, ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁as ▁the ▁Cent enn ial ▁Library . ▁It ▁replaced ▁the ▁Central ▁branch ▁on ▁William ▁Avenue . ▁Fif ty - five ▁hundred ▁people ▁visited ▁on ▁opening ▁day , ▁and ▁ 5 , 1 8 8 ▁books ▁and ▁mag az ines ▁were ▁checked ▁out . ▁Al ▁Duch ar me ▁( IC EC ▁- ▁St . ▁V ital ) ▁gre et ed ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁borrow ed ▁the ▁first ▁book ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁library . ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁ ▁Start ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁$ 2 1 ▁million ▁re development ▁of ▁W inn ip eg ' s ▁main ▁library ▁branch ▁involved ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁new ▁space , ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁fourth ▁floor ▁and ▁renov ations ▁throughout ▁the ▁existing ▁ ▁library . ▁The ▁library ▁now ▁features ▁a ▁new ▁Reading ▁Terra ce ▁with ▁a ▁four ▁store y ▁high ▁solar ▁glass ▁wall , ▁position ed ▁alongside ▁a ▁new ▁grand ▁st air case , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁new ▁glass ▁elev ators , ▁and ▁a ▁pass ive ▁solar ▁wall ▁on ▁the ▁sout heast ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁Mill en ni um ▁Library ▁opened ▁on ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁after ▁$ 1 8 ▁million ▁of ▁renov ations ▁were ▁constructed ▁over ▁a ▁two - year ▁period . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁completed ▁a ▁year ▁late ▁and ▁$ 4 ▁million ▁over ▁budget . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Toronto -