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Take a look, it's in a book

Bookshops, libraries, and anywhere else you can get your read on.

1. Toronto Reference Library

789 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
Canada
(416) 395-5577

Category: Libraries

1/7/2011

The Toronto Reference Library (TRL for the hepcats) is the grand poobah of this town's free book rental emporiums. The monstrous edifice is located just north of Yonge and Bloor. There are five floors where endless stacks of books, tables and study…More »

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2. Indigo Books Music & More

220 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M5B 2H1
Canada
(416) 591-3622

Category: Books, Mags, Music and Video

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

10/20/2010

Lookit: we all know what the inside of an Indigo looks like. There are shelves and shelves with cutesy callouts like "What's Hot" and "Staff Picks" and other scammy headers to make some books seem like Superbooks. They're not. Who cares. What I'm…More »

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3. Suspect Video and Culture

605 Markham St
Toronto, ON M6G 2L7
Canada
(416) 588-6674

Categories: DVD & Video Game Rental, Bookstores, Music & DVDs

Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Palmerston, Seaton Village

2/8/2012

Your friendly neighbourhood movie store. I stopped in the other day to pick up a DVD and was really impressed by the friendly service. Though the shop itself isn't terribly large, they still stock a wide selection of hard-to-find and obscure titles,…More »

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4. Lillian H. Smith Library

239 College Street
Toronto, ON M5T 1R5
Canada
(416) 393-7746

Category: Libraries

Neighbourhoods: University of Toronto, Downtown Core

1/15/2011

Did you know that Lillian H. Smith (born 1887) was a Canadian-born librarian largely responsible for improving the standard of children's literature worldwide? (Shut up, no you didn't.) This library features a few special collections in that vein…More »

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5. Kew Beach Galleries

2008 Queen Street E
Toronto, ON M4L 1J3
Canada
(416) 694-5915

Category: Bookstores

Neighbourhood: The Beach

12/2/2011 First to Review

I would recommend this shop for anyone looking for "old books."

If you had a specific request like, "I need a first edition print of Brideshead Revisited" or a less specific request like "I am looking for a copy of La Peste," or an even less specific…More »

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6. Doug Miller Books

663 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G 1L1
Canada

Category: Bookstores

Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Palmerston, Seaton Village

2/12/2012

Quaint neighbourhood bookshop that features a not-insignificant selection of sci-fi, fantasy, and fiction. It's tight in here, so lover of carbs are advised to be careful while traversing their thin book-filled aisles.

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7. Books For Business

120 Adelaide Street W
Toronto, ON M5H 1T1
Canada
(416) 362-7822

Category: Bookstores

Neighbourhoods: Financial District, Downtown Core

2/2/2012 First to Review

True to its name, Books For Business stocks books for business. It's located on the ground floor of the Richmond Adelaide Centre, accessible from Adelaide St east of York St. The shop itself is airy but small, like a middle school library. It took me…More »

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8. Yorkville Library

22 Yorkville Ave
Toronto, ON M4W 1L4
Canada
(416) 393-7660

Category: Libraries

Neighbourhood: Yorkville

2/19/2011 First to Review

Yorkville has a rich history of dudes tossing money around. In 1903, the Chief Librarian in Toronto wrote to Andrew Carnegie (yes, that one) about an endowment. Being the consummate philanthropist, Carnegie flipped a cool $350 grand northward and the…More »

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9. Queen/Saulter Public Library

765 Queen Street E
Toronto, ON M4M 1H3
Canada
(416) 393-7723

Category: Libraries

Neighbourhood: Riverdale

3/28/2011

Yeah, it's a nice building I guess. But as libraries go I don't find this particular branch very functional. There isn't much in the way of interesting collections, and the actual quantity of books is very small. There aren't many tables on which to…More »

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