Jane/Dundas

620 Jane Street, Toronto, ON M6S 4A6

Contact Jane/Dundas

Hours

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

Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi

Directions, TTC & Parking

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Closest major intersection Jane Street and Dundas Street West. Located on southwest corner of Jane Street and Dundas Street West.

Public Transit

TTC bus northbound from Jane subway station.

Parking

Free - off Jane Street, lot behind the library.

Jane/Dundas Manager

Joanne Bainbridge

jbainbridge@torontopubliclibrary.ca

416-394-1022

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

Sat, Jul 07

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

Ravines expert and author Jason Ramsay-Brown will be sharing his insights into the wonders of Toronto's ravines. Cutting ...

Thu, Jul 12

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Author Visit: Melanie Florence

Explore traditional storytelling and folktales with author Melanie Florence, and enjoy a reading from her latest picture b...

Sat, Jul 14

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

MAP Family Saturdays: Royal Ontario Museum Visits Jane/Dundas

New Dino Discoveries - Learn about new finds by the ROM dinosaur department. Make a dinosaur craft to take home. ...

Regular Programs

Tue, Jun 26

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Citizenship Education Circle with CultureLink

Discover Canada: Citizenship Education Circle. Improve your knowledge of Canadian history, geography politics and other ar...

Tue, Jul 03

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Listen! Watch! Make!

Listen to a fun story, watch a short film, and make an amazing craft! For children ages 3-5 years with their parents and/o...

Wed, Jul 04

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Summer Bingo

Enjoy a fun game of bingo and win some cool prizes!

All Branch Programs and Events

Branch Features

General Features

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 French
Medium collection in Chinese
Small collection in French - Adult, Hindi (DVDs only), Polish, Spanish, Vietnamese

Meeting Rooms

For booking information call 416-397-5969.

Meeting Room

765 sq. ft.
Seats 50 lecture style. Seats 24 classroom style. Fire Code Occupancy: 50.
Equipment:
- A/V equipment
- flip chart stand
- lectern
- tables (six tables 22x6')
- screen (wall mounted)
- whiteboard

Meeting room and wheelchair accessible washroom are on the lower level.

History

Year	Details
1948	York Township Public Library Board, established in 1945, opens the first bookmobile in the Toronto area; the weekly stop at Jane and Pritchard becomes one of the busiest. Lots, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Plan 1417 on the west side of Jane Street, south of Dundas Street, are purchased from York Township for $2,000. Council approves building a branch library here, another branch in Mount Dennis and a main library at Eglinton and Northcliffe.
1949	Albert E. Vine, Architect of 182 Humewood Drive, is commissioned to prepare a plan for the two branch libraries and another for the main library.
1950	Cornerstone is laid for the new branch library at 610 Jane Street, 5 November.
1951	Jane Street Branch opened at 610 Jane Street by the York Public Library Board, 13 November.
1967	Branch becomes part of the Borough of York Public Library Board, when the Town of Weston and the Township of York are amalgamated as the Borough of York, 1 January.
1970	New Boy's and Girl's Room opens in the basement, January.
1971	Hours of service extended with the branch opening on Wednesdays. Branch use declines dramatically during 1971-2 when the Jane Street subway is constructed under the railway tracks between Dundas Street West and St. Clair Avenue West.
1972	Abram, Nowkski & McLaughlin, Associates are appointed architects of the new Jane Street Branch, March.
1973	Present site at the southwest corner of Jane and Dundas is acquired from the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.
1974	Jane Street Branch is closed, with book stock and equipment moved to the new building, December.
1975	New library opens in the current location, 12 January. York Public Library's Technical Services and Mobile Library Services relocate to the old Jane Street Branch.
1976	Toy library located here, with initial funding from Etobicoke Runnymede Lions Club.
1981	Hours reduced with Monday closings.
1998	City of York Public Library Board becomes part of Toronto Public Library, with the amalgamation of the city of Toronto, 1 January.
2003	Toronto City Council approves conversion of the unused library building at 610 Jane Street, which was declared surplus after amalgamation, into a child care centre, June.
2006	Closed for renovation, 23 September. Teeple Architects, Inc.
2008	Reopened, 4 February. Hours open per week decreased from 51.5 to 50.5.
2009	Hours open increased to 58.5 as of 5 January, 2009.