Inside Eglinton Square Mall is a food court. Inside that food court is a Manchu Wok. And beside Manchu Wok is a library!
I have visited Eglinton Square Library dozens of times, but last week I decided to take a closer look.
A no-frills branch in one square room, the library was crowded at six pm on a weeknight. Numerous patrons had staked their claims on various study-territories, spreading out their papers widely to ensure sufficient personal space.
Korean, Chinese, French, and Tamil materials constituted most of the multilingual section. Hindu videos were also represented, but the Greek collection had been shipped to Albert Campbell branch and the Gujarati collection to Downsview branch. (On my most recent visit, I noticed that Tagalog had replaced the Korean collection).
Three sets of low shelves arranged in a boxy “U” shape created an alcove for the Children’s Section. The main decoration was a set of chunky wooden letters spelling “Children’s” attached to the wall. A wooden monkey sat in the lower curve of the capital “C”.
The Romance collection seemed very extensive in proportion to the size of the branch. (What is it about mall libraries?) With lots of titles to choose from, let me conclude this post with a selection to consider: Beast of Desire, Perfectly Saucy, and Dirty Harriet Rides Again.