Editing Toronto (section)

=== Public library ===
{{Main|Toronto Public Library}}
[[File:TorontoReferenceLibrary8.jpg|thumb|The [[Toronto Reference Library]], the largest branch operated by [[Toronto Public Library]]]]
Toronto Public Library is the largest public library system in Canada. In 2008, it averaged a higher circulation per capita than any other public library system internationally, making it the largest neighbourhood-based library system in the world.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 16, 2013 |title=The Great Equalizer: Toronto Public Library |url=http://citiesofmigration.ca/good_idea/the-great-equalizer-toronto-public-library/ |publisher=Cities of Migration |access-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-date=December 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225054128/http://citiesofmigration.ca/good_idea/the-great-equalizer-toronto-public-library/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Within North America, it also had the highest circulation and visitors when compared to other large urban systems.<ref name="An2009">{{cite web |title=2009 Annual Performance Measures and Strategic Plan Update |url=http://beta.torontopubliclibrary.ca/content/about-the-library/pdfs/board/meetings/2010/may10/17.pdf |access-date=June 4, 2010 |publisher=Toronto Public Library |archive-date=January 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110102253/http://beta.torontopubliclibrary.ca/content/about-the-library/pdfs/board/meetings/2010/may10/17.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Established as the library of the [[Toronto Mechanics' Institute|Mechanics' Institute]] in 1830, the Toronto Public Library now consists of 100 branch libraries<ref name="100branches">{{cite news |last=Pelley |first=Lauren |date=May 20, 2015 |title=Toronto Public Library opens 100th branch in Scarborough |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/05/20/toronto-public-library-opens-100th-branch-in-scarborough.html |access-date=May 20, 2015 |archive-date=May 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524000005/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/05/20/toronto-public-library-opens-100th-branch-in-scarborough.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and has over 12 million items in its collection.<ref name="An2009" /><ref name="kupferman">{{cite journal |last=Kupferman |first=Steve |date=May 28, 2014 |title=Fort York gets the ultimate condo amenity: a flashy new public library |url=http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/05/28/fort-york-gets-a-new-public-library/ |url-status=dead |journal=[[Toronto Life]] |publisher=Toronto Life Publishing Company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529191514/http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/05/28/fort-york-gets-a-new-public-library/ |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=May 29, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="coll">{{cite web |year=2000 |title=Message from the Mayor |url=http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/content/about-the-library/news-publications/strat-plan/strat-plan-2000.pdf |access-date=August 7, 2011 |work=Toronto Public Library Strategic Plan 2000–2008 |publisher=Toronto Public Library Board |page=4 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215158/http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/content/about-the-library/news-publications/strat-plan/strat-plan-2000.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="hist">{{cite web |year=2011 |title=History of Toronto Public Library |url=http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/about-the-library/library-history/ |access-date=August 7, 2011 |publisher=Toronto Public Library |archive-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509110407/https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/about-the-library/library-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>