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Nathan Phillips Sq.
100 Queen St. West
Toronto, ON, M5H 2N3
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Directions
Closest major intersection: Queen St. and Bay St.
Located on the northwest corner of Queen and Bay St., in the new City Hall at the street level.
Parking
Paid - underground at City Hall, parking lot at Dundas St. West and Bay St.
Public Transit
TTC Bay bus stops at Albert St.
TTC Queen streetcar stops at Queen and Bay St.
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Collections Available
- Best Bets
- Books on Tape or CD/Audiobooks/Cassette books
- English as a Second Language Materials - Adult
- Language Learning Kits
- Large Print Collection
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Adult Multilingual Collections
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Services
Historical Background
1911
Municipal Reference Library opened 11 September. Located in City
Hall, Queen Street West, northeast corner of Bay Street.
1928
Municipal Reference Branch closed at Toronto City Hall.
Downtown Branch opened 23 January. Located in rented premises, Adelaide
Street West, near Yonge Street. Collections transferred from Church
Street Library and Municipal Reference Library.
1947
Downtown Branch closed.
1952
Downtown Branch reopened July 7 in rented premises in the old Bank of
Nova Scotia, 39 King Street West, near Bay Street.
1956
Downtown Branch relocated to rented premises at 25 Richmond Street West,
near Bay Street.
1965
Downtown Branch closed, 3 September. City Hall Branch opened 14 September
in Toronto's new City Hall. Architects: Viljo Revell & John B. Parkin Associates.
Collections formed from Downtown Branch and Business Reference Department
(Hallam Room). Included a new Municipal Reference Department on the mezzanine.
1966
Metropolitan Toronto Library Board formed; Business Reference and
Municipal Reference collection transferred to it.
1976
City Hall listed on Toronto Historical Board's Inventory of Heritage Properties, adopted by City Council, August 18.
1987
Retrofitted by Joseph Bogdan, Architects. Branch closed 16 April.
1988
Reopened 29 February.
1992
Municipal Reference Department transferred to New Metro Hall 1 July.
1995
Hours reduced 23 October from 47.5 to 25 hours per week. Closed for
renovation 22 December.
1996
Reopened 17 June. Space reduced from 11,000 to 5,074 sq.ft. Collections,
hours and staff also reduced.
2007
Hours open per week increased on 8 January from 25 to 40.
More Information
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Collection Size: |
36,683 |
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Floor Space: |
5,074 sq.ft. (472 sq. m.) |
Updated on: June 22, 2009
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