Robarts Library, Toronto

Name: Robarts Library
Address: 130 St George St, Toronto, M5S 1A5, Canada
Telephone: (416) 978-8450

#426 among attractions in Toronto

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Facts and practical information

The John P. Robarts Research Library, commonly referred to as Robarts Library, is the main humanities and social sciences library of the University of Toronto Libraries and the largest individual library in the university. Opened in 1973 and named for John Robarts, the 17th Premier of Ontario, the library contains more than 4.5 million bookform items, 4.1 million microform items and 740,000 other items. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1973 (51 years ago)Architectural style: BrutalismCoordinates: 43°39'53"N, 79°23'59"W

Address

130 St George StDowntown Toronto (University of Toronto)Toronto M5S 1A5 Canada

Contact

(416) 978-8450

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Day trips

Robarts Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Philosopher's Walk, Bata Shoe Museum, University College, Hart House.

~1470 ftNE
Hiking, Park, Quad
Philosopher's Walk, Toronto
8 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.
~990 ftN
Footwear exhibits and the history of shoes
Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto
5 min walk • The Bata Shoe Museum is a museum of footwear and calceology in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum's building is situated near the northwest of the University of Toronto's St. George campus, in downtown Toronto.
~1350 ftSE
Museum
University College, Toronto
7 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.
~1430 ftE
Museum, Art museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Hart House, Toronto
7 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.
~340 ftS
Church
St. Thomas's Anglican Church, Toronto
2 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.
~1820 ftSE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Convocation Hall, Toronto
9 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.
~1240 ftE
Gothic Revival architecture, Tower
Soldiers' Tower, Toronto
6 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.
~1700 ftE
Universities and schools
University of Toronto Faculty of Music, Toronto
9 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.
~1000 ftSW
Shopping, Bookshop
Bakka-Phoenix Books, Toronto
5 min walk • Bakka-Phoenix Science Fiction & Fantasy Bookstore is an independent bookstore in Toronto, Ontario, which specializes in science fiction and fantasy literature.
~1080 ftSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto
6 min walk • Knox Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
~580 ftE
Universities and schools
Massey College, Toronto
3 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)

Which popular attractions are close to Robarts Library?

Nearby attractions include Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, Toronto (1 min walk), Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, Toronto (1 min walk), Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto (2 min walk), St. Thomas's Anglican Church, Toronto (2 min walk).

How to get to Robarts Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Robarts Library:

Bus

St George Street • Lines: 94A (2 min walk)
Spadina Avenue • Lines: 94A (5 min walk)

Tram

Sussex Avenue • Lines: 510A, 510B, 510C (4 min walk)
Harbord Street • Lines: 510A, 510B, 510C (5 min walk)

Metro

St. George • Lines: 1, 2 (7 min walk)
Museum • Lines: 1 (9 min walk)