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An interior view of the Weston Branch of the Toronto Public Library.

An exterior view of the Weston branch of the Toronto Public Library.

George E.A. Robinson's hardware shop, which stood on the north-east corner of Church St. and Weston Rd., in about 1910.

Weston Public Library was closed for renovations during the summer 1962, reopening in September. The renovations include a redesigned foyer and circulation desk, and a suspended acoustic ceiling and fluorescent lighting in the main room. Dunlop,…

This copied image shows Florence Sosnowsky at her 1907 Weston High School class reunion. She assisted at Weston Public Library before becoming the librarian in 1907, holding the position until her sister Agnes took over in 1914. 

The site, with a frontage of 60 feet on Weston Road by 140 feet on King Street was acquired in two parcels, the larger one from David Rowntree Junior for $1300 and the smaller one from Elizabeth Aiken for $650. The purchases were registered on…

The library features several Arts and Crafts style elements. The low-hanging hipped roof and deep eaves reinforces its connection with the site. The double entrance doors are framed by two large offset pilasters and crowned with large arches of…

The main floor housed the general reading/newspaper room and library (fitted with book stacks) in the west wing, the children’s and ladies’ departments in the east wing and the librarian’s room in the centre directly behind the entrance. The wood…

Drawn to make the line photomechanical print in Landmarks of Toronto, vol. 5 p. 520.

A photograph of the Art Nouveau mosaic panels over the windows and main entrance of Weston Branch created in 1914 by the Italian Mosaic and Marble Company of Canada, Limited.