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HISTORY in Toronto]]In 1830, a library was established in the Mechanics' Institute of what was then the town of York. In 1884 , this collection became the ''Toronto Public Library''. Between 1907 and 1916 , 10 libraries were built with funds from the Andrew Carnegie trust. Several of these Carnegie libraries continue to be used by the public library; one, the original Central Reference Library, is now the Koffler Student Centre at the St. George Campus of the University Of Toronto . When, in 1997 , the Government Of Ontario Amalgamated the six former constituent municipalities of Metropolitan Toronto into one city, the five peripheral public libraries (Etobicoke Public Library, '''North York Public Library''', '''York Public Library''', '''East York Public Library''', '''Scarborough Public Library''') in the area were merged into the Toronto Public Library. In 1998 , the Toronto Public Library became the largest library system in North America serving a population of 2.3 million people with 98 branches and a collection of over 9 million items. In 2004 , a new library was opened in the St. James Town neighborhood of Toronto, bringing the total number of branches to 99. HOW TO USE IT Patrons can borrow an item from the Toronto Public Library by either visiting a branch or putting it on hold via its official website to pick it up later when the item becames available. Patrons can check out up to 50 items at a time and place up to 50 items on hold also at a time. It is possible to roughly control when you will receive an item by going online and inactivating a hold when you get close to the front of the line, and then activating it again when you're ready to receive the item. The item should come to a branch near you in roughly a week or so. However, your hold will expire if more than a year passes after you order your item. Books can be held for up to three weeks before they must be returned, and movies (whether on video or DVD) can be held for up to a week. It is not possible to take or order anything from the central Reference Library - all of the items in it must be browsed, viewed or listened to within the confines of the building. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
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