Library Board was also dissolved and amalgamated into the new Toronto Public Library system. In 1999, TPL launched the Virtual Reference Library, providing an online catalogue of the library's collection. 21st century From 2009 to 2014, the Toronto Reference Library building underwent a C$34 million renovation of its building. Renovations and expansions to the library during this time includes the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, and a new glass-cube entrance for the building. The renovations were completed on 19 September 2014. The revitalization efforts saw the library expanded in floor size, and a number of technological innovations incorporated into the library, event spaces created, and the reconfiguration of the library's bookshelves. The Toronto Comic Arts Festival Store (TCAF) was opened inside the Toronto Reference Library initially as a pop-up shop in December 2014. It later became a permanent store within the library in 2015, Page & Panel. Building The building was design by Raymond Moriyama Architects during the mid-1970s. At , the five-double storey building is the largest TPL branch by area. The building is approximately at its highest point. The first level of the structure were designed to align in height with adjacent buildings; the first level being . The other levels of the building are pushed further back into the property, away from the street; forming a pyramid shape in an effort to decrease the massing of the building. The building was primarily built out of steel reinforced concrete and is clad with orange-reddish brick to match the building material of the other buildings in the area; although glass portions on the sections of the building facing Yonge Street also exists. Street-friendly programming was incorporated into the design of the building's entrance in order to provide a "lively connection" from the sidewalk. The first level of the building is approximately . Energy conservation methods were employed in the design of the building's interior and its HVAC systems. The building climate is regulated through an internal heat pump system that recovers the heat from its lights, visitors, and the solar radiation that passes through the window. The building's open-space curved central atrium features a skylight, and is also designed to allow air to circulate freely. Spread throughout the building's central atrium are plant and water features, inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Renovations were undertaken from 2009 to 2014, which saw the building expanded to its present size