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Brookbanks Branch (BB)
Brookbanks Library
Mon.:
Closed
Tue.:
12:30 p.m.
-
8:30 p.m.
Wed.:
10:00 a.m.
-
6:00 p.m.
Thu.:
12:30 p.m.
-
8:30 p.m.
Fri.:
10:00 a.m.
-
6:00 p.m.
Sat.:
9:00 a.m.
-
5:00 p.m.
Sun.:
Closed

Wheelchair access Facilities for people with disabilities
210 Brookbanks Dr.
Toronto, ON, M3A 2T8
416-395-5480

Programs

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Directions
Closest major intersection: York Mills Rd. and Victoria Park Ave.
Located on the north east corner of Brookbanks Drive and Fenside Drive, 1 block south of York Mills Road.

Parking
Free - parking off Brookbanks Dr.

Public Transit
TTC York Mills bus #95 from York Mills subway station, stops at Fenside as well as Brookbanks Dr.

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Collections Available

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

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Services


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Historical Background

1968
Opened by the North York Public Library Board, 17 September. Banz, Brook Carruthers Grierson, Shaw Architects.

1995
Retrofitted. Makrimichalos Cugini Architects.

1997
Included on an inventory of North York's Modernist Architecture, prepared by the City of North York Planning Department, Urban Design Division.

2007
New open hours, 8 January.



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More Information

Collection Size: 
49,023
Floor Space: 
7,933 sq. ft. (738 sq. m.) 

Meeting Rooms
For booking information call: 416-397-5969

Room rental information and application forms

Room Type
SIZE
(sq. ft.)
SEATING – lecture style
SEATING - classroom style
EQUIPMENT
Auditorium
560
55
48
- coffee urn (36-cup )** - DVD/VCR player
- flip chart stand
- overhead projector
- tables
Note: Fire Code Occupancy: 90

Comments:

- Auditorium and wheelchair accessible washroom are located on
the lower level
- A wheelchair lift is available at the front entrance; Auditorium can
also be entered from the parking lot(see branch staff or security
guard to arrange)
- *Overhead projector is shared by several branches and may not
be available for booking
- **Coffee urn available, washroom next to auditorium for water
supply
- Projection screen not available; room has a plain, white wall that
can be used



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Updated on: November 21, 2008




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