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Brentwood

36 Brentwood Road North, Toronto, ON M8X 2B5
416-394-5240

Wireless Access Available at Branch

Monday:	9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday:	9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday:	9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Thursday:	9:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Friday:	9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday:	9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday:	Closed
*Sunday hours subject to season and other factors

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Features

General Features

Book Discussion Group: contact the branch for more information
Book Drop - After Hours
Seating for 60

Equipment for persons with disabilities

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

Technology

Collections

Adult Literacy Materials
Audiobooks/Books on Tape or CD
Best Bets
CD-ROMs - Adult
CD-ROMs - Children
English as a Second Language Materials - Adult
English as a Second Language Materials - Children
Language Learning Kits
Large Print Collection
Parenting Collection

Language

Large collection in French, Polish

Branch History

1950	Site for a main library purchased by the Etobicoke Public Library Board from the Kingsway Baptist Church.
1951	Township of Etobicoke Public Library Board pays $7,410 to Kingsway Baptist Church for two lots, "having a frontage of about Ninety feet (90') on the southerly side of Birchview Boulevard by a depth of One Hunderd and Eighteen Feet (118') on the easterly side of Brentwood Road" as the site for its main library, 6 July.
1954	Library Board requests Etobicoke Township Council to issue debentures of $185,000 to build the library on Brentwood, May.
1955	Main library opened, 20 July. Officially opened, 28 September. Headquarters for the Etobicoke Public Library transferred here from Park Lawn Road, including administration, technical services, and the bookmobile office. Arthur H. Eadie, Architect.
1961	Bookmobile office and stacks relocated to rented quarters on Dundas Street, moving to the new Richview Library in 1966.
1964	Technical Services Division moved to offices on Dundas Street near Burnhamthorpe Road, moving to the new Richview Library in 1966.
1966	Etobicoke Public Library's main library and administrative offices are relocated to the new Richview Library. Brentwood reorganized as a district library.
1967	Brentwood Branch is taken over by the new Borough of Etobicoke Public Library Board formed when the Township of Etobicoke becomes part of the Borough of Etobicoke effective 1 January.
1970	New arts room created in old staff work areas in the basement. Alterations include construction of an enclosed staircase on the outside of the building to connect the new room with the reference area on the main floor. Dunlop, Wardell, Matsui and Aitken, architects, engineers & planners.
1971	Shut-In Service for Etobicoke Public Libraries located here.
1988	Closed for renovations, 4 July. Joseph Gerskup, Architect.
1989	Reopened 13 March.
2007	New hours, 8 January. Hours open per week increased from 58 to 63.

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