Humber Bay

200 Park Lawn Road,
Toronto, ON M8Y 3J1

Hours

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	10:00 am	to	6:00 pm
Wednesday	12:30 pm	to	8:30 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	Closed

Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi

General Inquiries

To speak directly with staff at Humber Bay Branch during branch hours, please call the number listed above.

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Directions, TTC & Parking

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Closest major intersection Queensway and Park Lawn Road. Located half a block north of the Queensway on west side of Park Lawn Road. Close to QEW/Gardiner Expressway, westbound - exit Lake Shore Blvd. West and go north on Park Lawn Road, eastbound - exit Park Lawn Road north.

Public Transit

TTC bus #66B from Old Mill subway station.

Parking

Free - behind library.

Upcoming Programs

All Branch Programs and Events

Branch Features

General Features

Book Drop - After Hours
Express Checkout
Free Parking
Seating for 4

Equipment for persons with disabilities

Book stand
Computer with at least 29” clearance under table top
Computer with screen magnification software (Zoomtext)
Large print keyboard
Large trackball mouse
Magnifier
Page turner
Wheelchair accessible furniture

Technology

Collections

Audiobooks on CD
Large Print Collection

Language

Small collection in Russian

History

Year	Details
1925	Humber Bay Association Library formed. Library located in a various temporary quarters at High Street and Grand Avenue schools.
1930	Site for a library on the south side of the Queensway donated by Dr. F.J.A. Davidson; plans for library building donated by his son, an architect.
1946	Library site sold to the Ontario Government for part of the new Ontario Food Terminal. Etobicoke Council gave its first grant for the library at Humber Bay. Its status changed to a School Section Library.
1948	Site on Park Lawn Road purchased and plans for a library prepared.
1949	Bylaw establishing the Township of Etobicoke Public Library Board approved by local voters, 5 December.
1950	Humber Bay School Section Library Board transferred its assets (including the Park Lawn site and the library building plans) to the new Etobicoke Public Library Board.
1951	Humber Bay Branch Library opened, 6 January. Building also used as headquarters for the Etobicoke Public Library.
1955	Headquarter for Etobicoke Public Library relocated to new Brentwood Library.
1958	An addition of 800 square feet is started in September and completed by 1 December. It provides a separate and larger area for boys and girls and increased space for other activities.
1967	Humber Bay Branch is taken over by the new Borough of Etobicoke Public Library Board formed when the Township of Etobicoke becomes part of the Borough of Etobicoke, effective 1 January.
1996	Closed for refurbishment 25 August. Stephen Teeple Architect.
1997	Reopened, 31 January.
2005	Hours per week increased from 37 hours to 40 hours, 6 September.
2007	New hours, 8 January. Number of open hours per week unchanged.

Land Acknowledgement

Humber Bay is on Indigenous land and uniquely situated along Gabekanaang-ziibi (ka-be-ka-naang zee-bih), the Anishinaabemowin (Ah-nish-nah-be-mo-win) name for the Humber River, which means “Leave the canoes and go back.” This waterway provides an integral connection between Indigenous communities on the shore of Lake Ontario, Lake Simcoe, and the Georgian Bay region. The Anishinaabemowin (Ah-nish-nah-be-mo-win) name for this area is Adobigok (ah-doh-bih-gok), which means the Place of the Alders.

This is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee (ho-den-oh-sho-nee) Confederacy (aka. 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

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