Forest Hill

700 Eglinton Avenue West,
Toronto, ON M5N 1B9

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	5:00 pm
Saturday	9:00 am	to	5:00 pm
Sunday	Closed

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Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi

General Inquiries

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

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Directions, TTC & Parking

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Closest major intersection Eglinton Ave. West, between Bathurst Street and Spadina Ave. Located on the northeast corner of Eglinton Ave. West and Vesta Dr., adjacent to Forest Hill Collegiate. Located midway between Eglinton subway and Eglinton West subway stations.

Public Transit

TTC bus #32 east from Eglinton West subway station.
TTC bus #32 west from Eglinton subway station.

Parking

Street parking only south of Eglinton

Upcoming Programs

Featured Programs

Tue, May 21

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Citizenship Test Online Resources

Learn how to prepare for the Canadian Citizenship Exam using the following online resources: - Toronto Public L...

Wed, Jun 05

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Pearler Bead Workshop

Get creative and have fun at our Pearler Bead workshop. Design and make your own keychain, fob, or keepsake. The only limi...

Fri, Jun 07

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Container Gardening for Birds, Bees and Butterflies

Join a Toronto Master Gardener to learn about choosing soil, plants, containers and how to arrange a beautiful dis-play. M...

Regular Programs

Sat, May 18

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Kamishibai Performance

Kamishibai (紙芝居) is a traditional Japanese form of storytelling. Please join us for the performance...

Mon, May 20

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Baby Time

Bouncing and tickling rhymes, songs and stories for babies from birth to 18 months with their parents or caregivers....

Tue, May 21

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

After School Club (ASC)

Looking for something to do after school? Come out to our After School Club and learn new things, make stuff, meet other k...

All Branch Programs and Events

Branch Features

General Features

Book Discussion Group: contact the branch for more information
Book Drop - 24 Hours
Express Checkout
Free Menstrual Products
Light Therapy Lamps
Seating for 40

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
Local History Collection

Language

Small collection in Hebrew

Meeting Rooms

History

Year	Details
1954	Forest Hill Library Association resolved to transfer its library to a public library board, and requested Council to establish same, 18 March. Village of Forest Hill Public Library established 28 April (By-Law 2655). Forest Hill Public Library Board held its first meeting at Forest Hill Municipal Offices, 333 Lonsdale Road on 23 September.
1955	Village of Forest Hill Public Library officially opened 5 December. Located in Forest Hill’s new Works Department Garage and Stores Building, 329 Chaplin Crescent, southwest corner of Spadina Road.
1956	As of November in its first year of operations, Forest Hill Public Library had 284 borrowers in a population of 19,193; 4,488 volumes that circulated 770 times; and was open 28 hours a week. It received funding of 62 cents per capita from the municipality and a provincial legislative grant of $1,580. Its total operating expenses were $17,235 with $485 spent on salaries (there was one professional librarian - Mrs. W. A. (Katherine Secord) McNair) and $10,733 on books.
1962	Relocated 19 December to new Village of Forest Hill Civic Centre at 700 Eglinton Avenue West, north side, opposite Vesta Drive. Marani, Morris and Allen, Architects.
1966	Village of Forest Hill Public Library Board held its final meeting, December 8, in the Katherine Secord McNair Room of the library.
1967	Taken over by Toronto Public Library Board, 1 January, with the amalgamation of the Village of Forest Hill to the City of Toronto.
1968	Learning Resource Centre opened in former Village of Forest Hill Civic Centre.
1969	Retrofitted to allow public access from library to Learning Resources Centre.
1972	Film Department established. Located at Learning Resources Centre.
1975	Learning Resources Centre closed; staircase connecting it to the library removed. Film Department relocated to Northern District Library.
1987	Renovated, Quadrangle Architects. Closed 5 January.
1988	Reopened 4 January.
1998	Reduction of leased space from 14,399 sq. ft. to 10,399 sq. ft. Retrofitted, C.A. Ventin, Architects. 19 September to 19 October. No closure required.
2002	Branch closed from 13 to 22 May for painting, carpet installation, and some refinishing and re-upholstering of furniture.
2007	New hours, 8 January. Hours open per week increased from 58 to 62.

Land Acknowledgement

Forest Hill 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

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