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 Facilities for people with disabilities |
239 College St.
Toronto, ON,
M5T 1R5
416-393-7746 |
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Directions
Closest major intersection: College St. and Spadina Ave.
Located on the southwest corner of College St. and Huron St.
Parking
Paid - Meter parking along Huron St., more parking at Centre for Addiction
and Mental Health on north side of College.
Public Transit
TTC Spadina streetcar south from Spadina subway station to College.
TTC College streetcar from Queen's Park subway station west to Spadina.
TTC College streetcar from College subway station west to Spadina.
TTC Spadina streetcar from Union subway station north to College. |
Collections Available
- Adult Literacy Materials
- Best Bets
- Books on Tape/Audiobooks/Cassette books
- CD-ROMs - Adult
- CD-ROMs - Children
- English as a Second Language Materials - Adult
- English as a Second Language - Children
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- Language Learning Kits
- Large Print Collection
- Local History Collection
- Parenting Collection
- Resource materials for people/kids with disabilities
- Special Collections: Marguerite G. Bagshaw Collection of Puppetry
Creative Drama and Theatre for Children
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French Collections
Adult Multilingual Collections
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Print |
CDs |
DVDs/Videos |
Periodicals |
Best Bets |
Chinese |
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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)
- Magnifiers - hand held or stand
Historical Background
1922
Boys & Girls House Library opened 27 September. First library
in the British Empire devoted exclusively to children.
1928
Enlarged "to provide a little theatre for dramatic and story-hour
purpose." (TPL Annual Report 1928)
1951
Addition for library and Little Theatre opened 30 May.
1963
Original Boys and Girls House demolished.
1964
Boys and Girls House rebuilt, 1951 addition retained. Murray & Fliess Architects.
Opened 7 May.
1992
Land acquired on College Street southwest corner of Huron Street for a
new branch building designed by Phillip H. Carter Architect.
1993
Construction of new facility began.
1995
Boys & Girls House branch closed 1 April. New Lillian H. Smith
branch opened 18 October. Phillip H. Carter Architect.
1999
Sunday opening initiated 17 October.
2003
Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) - Outstanding Achievement in Building Award.
2007
Hours open per week increased on 8 January from 58 to 63.
More Information
| Collection Size: |
122,412 |
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38,935 sq.ft. (3,621 sq. m.) |
Meeting Rooms
For booking information, please call 416-393-7746
Room rental information and application forms
| Room Type |
SIZE
(sq. ft.)
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SEATING
– lecture style |
SEATING
- classroom style |
EQUIPMENT |
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 Meeting
Room A
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640 |
30 |
30 |
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chairs
- screen (ceiling
mounted)
- flip chart stand
- lectern
(upon request)
- tables
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Note: Fire Code Occupancy:
64 |
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Auditorium
BC |
1,100 |
80 |
80 |
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Note: Fire Code Occupancy:
132 |
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Kitchen |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Note: Fire Code Occupancy:
n/a |
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Comments:
- Program
Rooms and wheelchair access washrooms are on the
basement
level.
- Direct
access to the kitchen from Room BC; for renters in Room
A, access is available through the Rotunda.
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bookings finish 15 minutes before the branch closes.
time.
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Updated on: November 10, 2009
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