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McGregor Park

2219 Lawrence Ave. East, Toronto, ON M1P 2P5
416-396-8935
Branch is Wheelchair Accessible Wireless Access Available at Branch
*Sunday hours subject to season and other factors
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 12:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Thursday: 12:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Directions


Closest major intersection Lawrence Ave. East and Birchmount Road Located on south side of Lawrence Ave. East, east of Birchmount Road, next to McGregor Park Arena and Pool.

Public Transit


TTC Lawrence bus #54, Lawrence bus #54 - one stop east of Birchmount Rd. TTC Birchmount bus #17 - stops at Lawrence Ave.

Parking


Free parking - library parking lot to the west of library building including 4 disabled parking.


Map


Map to library branch

Features


General Features

Equipment for persons with disabilities

  • Computer(s) with screen magnification software (Zoomtext)
  • Magnifier - Hand held

Technology

Collections

  • Adult Literacy Materials
  • Audiobooks on CD
  • Large Print Collection

Language

  • Large collection in Chinese
  • Small collection in French (children), Hindi (DVDs only), Tagalog, Tamil

Branch History


1960 Opened by the Scarborough Public Library Board, February 21. Architects Sproatt & Rolph.
2004 24 May, closed for relocation. 14 June, old building demolished. 21 June, opened in new location attached to McGregor Park Community Centre. Architect, ZAS Architects Inc. Sunday service starting September 2004.
2005 Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Award - Honourable Mention, Building in Context.
2007 New hours, 8 January.

Meeting Rooms


For booking information call 416-397-5969.

Meeting Room

  • 384 sq. ft.
  • Seats 30 lecture style. Seats 8 classroom style. Fire Code Occupancy: 30.
  • Equipment:
    • chairs
    • 2 2'x6' folding rectangular tables
    • projection screen (ceiling mounted)
    • table top lectern
    • white easel

Kitchen (open concept)

  • Equipment:
    • counter and sink
    • microwave
    • small refrigerator

Meeting Room and washrooms are wheelchair accessible.

Bookings outside of library hours are available.


Directions


Closest major intersection Lawrence Ave. East and Birchmount Road Located on south side of Lawrence Ave. East, east of Birchmount Road, next to McGregor Park Arena and Pool.

Public Transit


Closest major intersection Lawrence Ave. East and Birchmount Road Located on south side of Lawrence Ave. East, east of Birchmount Road, next to McGregor Park Arena and Pool.

Parking


Free parking - library parking lot to the west of library building including 4 disabled parking.


Upcoming Events

Driver's Test for Seniors
Fri, Jun 21 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Origami Workshop with John Jay Guppy
Sat, Sep 28 - 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
MAP Family Saturdays - Textile Museum of Canada at McGregor Park
Sat, Oct 05 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Regular Programs

Teen Book Club
Thu, Aug 08 - 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

All Branch Programs & Events