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Unseen City: The Toronto Reference Library

The TRL, as seen from the west side of Yonge Street.

The TRL, as seen from the west side of Yonge Street.

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: Shelving ranges in the TRL’s closed stacks are on tracks, and are moved back and forth with wheels or handles.

: We’re told it’s impossible for library staff to be crushed to death while performing stacks retrieval.

: The closed stacks are densely packed with materials to save space.

: The TRL’s utility spaces are very different from the building’s spacious sitting areas.

: The TRL’s professional conservators work in a room filled with the tools of their trade.

: Les Hindous under the microscope. Its binding is badly smeared, possibly due to mishandling in the past.

: The APT-2400 scans three pages per second, but requires human supervision to correct its occasional mistakes.

: The TRL, as seen from the west side of Yonge Street.

: Old periodicals are stored in archival containers.