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Downsview Branch (DO) Free wireless Internet access
Downsview Library
Mon.:
12:30 p.m.
-
8:30 p.m.
Tue.:
9:00 a.m.
-
8:30 p.m.
Wed.:
9:00 a.m.
-
8:30 p.m.
Thu.:
9:00 a.m.
-
8:30 p.m.
Fri.:
9:00 a.m.
-
5:30 p.m.
Sat.:
9:00 a.m.
-
5:00 p.m.
Sun.:
1:30-5:00 p.m.
(Sept. 13 to Jun. 20)









Wheelchair access Facilities for people with disabilities
2793 Keele St.
Toronto, ON, M3M 2G3
416-395-5720

Programs

Search the map by address, major intersection or postal code.


Directions
Closest major intersection: Keele St. and Wilson Ave.
Located at northeast corner of Keele St. and Wilson Ave. behind the plaza.

Parking
Free - lot adjacent to the library.

Public Transit
TTC Keele St. bus northbound from Keele subway station, stops right in front of the library.
TTC Wilson buses from York Mills subway station and Wilson subway station, stop at the corner of Keele St. and Wilson Ave. in both directions.



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Collections Available

  • Adult Literacy Materials
  • Black & Caribbean Heritage
  • Books on Tape or CD/Audiobooks/Cassette books
  • Career Information Collection
  • CD-ROMs - Adult
  • CD-ROMs - Children
  • English as a Second Language Materials - Adult
  • English as a Second Language Materials - Children
  • Government Publications
  • Language Learning Kits
  • Large Print Collection
  • Parenting Collection
  • Resource materials for people/kids with disabilities
  • Vertical File/Pamphlets

French Collections

Adult Children
  • Print
  • CDs
  • DVDs/Videos
  • Periodicals
  • Print
  • CDs
  • DVDs/Videos
  • Periodicals


Adult Multilingual Collections

Language
Print
CDs
DVDs/Videos
Periodicals

Bengali
yes
no  
no  
no  
Italian
yes
yes
yes
yes
Spanish
yes
yes
yes
yes


Children's Multilingual Collections

Language
Print
CDs
DVDs/Videos
Periodicals

Bengali
yes
no
no
no  
Italian
yes
yes
yes
no  
Spanish
yes
yes
yes
no  

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Services

 


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Historical Background

1962
Opened by the North York Public Library Board, 6 March. Paul Meschino Architect.

1965
Enlarged to regional/area size. Officially opened, 15 April. Paul Meschino Architect.

1995
Closed for renovations and expansion, 26 June.

1996
Reopened, 6 May. 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.


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More Information

Collection Size: 
83,604
Floor Space:
20,016 sq.ft. (1,861 sq. m.)

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

Room rental information and application forms

Room Type
SIZE
(sq. ft.)
SEATING – lecture style
SEATING - classroom style
EQUIPMENT
Auditorium
1,405
74
74
- ceiling mounted
projection screen
- flip chart stand
(shared with other
rooms)
- tables
- whiteboard
Note: Fire Code Occupancy: 110
Meeting
Room A
242
18
18
- tables
- flip chart stand
(shared with other
rooms)
- whiteboard
Note: Fire Code Occupancy: 25
Meeting
Room B
486
22
22
- flip chart stand
(shared with other
rooms)
- tables
- whiteboard
Note: Fire Code Occupancy: 35

Kitchen
n/a
n/a
n/a
- coffee urns (32-cup
and 100 cup)
- refrigerator
- microwave
Comments:

- Auditorium, Meeting Rooms A and B, Kitchen, and wheelchair
accessible washroom are located on the lower level (access by
elevator)
- Kitchen is shared if two or more groups have made a booking


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Updated on: February 8, 2010




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