Toronto Reference Library
Hours & Information
Toronto Star Newspaper Room collection is now on 4th floor.
TTY machine is unavailable.
Window replacement project may affect spaces on floors 2-5. 5th floor computers & piano rooms are unavailable.
General Inquiries
To speak directly with staff at Toronto Reference Library 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.
Wheelchair Accessible
Featured Services
TD Gallery
Upcoming Events
Holidays and Closures
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Family DayMonday, February 16, 2026Closed All Day
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Good FridayFriday, April 3, 2026Closed All Day
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Easter SundaySunday, April 5, 2026Closed All Day
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Easter MondayMonday, April 6, 2026Closed All Day
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Scheduled Sunday ClosureSunday, May 17, 2026Closed All Day
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Victoria DayMonday, May 18, 2026Closed All Day
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Canada DayWednesday, July 1, 2026Closed All Day
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Scheduled Sunday ClosureSunday, August 2, 2026Closed All Day
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Civic Holiday (Simcoe Day)Monday, August 3, 2026Closed All Day
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Scheduled Sunday ClosureSunday, September 6, 2026Closed All Day
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Labour DayMonday, September 7, 2026Closed All Day
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National Day for Truth and ReconciliationWednesday, September 30, 2026Closed All Day
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Scheduled Sunday ClosureSunday, October 11, 2026Closed All Day
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Thanksgiving DayMonday, October 12, 2026Closed All Day
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Christmas EveThursday, December 24, 2026Closes early: 1:00pm
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Christmas DayFriday, December 25, 2026Closed All Day
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Boxing DaySaturday, December 26, 2026Closed All Day
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Scheduled Sunday ClosureSunday, December 27, 2026Closed All Day
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New Year’s EveThursday, December 31, 2026Closes early: 1:00pm
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New Year’s DayFriday, January 1, 2027Closed All Day
About Toronto Reference Library
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- Computer Learning Centre
- Digital Innovation Hub
- Express Checkout
- Internet/Microsoft Office workstations
- Light Therapy Lamps
- Meeting Room
- Microform Readers
- Piano/Practice Room
- Quiet Study Space
- Wireless (Wi-Fi)
- Youth Hub
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- Adaptive Technology Hub
- Balzac's Café
- Free Menstrual Products
- The Jack Rabinovitch Reading Room
- The Writers' Suite
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Closest major intersection Yonge Street and Bloor Street. Located one block north of Bloor Street on the east side of Yonge Street.
TTC
TTC subway station Yonge. Walk to library north on Yonge Street.
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Paid - parking lots on Asquith Ave and Church Street.
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Equipment for persons with disabilities
- Book stand
- Braille writer (Perkins Braille typewriter)
- CCTV (closed circuit TV also called print magnifier)
- Cassette player (in library use)
- Computer with Kurzweil 1000 and 3000 software and scanner
- Computer with screen reader software (JAWS)
- Computers with screen magnification software (Zoomtext) (11)
- FM Amplification System
- Large print keyboard
- Large trackball mouse
- Magnifier
- Natural spectrum lamp
- Page turner
- TTY device
- Wheelchair accessible furniture
Map
New at Toronto Reference Library
Land Acknowledgement
Toronto Reference Library 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