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Parliament Street

269 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, ON M5A 2G3
416-393-7663

Branch is Wheelchair Accessible

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. - 8:30 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
Piano/Practice Room
Quiet Study Space
Quiet Study Space (Seats 4)
Seating for 86

Equipment for persons with disabilities

Book stand(s)
Computer(s) with screen magnification software (Zoomtext)
Magnifiers - hand held or stand
Page turner

Technology

Collections

Adult Literacy Materials
Audiobooks/Books on Tape or CD
Career Information Collection
CD-ROMs - Adult
English as a Second Language Materials - Adult
English as a Second Language Materials - Children
Language Learning Kits
Large Print Collection
Parenting Collection
Local History Collection|http://wwwold.torontopubliclibrary.ca/localhistory/parliament_collection.html

Language

Large collection in Chinese
Medium collection in French, Spanish, Tamil
Small collection in Amharic (adult), Bengali, Hindi (DVDs only), Somali, Vietnamese

Branch History

1955	Opened 12 January. Arthur H. Eadie, Architect.
1968	Property acquired at Gerrard Street East, southeast corner of Berkeley Street. Formerly Edwin Snider House (built 1880-1), later H. Beldon and Company.
1969	Parliament Street Library House opened.
1979	Renovated, Dunker Associates.
1990	Library House listed on Toronto Historical Board's Inventory of Heritage Properties adopted by City Council, 19 and 20 March. Renovated, Baird Sampson Architects. Closed 12 November.
1992	Reopened 3 February.
2000	Sunday opening initiated, 10 September.
2007	New hours, 8 January. Hours open per week increased from 60.5 to 65.5.

Meeting Rooms

Meeting Room

For bookings, please call 416-393-7663. We do not rent out the story room.

Rental costs and payment information

Story Room

505 sq. ft.
Seats 20 lecture style. Seats 18 classroom style. Fire Code Occupancy: 50.
Equipment:
- tables
- projection screen (ceiling mounted)
The Story Room is located on the ground floor off the children's department. Wheelchair accessible.

Meeting Room East

578 sq. ft.
Seats 60 lecture style. Seats 24 classroom style.
Equipment:
- tables
- coat hooks (wall-mounted)
- flip chart
Located on the 2nd floor. Wheelchair accessible.

Meeting Room West

390 sq. ft.
Seats 30 lecture style. Seats 12 classroom style.
Equipment:
- tables
- coat hooks (wall-mounted)
- flip chart

Meeting Room East & West

968 sq. ft.
Seats 60 lecture style. Seats 30 classroom style. Fire Code Occupancy: 92.
Equipment:
- tables
- coat hooks (wall-mounted)
- flip chart

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