Weston

2 King Street,
Toronto, ON M9N 1K9

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	8:30 pm
Saturday	9:00 am	to	5:00 pm
Sunday	1:30 pm	to	5:00 pm

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Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi

General Inquiries

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

For general questions about Toronto Public Library, your account, and quick reference help, email Answerline using the link below.

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Directions, TTC & Parking

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Closest major intersection Lawrence Ave. West and Weston Road. Located on northeast corner of King Street and Weston Road.

Public Transit

TTC bus #89 from Keele subway station, 3 lights north of Lawrence Ave. at King Street.

Parking

Free - parking off King Street beside the library.

Featured Services

Youth Hub

Mon - Fri, 3:30 - 7:00 pm

Upcoming Programs

Featured Programs

Wed, Mar 29

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Wednesday afternoon @ the Movies: Elvis

Elvis Presley rises to fame in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Wed, Apr 12

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Wednesday afternoon @ the Movies: King's daughter

In 1684 France, Louis XIV, the Sun King, is the most powerful and influential monarch on the planet. But his birthday is a...

Wed, Apr 26

1:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Wednesday afternoon @ the Movies: The lost city

Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover mod...

Regular Programs

Thu, Apr 13

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Drop-in Gaming

Join us once a month on Thursday for a fun gaming and make new friends! Please see dates below. For ages 6-12....

Mon, Apr 17

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Family Time

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes. For children ages 19 months to 5 years* with their parents or caregivers....

Tue, Apr 18

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Baby Time

Join us for bouncing and tickling rhymes, songs and stories for babies from birth to 18 months with their parents or careg...

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

Adult Literacy Materials
Audiobooks on CD
Large Print Collection

Meeting Rooms

For booking information call 416-397-5969.

Meeting Room

851 sq. ft.
Seats 40 lecture style. Seats 24 classroom style. Fire Code Occupancy: 60.
Equipment:
- projection screen
- tables
- VCR/DVD
- whiteboard
Meeting Room is located on the basement level. Wheelchair accessible washrooms are located on the main floor and basement level.

History

Year	Details
1847	A library is in operation in Weston: "We are delighted to learn that the Village of Weston Library is producing happy results in that flourishing neighbourhood, and hope that similar institutions will be organized in every village in the Province, before the lapse of the present winter." British American Cultivator, vol. 3, New Series, January 1847, p. 8.
1858	Weston Mechanics' Institute is established, 8 February. It provides a library in the home of James Cruickshank (1830-1916), a wagon and carriage maker, who serves as Weston's first librarian. Weston Mechanics' Institute disappears from the public record in the 1860s.
1883	Weston Mechanics' Institute is included in plans that architect and builder William Tyrell completes on August 1, 1883 for a "Public Hall and Mechanics' Institute to be erected in Weston by the Council Therof" at the northwest corner of today's Weston Road and Little Avenue. Tyrrell was also the first reeve of Weston, incorporated as a village in 1881, taking effect on January 1, 1882.
1884	Weston Mechanics' Institute opens in a 28-by-15-foot room at the back of the ground floor of Weston Town Hall, also known as Dufferin Hall. The book collection that had been stored in the drug store of Dr. John Hathway Banks on Main Street (Weston Road) is transferred to the new premises, where a lending library and a reading room are provided. A second, adjacent room is allocated by Weston Council in 1886.
1895	Weston Public Library replaces the Weston Mechanics’ Institute, 1 May. In 1909, it becomes known as the Weston Public Library Association. Like its predecessor, it is a “not free” public library, supported by members’ fees and government grants, but not by the taxes of all local ratepayers.
1912	By a majority of 154 to 60, Weston voters agree on 1 January to a by-law establishing a rate-supported “free” public library board to take over the assets and property of the Weston Public Library Association. Bylaw 554 is passed by Weston Council on January 15.
1913	The Carnegie Corporation of New York agrees to give $10,000 to erect a Free Public Library building for Weston, 9 January. Like most Carnegie grants, it is given on the condition that the municipal council will maintain the library at a cost not less than $1,000 a year (10 percent of the grant) and provide a suitable site for the building. Weston voters had supported these conditions in two bylaws passed in May 1912.
1914	Weston Public Library opens at the northeast corner of Weston Road and King Street, 29 December. Lindsay and Brydon, Architects; Peter White Lindsay (1886-1953), the principal architect, is a Weston resident. The simple Arts-and-Crafts style library is enriched by stained-glass windows with names of authors (created by Robert McCausland Limited), and Art Nouveau mosaic panels (created by Italian Mosaic & Marble Company of Canada Ltd.), a unique feature among Carnegie libraries in Ontario. Toronto's Carnegie Libraries - Weston
1962	The library is closed for renovations during the summer, reopening in September. The renovations include a redesigned foyer and circulation desk, and a suspended acoustic ceiling and fluorescent lighting in the main room. Dunlop, Wardell, Matsui, Aitken, Architects.
1967	Weston Public Library Board ceases and is taken over by the York Public Library Board when the Town of Weston and the Township of York are amalgamated as the Borough of York, 1 January. The library becomes Weston Branch, York Public Library.
1971	Hours of service are extended with the branch opening on Wednesdays.
1977	Library board studies several site possibilities for the erection of a new Weston Branch.
1978	Bylaw 2971-78 is passed by the Borough of York Council on 24 April "to designate....Number 2 King Street, to be of historic and architectural value or interest" under the Ontario Heritage Act.
1979	A historical plaque “Weston Public Library” is presented by the Borough of York and the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation, and placed outside the branch. Weston Public Library plaque
1981	The library is closed by August for a renovation and an expansion on the King Street site that will triple the building size from 4,300 to 12,000 square feet; the addition is designed to be compatible with the original building. Dunlop, Farrow & Aitken Architects.
1982	The branch reopens to the public, 11 September.
1998	Weston Branch becomes part of Toronto Public Library with municipal amalgamation, 1 January.
2005	The library is refurbished and new computer work stations are installed for the public. Closed 31 May to 15 June.
2014	The centennial of Weston Branch is celebrated, 22 November. Pages of Weston History. Weston Branch history panel (PDF).

Weston 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