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Robarts Library

The John P. Robarts Research Library, commonly referred to as Robarts Library, is the main humanities and social sciences of the University of Toronto Libraries and the largest individual library in the university, located at the St.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:30 AM—11:00 PM
    Saturday: 9:00 AM—10:00 PM
    Sunday: 10:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: central library of the University of Toronto specialized in the humanities and social sciences
  • Also known as: “Fort Book”, “John P. Robarts Library”, and “John P. Robarts Research Library”
  • Address: 130 St George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A5
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library.

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is the very heart of downtown —in more ways than one. After all, the major arterials of Yonge Street and Dundas St meet here, and the resulting intersection may be the city's busiest.

Library
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The is a on the University of Toronto's St. George campus constituting the largest repository of publicly accessible rare books and manuscripts in Canada.

Museum
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The is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in , , Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the second largest in Canada. is situated 530 metres northeast of Robarts Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yorkville and the Annex and Harbord Village.

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are two neighbourhoods along Bloor St where downtown meets midtown. Helped by the University of Toronto and the stately homes in the area, the district has a different feel than the downtown neighbourhoods to the south with their modern condos and busier lifestyles.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in , Canada. It lies just to the west of the University of Toronto, with its most commonly accepted borders being Bloor Street on the north, Spadina Avenue on the east, College Street to the south, and Bathurst Street to the west.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood and former village in , Ontario, Canada. It is roughly bounded by Bloor Street to the south, Davenport Road to the north, to the east and Avenue Road to the west, and it is part of neighbourhood.

Robarts Library

Latitude
43.66439° or 43° 39′ 52″ north
Longitude
-79.39944° or 79° 23′ 58″ west
Levels
14
Height
63 metres (207 feet)
Operator
University of Toronto
Open location code
87M2MJ72+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 7991747
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2156146
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Robarts Library” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca John P. Robarts”
  • Chinese: “Robarts 圖書館”
  • Chinese: “罗伯兹图书馆”
  • Chinese: “罗伯茨图书馆”
  • Dutch: “Robarts Library”
  • German: “Robarts Library”
  • Japanese: “ロバーツ図書館”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه روبارتس”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Robarts”
  • Russian: “Библиотека Джона П. Робартса”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Robarts”
  • Yue Chinese: “Robarts 圖書館”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library and Map and Data Library (University of Toronto).

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