Richmond Hill Central Library

The Richmond Hill Central Library was opened in 1993, and is home to up to 170,000 volumes. Its architectural design is special, such that it has won several awards since its opening: the Governor General’s Award for Architecture in 1994, the Portland Cement Association Concrete Building Award in 1994, and the Financial Post Design Effectiveness Award for Architectural Design in 1995.


Also special about this library is the Mary-Lou Griffin Local History Room, which has the largest repository of genealogical data in the York Region. The collection, from the York Region Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, includes genealogy newsletters from Canada, the United States, and Great Britain, transcriptions of York Region cemeteries, and published works of genealogical interest.