Toronto Public Library - S. Walter Stewart Branch
6 reviews 170 Memorial Park Ave, East York, ON +1 416-396-3975 www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/swalterstewart suggest an edit
23 September 2023 16:21
A beautiful oasis of a library. Great staff and facilities. I had the honour of giving a presentation on my Beatles book with the kindness of Tara and this branch’s support of local writers. Thank you.
29 April 2023 22:11
What can I say. A gem in the community. Wonderful librarians offering great support and service. This location offers child, youth and adult programming. Currently highlighting Asian Heritage Month in their programming. Limited but ample parking with one accessible parking spot. Entrance is accessible and the elevator is reliable.
02 December 2022 2:31
Bill (the one who answer the phone inquiries) your the best, very friendly, thank you is not enough for what you've done to help me.
19 November 2022 5:28
Friendly staff, nice location! Parks and benches nearby for the warmer months, but nice window seats inside the library for the colder months. Line up early to get your "MAP pass" they go pretty quick!
12 November 2022 3:46
Staff are friendly, my kids love the rocketship and reading groups. Big library with lots of desks looking into the park.
25 September 2022 3:13
Library is nice but to be honest the loudest and most disruptive aspect of trying to study here are the staff. They are very nice, but what I mean by this is that if someone calls on the phone, or asks them a question, they insist on answering or holding forth at a loud volume, nearly shouting at times.
It's literally been dead silent except for the staff loudly addressing people in person or on the phone. I get that maybe this might be necessary when addressing elderly patrons? But honestly they seem to shout no matter who they're talking to. I wonder if maybe requesting that the staff speak in a more normal (or quieter than normal) speaking voice might help, as the sound "really" echoes all through the place; or maybe trying to install some noise cancelling furniture or something around where the staff sit, so their loud shouted instructions to patrons in person and on the phone don't reverberate constantly throughout the library, breaking your study or work focus with a furiously one sided explanation of how to sign in to xyz or the like. Besides that a wonderful library as always!
Again, staff are super kind, I just wish they would be kind a bit more quietly.
It's literally been dead silent except for the staff loudly addressing people in person or on the phone. I get that maybe this might be necessary when addressing elderly patrons? But honestly they seem to shout no matter who they're talking to. I wonder if maybe requesting that the staff speak in a more normal (or quieter than normal) speaking voice might help, as the sound "really" echoes all through the place; or maybe trying to install some noise cancelling furniture or something around where the staff sit, so their loud shouted instructions to patrons in person and on the phone don't reverberate constantly throughout the library, breaking your study or work focus with a furiously one sided explanation of how to sign in to xyz or the like. Besides that a wonderful library as always!
Again, staff are super kind, I just wish they would be kind a bit more quietly.