Burrows Hall

1081 Progress Avenue, Toronto, ON M1B 5Z6

Hours

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	12:30 pm	to	8:30 pm
Wednesday	10:00 am	to	6:00 pm
Thursday	12:30 pm	to	8:30 pm
Friday	10:00 am	to	6:00 pm
Saturday	9:00 am	to	5:00 pm
Sunday	1:30 pm	to	5:00 pm

Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi

Directions, TTC & Parking

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Closest major intersection Sheppard Ave. East and Markham Road Located on southeast corner of Sheppard Ave. and Progress Ave., one traffic light east of Markham Road on Sheppard.

Public Transit

TTC Progress bus #134 from Scarborough Town Centre.
TTC Sheppard East bus #85A & B from Don Mills subway station.

Parking

Free; Community Centre parking.

Featured Services

Toronto Reference Library subjects by floor
Book a librarian for research or technology help.
Rare books and special collections
Visit TD Gallery
Showcasing art, artifacts, manuscripts and more.

Upcoming Programs

Featured Programs

Tue, Apr 30

6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Safe Cycling 101: Bike with Confidence

Cycle Toronto will guide you through what you need to know about cycling in Toronto. Topics include: Road rules, safe ridi...

Fri, May 17

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Chinese Dulcimer Performance

Enjoy popular ancient, folk and traditional tunes from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan, performed by Chinese d...

Wed, Jul 10

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Rock, Rattle & Roll

Nourishing environmental stories and songs from our sky, land and sea! Tales and tunes that will shake up the skies, rattl...

Regular Programs

Tue, Apr 23

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Fun with Letters

Fun with letters is a program for children 0-6 years old. Children will start to recognize letters by participating in dif...

Tue, Apr 23

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Adult Colouring Club

Colouring is known to relieve tension, improve focus, and strengthen fine motor skills. Unleash your creative side and col...

Thu, Apr 25

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Pyjama Time

Bedtime stories, songs, rhymes and activities for children age 5 and under with their parents and caregivers.

All Branch Programs and Events

Branch Features

General Features

Book Discussion Group: contact the branch for more information
Book Drop - After Hours
Express Checkout
Free Parking
Seating for 30

Equipment for persons with disabilities

Book stand
Computer with screen magnification software (Zoomtext)
Large print keyboard
Large trackball mouse
Magnifier
Natural spectrum lamp
Page turner
Wheelchair accessible furniture

Technology

Collections

Audiobooks on CD
Large Print Collection

Language

Large collection in Chinese
Small collection in French, Hindi (DVDs only), Tamil, Urdu

History

Year	Details
1998	Opened by the Toronto Public Library Board, 14 September. Officially opened 22 October. Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg, Architects. Patrick T.Y. Chan Architect.
1999	Recipient of an Ontario Library Association Library Building Award for a library as part of a community centre.
2007	New open hours, 8 January. Number of hours per week unchanged.

Burrows Hall is on Indigenous land. This is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee (ho-den-oh-sho-nee) Confederacy (aka. the Six Nations Confederacy), the Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation. Toronto Public Library gratefully acknowledges these Indigenous nations for their guardianship of this land. We'd also like to remind and reaffirm, as Torontonians and Canadians, our accountability to these Indigenous nations, and to all Indigenous peoples and communities living in Toronto.

This land is also part of the Dish with One Spoon territory, a treaty between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (aka. The Six Nations Confederacy), the Anishinaabek (Ah-nish-nah-bek) and allied nations, to peaceably share and care for this land, its waters, and all of the biodiversity in the Great Lakes region. All those who come to live and work here are responsible for honouring this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship, and respect. About Land Acknowledgement Statements