Staff and members of the Toronto Mechanics’ Institute, at Church and Adelaide (Evening Telegram, September 8, 1908). In the 1800s, working men paid an annual subscription to a Mechanics’ Institute to read books, mainly on technical subjects. This one eventually became the Toronto Public Library. We pin it in honour of Ontario Public Library week.

Creator: Unknown
Date: 1909
Identifier: X 71-3
Format: Ephemera
Rights: Public domain
Courtesy: Toronto Public Library.
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