Lillian H. Smith

Closest major intersection College Street and Spadina Ave.

Public Transit

TTC College streetcar from College subway station west to Spadina.
TTC College streetcar from Queen's Park subway station west to Spadina.
TTC Spadina streetcar from Union subway station north to College.
TTC Spadina streetcar south from Spadina subway station to College.

Parking

Paid - Meter parking along Huron Street, more parking at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health on north side of College. BIXI bicycle stand on Huron St., along the east wall of the library.

General Features

• Book Drop - 24 Hours
• Pedometer Lending
• Public Phone (inside)
• Seating for 110
• Self Checkout (RFID)

Equipment for persons with disabilities

• Computer with screen magnification software (Zoomtext)
• Magnifiers (hand held or stand)

Technology

• Computer Learning Centre (22 computers)
• Internet/Microsoft Office workstations (35 including Learning Centre)
• Wireless (Wi-Fi)

Collections

• Adult Literacy Materials
• Audiobooks on CD
• Career Information Collection
• English as a Second Language (ESL) Collection
• Large Print Collection
• Local History Collection
• Newcomer Information Service
• Special Collections: Children's Literature Resource Collection
• Special Collections: Marguerite G. Bagshaw Collection of Puppetry Creative Drama and Theatre for Children

Language

• Large collection in Chinese (adult & children), French (children)
• Medium collection in Vietnamese

1922	Boys & Girls House Library opened 27 September. First library in the British Empire devoted exclusively to children.
1928	Enlarged "to provide a little theatre for dramatic and story-hour purpose." (TPL Annual Report 1928).
1951	Addition for library and Little Theatre opened 30 May.
1963	Original Boys and Girls House demolished.
1964	Boys and Girls House rebuilt, 1951 addition retained. Murray & Fliess Architects. Opened 7 May.
1992	Land acquired on College Street southwest corner of Huron Street for a new branch building designed by Phillip H. Carter Architect.
1993	Construction of new facility began.
1995	Boys & Girls House branch closed 1 April. New Lillian H. Smith branch opened 18 October. Phillip H. Carter Architect.
1999	Sunday opening initiated 17 October.
2003	Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) - Outstanding Achievement in Building Award.
2007	Hours open per week increased on 8 January from 58 to 63.

For booking information, please call 416-397-5969.

Rental costs and payment information

Meeting Room A

• 640 sq. ft.
• Seats 30 lecture style. Seats 30 classroom style. Fire Code Occupancy: 64.
• Equipment:
  • 30 chairs
  • 3 tables
  • lectern (upon request)
  • projection screen (ceiling mounted)

Meeting room B/C

• 1,100 sq. ft
• Seats 80 lecture style. 80 classroom style. Fire Code Occuancy: 132.
• Equipment:
  • 80 chairs
  • 8 tables
  • lectern (upon request)
  • projection screen (ceiling mounted)

Kitchen

• Equipment:
  • microwave
  • refrigerator
  • stove

Direct access to the kitchen from Room B/C; for renters in Room A, access is available through the Rotunda.

Meeting Rooms and wheelchair accessible washrooms are on the basement level.

All bookings finish 15 minutes before the branch closes.