City Hall

Nathan Phillips Square
100 Queen Street West,
Toronto, ON M5H 2N3

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	5:00 pm
Saturday	9:00 am	to	5:00 pm
Sunday	Closed

Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi

General Inquiries

To speak directly with staff at City Hall 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 Queen Street and Bay Street. Located on the northwest corner of Queen and Bay Street, in the new City Hall at the street level.

Public Transit

TTC Bay bus stops at Albert Street.
TTC Queen streetcar stops at Queen and Bay Street.

Parking

Paid - underground at City Hall, parking lot at Dundas Street West and Bay Street.

Featured Services

Upcoming Programs

Featured Programs

Wed, Aug 21

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Wonder Workshop: Mars Challenge

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to travel to Mars? Join us to learn about space and the red planet then desig...

Wed, Sep 11

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Brown Bag Book Club

Join fellow book lovers on the second Tuesday of every month for a lively group discussion on the book of the month....

Wed, Sep 18

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Cercle de conversation bilingue/Bilingual Conversation Circle (City Hall)

Le Programme Connexions Communautaires du Centre Francophone du Grand Toronto ainsi que la Bibliothèque publique de Toront...

Regular Programs

Fri, Aug 16

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Baby Time

Join us for Baby Time! Enjoy bouncing and tickling rhymes, songs and stories for babies from birth to 18 months with thei...

Mon, Aug 19

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

English Conversation Circle

Are you learning English? Practice your English conversation skills in a relaxing environment and meet new friends. Begi...

Tue, Aug 20

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Baby Time

Join us for Baby Time! Enjoy bouncing and tickling rhymes, songs and stories for babies from birth to 18 months with thei...

All Branch Programs and Events

Branch Features

General Features

Automated Checkin
Book Drop - After Hours when City Hall building is open
Express Checkout
Seating for 50

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

Audiobooks on CD
Large Print Collection

Language

Medium collection in Chinese

History

Year	Details
1911	Municipal Reference Library opened 11 September. Located in City Hall, Queen Street West, northeast corner of Bay Street.
1928	Municipal Reference Branch closed at Toronto City Hall. Downtown Branch opened 23 January. Located in rented premises, 42 Adelaide Street West, near Yonge Street. Collections transferred from Church Street Library and Municipal Reference Library.
1947	Downtown Branch closed.
1952	Downtown Branch reopened July 7 in rented premises in the old Bank of Nova Scotia, 39 King Street West, near Bay Street.
1956	Downtown Branch relocated to rented premises at 25 Richmond Street West, near Bay Street.
1965	Downtown Branch closed, 3 September. City Hall Branch opened 14 September in Toronto's new City Hall. Architects Viljo Revell & John B. Parkin Associates. Collections formed from Downtown Branch and Business Reference Department (Hallam Room). Included a new Municipal Reference Department on the mezzanine.
1966	Metropolitan Toronto Library Board formed; Business Reference and Municipal Reference collection transferred to it.
1976	City Hall listed on Toronto Historical Board's Inventory of Heritage Properties, adopted by City Council, August 18.
1987	Retrofitted by Joseph Bogdan, Architects. Branch closed 16 April.
1988	Reopened 29 February.
1992	Municipal Reference Department transferred to New Metro Hall 1 July.
1995	Hours reduced 23 October from 47.5 to 25 hours per week. Closed for renovation 22 December.
1996	Reopened 17 June. Space reduced from 11,000 to 5,074 sq. ft. Collections, hours and staff also reduced.
2007	Hours open per week increased on 8 January from 25 to 40.

City Hall 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

City Hall

Service Update

Hours

General Inquiries

Directions, TTC & Parking

Public Transit

Parking

Featured Services

Upcoming Programs

Featured Programs

Wonder Workshop: Mars Challenge

Brown Bag Book Club

Cercle de conversation bilingue/Bilingual Conversation Circle (City Hall)

Regular Programs

Baby Time

English Conversation Circle

Baby Time

Branch Features

History

Land Acknowledgement