Toronto Public Library – Weston

Here is a small but very charming public library, originally built in 1914, and since renovated and expanded in 1982, situated in the former town of Weston, off of Weston Road north of Lawrence Avenue West. If you are interested in the Arts & Crafts movement in architecture, and you love stained glass windows and Art Nouveau mosaic panels, here’s a historical Toronto example for you. Each of the stained glass windows bears the name of a famous author. Given the time, First World War era, the authors were all British and some, like Charles Lamb, are not read much these days. Funding for the Weston library was donated by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The stained glass windows and Art Nouveau mosaic panels are a unique feature among the Ontario Carnegie libraries. It is definitely a neighbourhood library with a welcoming atmosphere. You should stop by and sit for a spell in you’re in the Weston area of Toronto :-)