Library hours

January 7 - May 2, 2019 (Academic term)

May 3 - September 2, 2019 (Summer term)

Robarts Library is CLOSED on the following holidays:

• Monday May 20, 2019 (Victoria Day)
• Sunday June 30, 2019 
• Monday July 1, 2019 (Canada Day)
• Monday September 2, 2019 (Labour Day)
• Monday October 14, 2019 (Thanksgiving Day)

Robarts Library is OPEN regular hours on the following holidays:

• Friday April 19, 2019 (Good Friday)
• Monday August 5, 2019 (Civic Holiday)

About the library

The John P. Robarts Research Library contains the largest single collection of the University of Toronto Libraries.  Many departments and libraries are physically housed within the 14-storey complex.

Services and their hours within Robarts:

• Book stacks
  • Guide (floors 9 - 13)
  • Access
  • Retrieval services
• Ask Us! service (Reference & Research Services
• Carrel services
• Course reserves (also know as "Short term loan")
• Family Study Space
• Food Services (Robarts cafeteria)
• Multi-faith space
• Reader Registration Desk
• Technology accessory loans

Libraries within Robarts

• East Asian Library (Cheng Yu Tung)
• Government Information
• Map and Data Library
• Media Commons (Audiovisual, Media Archives, Microform)
• Petro Jacyk Central and East European Resource Centre
• Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library
• Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
• U of T Archives and Record Management Services (UTARMS)
• Information Commons

Collection strengths

Arts, Humanities and social sciences, Government information

How to access

Extended hours

During the fall and winter terms, floors 1-3 are open to current U of T students with a valid TCard.

Book stacks

Access Robarts Library's book stacks with a valid TCard, U of T library card, a U of T alumni card, a stack access card, or a short-tem visitor's stack pass.  

We can retrieve items from the stacks for you to use in the library if you don’t have stacks access.

Storage

Materials housed in storage can be requested through the library catalogue.