
"Make this your primary coding location for a software startup. Free wifi (bit slow in the afternoon, admitedly)- lots of reference material, right next to Starbucks, Tim Hortons. Code Code Code."
"If you're a student on a budget this is a great place to do some studying or research while enjoying a $2.05 medium dark coffee from Balzacs. They have a great selection of regular coffee."
"This library is so awesome, they allow birds to educate too."
"You can book study rooms for groups of 2 or more for FREE!"
"The quietest, best place in the city to get work done. Complete with free WIFI"
"the first time i visited the toronto ref, i was dazzled by row-after-row of bookshelves. perfect for a date or rendez-vous over poetry with the longterm partner:P"
"Loved to use the online computers and was amazed by the giant scanner to scan poster sized documents. Many hours spent researching for essays in highschool and university."
"You'd think this library were the amusement park w. the hoard of ppl outside each morning waiting for it's opening."
"The wi-if is hit or miss."
"Pro Tip: wifi is best on the 1st and 2nd floors, anything above is a crap shoot at best."
"Free wifi makes this the best place to work on an essay. Great amount of tables and wall outlets as well."
"I feel like I've walked into a museum every time. Love the feeling of looking up and seeing all the floors coiling up"
"The only place to work in this library is on the fourth floor by the windows. Incredible view. Be aware the Internet firewalls external e-mail. No hope for GroupWise users."
"Good luck finding a place to sit when you need to plug in your laptop"
"They have everything to study for the PCE. Third floor, look around the 615.8... "
"Renovations are looking good! I practically lived my academic life here. So nostalgic!"
"Wear layers. It's quite cool in here"
"Public WiFi is too spotty to be relied on. Use your personal hotspot instead."
"I didn't even know this was here!!"
"Shelf Life: How the Toronto Public Library deals with complaints. “Intellectual freedom is an important principle in our public library system.” Read more:"
"Book a study room for two people if all you're going to do is set up your laptops & gossip while everybody else is trying to get work done. Be bloody considerate to others who have nowhere else to go."
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