Key Facts
Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system
Every year, more than 17.5 million people visit our 99 branches and borrow over 31 million items
We have almost 11 million items including books, CDs, DVDs, eBooks and magazines
In 2009, there were 1,246,065 registered Toronto Public Library cardholders
Ninety-three percent of Torontonians are satisfied or very satisfied with their library service
Our materials are available in more than 100 languages - our multilingual circulation has increased by over 34% since 2000
An astounding 89 percent of relatively recent immigrants report using Toronto Public Library
There were over 23 million virtual visits to torontopubliclibrary.ca in 2009