Life
Have a look inside the GTA’s coolest new library
This piece originally appeared in Toronto Life magazine.
In early September, about 3,500 people stormed Major Mackenzie Drive to check out Vaughan’s new Civic Centre Resource Library—a $15-million Dr. Seuss house–meets–Star Trek spaceship next to Vaughan’s City Hall. With its glass panels, reflective white roof and whimsical curves, the 36,000-square-foot building is a striking departure from stuffy, serious government institutions of old. Here’s a closer look at the community hub, complete with 3-D printers, movable book stacks and 70,000 books, DVDs, magazines and other items.