Excerpt from Toronto Public Library Twenty Second Annual Report, for the Year 1905
Some years ago the Chief Librarian called the attention of the Board to the difficulty of providing accommodation for the books. In the past year this question of shelf-room became aserious problem, and during the period which must elapse before the new building is ready, much inconvenience to the public will arise.
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