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Languages Centre

Toronto is often considered the world's most multilingual city. In response, the library has one of the largest, most comprehensive collections of language materials anywhere. Newcomers, students, teachers, professionals and translators come to the Performing Arts & Languages Centre of the Toronto Reference Library to use its wide selection of mixed media resources and multilingual collections.

For information about a specific area, choose and click:

	About the Centre		Language Learning
	ESL at the Centre		Books in 100 Languages Plus
	Reference Material		Specialized Services
	French as a Second Language at the Centre		Multilanguage Guide

• Books for reading in the library as well as some circulating Collections
• Audiocassettes
• CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs
• Spoken word recordings
• Videocassettes
• The Internet
  

Facilities include:

• Language learning study carrels (stations) with headphones
• Video, audiocassette players and DVD players
• CD players and turntables for listening to library materials
  

Hours and Location

Toronto Reference Library, Languages Centre
5th Floor
789 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 2G8

Tel: (416) 393-7157
Fax: (416) 393-7147
Email: answerline@torontopubliclibrary.ca

Open Monday to Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sundays, 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (September to June)


Updated: January 25, 2006

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