St. James Town

495 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON M4X 1K7

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

View on map

Closest major intersection Sherbourne Street and Wellesley Street. Located on the north east corner.

Public Transit

TTC Sherbourne Bus #75 (southbound) from Sherbourne subway station.
TTC Wellesley Bus #94 (eastbound) from Wellesley subway station.

Parking

Street parking

Upcoming Programs

Featured Programs

Sat, Feb 29

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Navigating Post-secondary Pathways for Newcomers

Learn how you can access post-secondary studies with your international credentials. Also learn the different services to...

Fri, Mar 06

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Planning for Post-Secondary Education

Interested in post-secondary education but are put off by the steep price tag? In this workshop participants will gain a b...

Wed, Mar 18

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Super Science

A high energy science show with amazing experiments including dry ice demonstrations, bubbling potions, chemical reactions...

Regular Programs

Wed, Feb 26

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

English Conversation Circle

Practice your English and make new friends! In partnership with Woodgreen Community Services. All Woodgreen Community Serv...

Thu, Feb 27

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Youth Drop In

Join us in a relaxed and fun atmosphere with snacks and games. Ages 13+ welcome. Drop in. Room C in the Wellesley Communit...

Fri, Feb 28

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Baby Time

Bouncing and tickling rhymes, songs and stories for babies from birth to 18 months with their parents or caregivers.

All Branch Programs and Events

Branch Features

General Features

Book Drop - 24 Hours
Express Checkout
Quiet Study Room
Seating for 65
Teen Zone

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

Adult Literacy Materials
Audiobooks on CD
Large Print Collection

Language

Large collection in Chinese
Medium collection in French - Adult , Tagalog (DVDs only)
Small collection in Hindi (DVDs only) , Russian , Tamil

History

Year	Details
2004	Officially opened 14 October. ZAS Architects Inc. 15 October St. James Town bookmobile stop closed.
2005	Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Award - Honourable Mention, Building in Context for Wellesley community Centre.
2006	Design Exchange Awards (Bronze Award) - presented by The Globe & Mail for the Wellesley Community Centre and St. James Town Branch. Ontario Association of Architects, Architectural Excellence - Honourable Mention for the project Wellesley Community Centre and St. James Town Branch.
2007	Ontario Library Association - Library Buildings Award winner.

St. James Town 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 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