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 including the Children's Literature Resource Collection and the Marguerite G. Bagshaw Collection of Puppetry Creative Drama and Theatre for Children. Smith had a profound influence on Children's Librarianship, and it is for her this library is named. [1]
Enough boring facts. Opinion time: this library is A-OK. The books and magazine collection is not nearly as extensive as other branches. It does have a some Chinese and Vietnamese materials for loan, and if you happen to be a huge nerd, a stellar collection of science fiction and fantasy literature.
I find seating can be hard to come by. "Colourful characters" often languish at the desk and computers, and U of T students take up the rest. An OK place to pick up holds and browse for new releases, best sellers, etc., but not as solid for serious work or research.
Obligatory Title Pun: This library is worth CHECKING OUT.
Menu Readability: There are some dragons out front.
Need to mention: You can sign out pedometers here. Yeah!
What this place teaches me about myself: I cite my sources, bishes.
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[1] http://www.amtelecom.net/~manchest/Lillian_Smith/smith.html