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St. James Town

495 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON M4X 1K7
416-393-7744
Branch is Wheelchair Accessible Wireless Access Available at Branch
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: Closed

Directions


Closest major intersection Sherbourne Street and Wellesley Street. Located on the north east corner.

Public Transit
TTC Sherbourne Bus #75 (southbound) from Sherbourne subway station
TTC Wellesley Bus #94 (eastbound) from Wellesley subway station

Parking
Street parking


Map


Map to library branch

Features


General Features

  • Book Drop - 24 Hours
  • Individual Study Booths (2)
  • Seating for 123

Equipment for persons with disabilities

  • Computer(s) with screen magnification software (Zoomtext)

Technology

Collections

  • Adult Literacy Materials
  • Audiobooks/Books on Tape or CD
  • 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 Chinese, Tamil
  • Medium collection in French (children), Spanish, Urdu
  • Small collection in Hindi (DVDs only), Russian, Tagalog

Branch History


2004 Officially opened 14 October. ZAS Architects Inc. 15 October St. James Town bookmobile stop closed.
2005 Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Award - Honourable Mention, Building in Context for Wellesley community Centre.
2006 Design Exchange Awards (Bronze Award) - presented by The Globe & Mail for the Wellesley Community Centre and St. James Town Branch. Ontario Association of Architects, Architectural Excellence - Honourable Mention for the project Wellesley Community Centre and St. James Town Branch.
2007 Ontario Library Association - Library Buildings Award winner.

Directions


Closest major intersection Sherbourne Street and Wellesley Street. Located on the north east corner.

Public Transit
Closest major intersection Sherbourne Street and Wellesley Street. Located on the north east corner.

Parking
Street parking


All Branch Programs & Events

Regular Programs

Wed, Sep 15 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Fri, Sep 17 - 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Fri, Sep 17 - 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.