The Toronto Star wrote an article on Toronto's 99th library, which is now under construction and set to open in November. Near the historic Fort York to the east of the Bathurst Street bridge, the modern building was designed by University of Toronto Alumna Shirley Blumberg of the award winning Toronto firm KPMB.

"It’s an elegant glass pavilion that will glow like a welcoming lantern at night," says Star writer Leslie Scrivener. "It’s such a presence that the neighbourhood of condominium towers and community housing has been named by the developer, Context, in its honour: the Library District."

Scrivener speaks to Blumberg about the odd angles and trapezoid shape of the building as well as the architect's approach to designing a library on such a historic site.

When it’s finished, the building will have perforated vertical fins that will hold illustrations by artist Charles Pachter. They are taken from a book, The Journals of Susanna Moodie, a collaboration of Margaret Atwood’s poetry and his drawings. (Moodie was a 19th century settler whose book Roughing it in the Bush is a lively account of pioneer struggles.) Sections of Atwood’s poetry will be used on the exterior, too.

The Toronto Public Library’s 100th branch, designed by LGA Architectural Partners (formerly Levitt Goodman) with Philip H. Carter, Architect will open in Scarborough in 2014.

For the full article visit the Toronto Star.