Musicians and music enthusiasts will discover valuable resources at the Arts Department on the 5th floor of the Toronto Reference Library.
- A wide selection of books on all aspects of music
- Industry directories
- Printed music scores; most can be borrowed
- Canadian sheet music: songs and piano pieces from the 19th and early 20th centuries
- A large collection of original cast recordings, scores and librettos from musical theatre productions
- Song books of popular music
- Clipping files on Canadian performers and organizations
- Canadian concert programs largely from Toronto performances
- CDs and LPs of classical, jazz, musical theatre, movie soundtracks, popular and world music (for in-library use)
- Two electronic pianos for trying out music from the collection
- Bulletin board and What's On information