Libraries in Toronto

258 libraries are mapped in Toronto, from the main city library to branch libraries, mobile library stops and the street bookcases where books are swapped for free. Where the data says so, you also get opening hours and whether the building is step free.

Named libraries in Toronto

  1. Toronto Public Library - City HallQueen Street West 100 · Mo-Th 09:00-20:30; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00; PH off · Step free
  2. Great LibraryQueen Street West 130
  3. University of Toronto Dentistry Library
  4. University of Toronto Department of Family and Community MedicineUniversity Avenue 500 · Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
  5. Dorothy H. Hoover Library
  6. Library BuildingVictoria Street 350 · Step free
  7. Engineering & Computer Science LibraryKing's College Road 10 · Mo-Th 09:00-21:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; PH off
  8. Toronto Public Library - St. LawrenceFront Street East 171 · Step free
  9. Gerstein Science Information CentreKing's College Circle 9 · Mo-Th 08:30-23:00; Fr 08:30-22:00; Sa 09:00-22:00; Su 10:00-22:00 · Partly step free
  10. Regis College Library
  11. Toronto Public Library - Lillian H. SmithCollege Street 239 · Mo-Fr 09:00-20:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00 · Step free
  12. Mathematical Sciences LibrarySt George Street 40 · Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
  13. John M. Kelly Library - St. Michael’s CollegeSt. Joseph Street 113 · Mo-Fr 08:30-16:30; Sa-Su off · Step free
  14. University College Library
  15. Caven Library
  16. Hart House LibraryHart House Circle 7 · Step free
  17. A. D. Allen Chemistry LibrarySt George Street 80
  18. Earth Sciences Library (Noranda)Bancroft Avenue 5 · Mo-Th 09:00-21:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa-Su off · Step free
  19. Toronto Public Library - Parliament StreetGerrard Street East 269 · Mo-Fr 09:00-20:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:30-17:00
  20. Little Free LibraryBerkeley Street
  21. E. J. Pratt LibraryQueen's Park Crescent East 71 · Mo-We 09:00-23:45; Th-Fr 09:00-16:45; Sa-Su off · Step free
  22. Bora Laskin Law LibraryQueen's Park 78
  23. The ArQuivesIsabella Street 34 · Tu-Th 18:30-21:00; Fr 13:00-17:00
  24. New College Library (Ivey)Willcocks Street 20 · Mo-Th 09:00-17:00; Fr-Su off · Partly step free
  25. Emmanuel College Library - Victoria UniversityQueen's Park Crescent East 75 · Mo-Th 09:00-21:00; Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 13:00-17:00; Su off

Showing 25 of the 30 named points. The map has all 258, including the 228 that carry no name in OpenStreetMap.

Questions

Where is the nearest library in Toronto?
Allow location access and the map centres on you with the closest of the 258 mapped libraries around it, or pan to any area and search there. Tap a marker for its position, opening hours when known, and walking directions.
Are the libraries in Toronto free to use?
Public libraries normally are, both for reading on site and for using the toilets, wifi and workspace. Borrowing usually needs a library card, which is typically free for residents.
Are opening hours shown?
Where OpenStreetMap has them. Branch libraries often keep shorter and more variable hours than the main library, and some have self service hours outside staffed times, so confirm before a special trip.
What is a public bookcase?
A street cabinet or shelf where anyone can take a book and leave one, sometimes called a little free library. They are included here alongside proper libraries, and they are the kind of small fixture only OpenStreetMap bothers to map.
Where does this libraries data come from?
From OpenStreetMap, a map built by volunteer surveyors and maintained continuously. It is the best available source for small fixtures like this one, because they are the things commercial map providers do not bother collecting.
Something is missing or wrong. Can I fix it?
Yes, and it is the fastest way to get it corrected. Edit the point on openstreetmap.org and the change flows through to this page on the next refresh. There is no separate database here to correct.
Is the list of libraries in Toronto complete?
It is as complete as the local survey effort. Densely mapped cities are close to exhaustive; elsewhere expect gaps. The map is always the fuller view, since the list on this page only names the points that have a name.

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