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36 Brentwood Rd. North
Toronto, ON,
M8X 2B5
416-394-5240 |
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Directions
Closest major intersection: Royal York Rd. and Bloor St. West.
Located one block west of Royal York Rd., just north of Bloor St.
Parking
Meter parking on Brentwood Rd. and Birchview Blvd.
Public Transit
One block west of the Royal York subway station.
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Collections Available
- Adult Literacy Materials
- Best Bets
- Books on Tape or CD/Audiobooks/Cassette books
- CD-ROMs - Adult
- CD-ROMs - Children
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- 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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French Collections
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- Print
- CDs
- DVDs/Videos
- Periodicals
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Adult Multilingual Collections
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Print |
CDs |
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Periodicals |
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Children's Multilingual Collections
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Print |
CDs |
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Services
Equipment for people with disabilities
- Computer with screen magnification software (Zoomtext)
- Large Print Terminals/Workstations
- Magnifiers - hand held or stand
Historical Background
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 Burnamthorpe Road, moving to the new Richview Library in 1966.
1966
Etobicoke Public Library's main library and adminstrative 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.
More Information
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Collection Size: |
97,432 |
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Floor Space: |
13,615 sq. ft. (1,266 sq. m.) |
Meeting Rooms
For booking information call: 416-397-5969
Room rental information and application forms
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SEATING
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60 |
55 |
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Note: Fire Code Occupancy:
60 |
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Comments:
- Meeting
Room is at the back of the children's area on the secondfloor;
access by stairs only.
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Updated on: February 19, 2010
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