Reviews of Toronto Public Library - Humber Bay Branch (Library)

Kassra Mobini

Way too small

Ryan Fevreau

Only one place to work, kind staff.

Samantha Slema

I can’t wait to go when Co-Vid is over! My mom used to take me to this place! ????????????????

Aarushi Cheemra

Cute little library, very toasty and has good collection of books

Mary Dooley Thiffault

Great selection of kids' books and movies. My kids love going as there are always colouring pages available too. Sure it is small, but you will find almost everything you need here, and if you don't, you can easily have it brought in from another branch.

Northern Lights

A small but great neighborhood library. Staff are courteous and helpful. Adds a lot the area.

Nancy Wilson

Very small but delightful enthusiastic energy encountered there. I liked the staff very much.

Sprabs

A bit small but still a great and convenient place by public transit. Staff are super helpful and listen to your questions with empathy and explain various resources available. Library has a print/copy desk that can be paid for using library card or print card. Selection is limited but real benefit of library membership is the system access that you get both online and offline. Also provide museum passes on first come first serve basis every Saturday morning.

varun ramachandran

Very helpful staff

Dave Nguyen

It's a very small library. There is a 4 person table, two 3-person round tables, and a 1 smaller/lower round table for kids (next to one of the regular height round tables. I believe there are 2 to 4 computers.

Sarvinoz Hamzaeva

A small library, with a very nice and friendly staff. They have a wheelchair entrance at the back of the library, which is also very practical for those who come with a stroller. There is a parking available. The bathroom is okay. I would also like to mention that the lady with a blond curly hair is just adorable.

Parker Elizabeth

this is my home branch and i love it a lot! i’ve only had good experiences here!

James Choi

its a nice small library with a good staff. i Just think the hours it operates in are really irregular

Rebecca L

Small library but helpful staff. If they don't have the book you want, you can have it transferred there and pick it up.

Violet Wu

generally it is good. But the staff is VERY LOUD when they are helping someone, and they help at people very often and for a very long time. not a place if you like a quit study area.

Sophie Martin

If you're going to the library to study, DO NOT GO TO HUMBER BAY LIBRARY. This branch is the farthest thing from a library. It's a small building (all 1 room) with 1 washroom stall (with a broken toilet seat), 3 work tables that in total sit about 13 people, and four parking spots (and one accessible spot) total. The tiny "parking lot" is located at the pack of the library which has a small route to get there and can only accommodate 1 car at a time. So if you're driving off of park lawn into the parking route to the back, while someone is trying to leave the library, prepare to back all the way up back onto park lawn because the other person most probably can't back up into the parking lot. Also, the "library" is completely child focused, where children are running around and screaming. It's really a daycare. While I write this critique, there is a mother sitting at a computer with her child crying and screaming at the top of his lungs, and all the mother is saying is stop while typing at the computer. The librarian faculty is doing NOTHING for this situation. Why are the librarians ignoring this child's disruptions? This child might have some needs that are not being met by the caregiver (hungry, thirsty, sick) but the mother and LIBRARIAN STAFF are dismissing this childs screeching. I took an audio recording of this situation and am investigating who is the appropriate and competent personnel to send it to. The staff are inconsistent. One day I asked for 1 scrap paper and the librarian didn't protest but rather kindly gave me two papers. A few weeks later I requested scrap paper again, and a different librarian told me that it would cost 15 cents. I said that I don't have any change and would have to pay with my library card. She tried to do the process but was unsuccessful, then asked another librarian who said to just give me the page for free as the process with my library card was too complicated. Why did one librarian give me a scrap paper for free, when the other one wanted me to pay? Also, I was told that I am not permitted to eat in the library as that's the standard with all Toronto Libraries, however according to the Rules Of Conduct: Library Policies and Terms of Use Toronto Public Library Page; "Eating and drinking are allowed except in designated areas". There were no signs around where I was eating saying that food was prohibited. Also, I was told that I had to move desks because the table I was working on was assigned for computer users only. The librarian told me to sit at another desk and motioned to the desk that had a "reserved for group" sign on it. I said I can't sit there because of the sign, and she replied that the group is at 2:00PM (at the time it was 11AM so three hours before the group started) so I can sit there. I told her she should remove the sign until closer to the group time as no one will sit at that table. She said that was a good idea, but moved the sign to the end of the table (still on the table). Since there are only 3 tables TOTAL at this library, having a reserved sign three hours before the group starts limits visitors to about 8 seats available. The only washroom at the location is a one room accessible bathroom with a broken toilet seat that is shifted completely sideways. Therefore it is no longer accessible because folks who are in a wheelchair can't twist to sit on the broken toilet seat. Consequently, they might try to twist and 1. hurt their muscles of bones or 2.fall of the seat and get seriously injured, or will urinate and/or defecate onto themselves or onto the floor. Every time I have used this washroom there seemed to be urine on the ground. If you're looking to get out of the house and enter a daycare full of screaming children and incompetent librarians, please don't hesitate to go to the Humber Bay Branch Toronto Public Library! If I could I would give this library 0/5 but google doesn't let me do this. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AT THIS LIBRARY.

Matthew Thiffault

My wife takes my daughters there. It does the trick. I am happy we have this traditional institution for our kids

KIAN FIT

Toronto public library very convenient for neighborhood to have such a great library here I found it very useful.

Jared Lorenz

Currently closed due to covid 19

Robbie Eddison

Small library but the staff there is lovely and amazing!

Ryasca View

Great Library, amazing staff. Hours are Tuesdays 10-6, Wednesdays 12:30-8:30, Thursday 12:30-8:30, Fridays 10-6 and Saturdays 9-5 as per their website!!

Sanjeev Dandekar

Nice friendly environment. The branch manager is super duper. Very helpful and friendly. It is a small library and to my knowledge they have parking arrangements with the neighbouring church.

Anon Tablet

Tiny neighborhood branch. Small table without chargers.

Ryan Dickson

Please. Please. Please! Update the hours stated on the website. This is the 2nd time I have gone out specifically to get my book because the website says it closes at one time when in reality it closes hours earlier

Abc

Nice selection of books to rent. However the noise level of the staff is quite disturbing. When they speak to others (such as sharing their views on books), it sounds like they are making an announcement for the whole library to hear. It is very inconsiderate and distracting for those expecting the noise level to be at a minimum. (Of course, it is an exception to those with hearing difficulties.)