Bathurst Clark Resource Library

There is nothing I love more in a library than peace and quiet. I don’t mean to sound like I hate kids or anything, but in a library, I enjoy it when there’s a smaller kids section and as far away from me as possible.
Bathurst Clark Resource is a pretty quaint little library by Promenade Mall in Thornhill. The library has a huge selection of new books and a decent amount of video games/​movies in their collection. The parking is pretty ample and the spacing is great. There are lots of tables and they have an elongated atrium in which multiple tables, computers, and chairs can be found. The seating isn’t the most comfortable, but they’ve got lots of outlets and chairs to compensate for that.

Clean, quiet and many outlets for your laptop charger. The desks are big enough for study groups and they only make one single announcement 5 min before they close the library, as opposed to some other libraries where they start distracting you starting half an hour before they close. Their book and DVD collections are great and the internet is excellent.

This is one of the quietest libraries I have been to and I keep coming here for that reason. Nice collection of books. Movies. Even videogames! Staff are very nice and helpful. And its near by the mall in case you want to grab something to eat or just take a break. WiFi is decent.

It’s a nice place — I’ve been going here for probably something like fifteen years now. The exterior is bland, but it’s very spacious and open on the inside. They often have really cheap discarded books in a handcart by the front, so if you’re in the market for some used reading, you can pick up books for less than a dollar each.

It’s a pretty standard affair community Library. It has undergone a renovation for what I can’t really put my finger on, perhaps it’s the electronic sliding door in the front and the front counter is changed? it wasn’t dramatically different from when I used to come here back in the day.
Lots of students study or shall I say socialize here. :) I see facebook youtube and twitter as I pass by the library computers.
It’s probably the high school students that the library employs a security guard. He moves like a ninja and is always there when you’re taking a phone call. I guess I’m too loud when I answer the phone. Fugg!
Good selection of books. they do get new book titles in, and Blu-​Rays! they also display staff picks and put together a theme of books/​CD/​DVDs depending on season or event coming up.
The staff have been always friendly but it’s not often a grown man needs to ask for their help to find something. the Dewey Decimal system hasn’t let me down.

Bathurst Clark Resource Library is located right behind Promenade Mall.
Suburbs’ libraries can be really boring especially in the newer subdivisions because I have to say Bathurst Clark Library really lacks any architectural value as a building itself.
The inside though is quite nice. high ceiling. 2 storeys high. really open and spacious. There are also some curious love seats… on the right hand side when you enter. really popular with teenagers. Those have really heavy padded cushions, looks so comfy!
I am not that lucky to have one of those lover’s seats. However, there are tons of communal tables that have individual study lamps and power bars all wired underneath the tables. that makes my search for power for my laptop really effortless!
WIFI connection is stable and fast.
If you do need to use their public computers, a library card is required to sign in. Vaughan’s Public Library is the only libraries I been to that has computer terminals that are equipped with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Atmosphere here is more formal. everyone are whispering and there are no kids running around! :)