Gerstein Science Information Centre, Toronto

Name: Gerstein Science Information Centre
Address: 9 Kings College Circle, Toronto, M5S 1A5, Canada
Telephone: (416) 978-2280

#546 among attractions in Toronto

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Gerstein Science Information Centre, Toronto

Facts and practical information

The Gerstein Science Information Centre is the University of Toronto's flagship library supporting the sciences and health sciences. The largest science and health science academic library in Canada, Gerstein has a collection of over 945,000 print volumes of journals and books, and also provides access to over 100,000 online journals and books. The Gerstein Science Information Centre's collection consists primarily of material on the sciences, including the health sciences, medicine, physics, chemistry, biology and their subfields, with the exception of mathematical journals and forestry, botany and geology materials. The Library provides varying degrees of access to students, faculty, external researchers, and members of the public. ()

Established: 1892 (132 years ago)Coordinates: 43°39'44"N, 79°23'37"W

Address

9 Kings College CircleDowntown Toronto (University of Toronto)Toronto M5S 1A5 Canada

Contact

(416) 978-2280

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Day trips

Gerstein Science Information Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Philosopher's Walk, University College, Hart House, Queen's Park.

~1830 ftN
Hiking, Park, Quad
Philosopher's Walk, Toronto
9 min walk • Philosopher's Walk is a scenic footpath located in the St George campus of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. It runs in the north–south direction along the ravine landscape created by Taddle Creek, once a natural waterway that was buried during the Industrial Age and is now flowing underground.
~550 ftW
Museum
University College, Toronto
3 min walk • University College, popularly referred to as UC, is a constituent college of the University of Toronto, created in 1853 specifically as an institution of higher learning free of religious affiliation.
~610 ftN
Museum, Art museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Hart House, Toronto
3 min walk • Hart House is a student activity centre at the University of Toronto. Established in 1919, it is one of the earliest North American student centres, being the location of student debates and conferences since its construction.
~970 ftN
Memorial, Park, National park
Queen's Park, Toronto
5 min walk • Queen's Park is an urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1860 by Edward, Prince of Wales, it was named in honour of Queen Victoria. The park is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building, which houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
~560 ftE
Romanesque architecture, Architecture
Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto
3 min walk • The Ontario Legislative Building is a structure in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and the viceregal suite of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and offices for members of the provincial parliament.
~1760 ftW
Church
St. Thomas's Anglican Church, Toronto
9 min walk • St Thomas's Church, Huron Street is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada in Toronto, Ontario. One of the earliest Anglo-Catholic congregations in Canada, it was established in 1874, moving twice before settling into its present building, adjacent to the Annex on the western edge of the University of Toronto's downtown campus.
~680 ftSW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Convocation Hall, Toronto
4 min walk • Convocation Hall is a domed rotunda on the grounds of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by Darling and Pearson and completed in 1907, its radially planned interior has been compared to the grand amphitheatre of the Sorbonne and the Sheldonian Theatre at Oxford, although no specific precedent is truly known.
~590 ftSE
Memorial
Ontario Veterans' Memorial, Toronto
3 min walk • Ontario Veterans' War Memorial is a 30-metre-long granite wall located on the front south lawn of Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The wall was designed by Allan Harding MacKay and landscape architectural firm Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg.
~680 ftNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Tower
Soldiers' Tower, Toronto
4 min walk • Soldiers' Tower is a bell and clock tower at the University of Toronto that commemorates members of the university who served in the World Wars.
~360 ftN
Universities and schools
University of Toronto Faculty of Music, Toronto
2 min walk • The Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto is one of several professional faculties at the University of Toronto. The Faculty of Music is located at the Edward Johnson Building, just south of the Royal Ontario Museum and north of Queen's Park, west of Museum Subway Station.
~1320 ftNW
Universities and schools
Massey College, Toronto
7 min walk • Massey College is a graduate residential college at the University of Toronto that was established, built and partially endowed in 1962 by the Massey Foundation and officially opened in 1963, though women were not admitted until 1974.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Gerstein Science Information Centre open?

Gerstein Science Information Centre is open:

Monday 8:30 am - 11 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am - 11 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am - 11 pm
Thursday 8:30 am - 11 pm
Friday 8:30 am - 10 pm
Saturday 9 am - 10 pm
Sunday 10 am - 10 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Gerstein Science Information Centre?

Nearby attractions include University of Toronto Faculty of Music, Toronto (2 min walk), Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory, Toronto (3 min walk), University College, Toronto (3 min walk), Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto (3 min walk).

How to get to Gerstein Science Information Centre by public transport?

The nearest stations to Gerstein Science Information Centre:

Bus

Wellesley Street West • Lines: 94A (4 min walk)
Queen's Park Crescent East • Lines: 94A (6 min walk)

Tram

McCaul Street • Lines: 306, 506 (6 min walk)
University Avenue • Lines: 306, 506 (6 min walk)

Metro

Queen's Park • Lines: 1 (7 min walk)
Museum • Lines: 1 (9 min walk)