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See what the library has to offer in collections dedicated to these areas:

Black & Caribbean Heritage
Gay & Lesbian
Jewish Mosaic
Native Peoples

 

Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection

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Featuring over 16,000 print and audiovisual materials for adults, children and teens about the Black and Caribbean historical and cultural experience – with special emphasis on Canadian material.

This collection is recognized as one of the most comprehensive Black and Caribbean heritage collections in Canada. It is an invaluable resource for the Black and Caribbean community as well as students and researchers.

The collection is available at four convenient locations across the city.

Cedarbrae: 416 396-8850
Maria A. Shchuka: 416 394-1000
Parkdale: 416 393-7686
York Woods: 416 395-5980

Smaller collections identified with a Black and Caribbean Heritage label may also be found at some other branches.

More Information about the Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection

 

Gay and Lesbian

 

Adult and children's books, including novels, nonfiction, children's picturebooks, and magazine of interest to the gay and lesbian community.

Yorkville: 416 393-7660

 

Jewish Mosaic

 

English-language books dealing with Judaism and Jewish culture.

Barbara Frum: 416-395-5440

 

Native Peoples

 

Print and audiovisual materials, including language-learning kits by and about the Native Peoples of North America with special emphasis on Canadian Native People.

Spadina Road: 416 393-7666

North York Central: 416 395-5660

North York Central Library Native People's Collection

Toronto Reference Library , Performing Arts & Languages, Languages of the Americas Collection: 416-393-7131



Updated on: July 24, 2006





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