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200 Park Lawn Road
Toronto, ON,
M8Y 3J1
416-394-5300 |
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Directions
Closest major intersection: Queensway and Park Lawn Rd.
Located half a block north of the Queenswayon on west side of Park Lawn Rd.
Close to QEW/Gardiner Expressway, westbound - exit Lakeshore Blvd. West and go north on Park Lawn Rd., eastbound - exit Park Lawn Rd. north.
Parking
Free - behind library.
Public Transit
TTC bus #66 from Old Mill subway station.
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Collections Available
- Books on Tape/Audiobooks/Cassette books
- 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
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Services
Historical Background
1925
Humber Bay Association Library formed. Library located in a various temporary quarters at High Street and Grand Avenue schools.
1930
Site for a library on the south side of the Queensway donated by Dr. F.J.A. Davidson; plans for library building donated by his son, an architect.
1946
Library site sold to the Ontario Government for part of the new Ontario Food Terminal. Etobicoke Council gave its first grant for the library at Humber Bay. Its status changed to a School Section Library.
1948
Site on Park Lawn Road purchased and plans for a library prepared.
1949
Bylaw establishing the Township of Etobicoke Public Library Board approved
by local voters, 5 December.
1950
Humber Bay School Section Library Board transferred its assets (including the Park Lawn site and the library building plans) to the new Etobicoke Public Library Board.
1951
Humber Bay Branch Library opened, 6 January. Building also used as headquarters
for the Etobicoke Public Library.
1955
Headquarter for Etobicoke Public Library relocated to new Brentwood Library.
1958
An addition of 800 square feet is started in September and completed by 1 December. It provides a separate and larger area for boys and girls and increased space for other activities.
1967
Humber Bay 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.
1996
Closed for refurbishment 25 August. Stephen Teeple Architect.
1997
Reopened, 31 January.
2005
Hours per week increased from 37 hours to 40 hours, 6 September.
2007
New hours, 8 January. Number of open hours per week unchanged.
More Information
Collection Size: |
29,517 |
Floor Space: |
2,400 sq.ft. (223 sq. m.) |
Updated on: December 3, 2008
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