Robarts Library
Contact
Hours
Robarts HoursRobarts Library and Robarts Common Summer Hours
May 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025
- Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 11pm
- Friday: 8:30am - 6pm
- Saturday - Sunday: 10:00am - 6pm
Holiday Closures
- Friday May 16, 2025: Presidential Holiday (University Closed)
- Monday May 19, 2025: Victoria Day
- Monday June 30, 2025: Presidential Holiday (University Closed)
- Tuesday July 1, 2025: Canada Day
- Friday August 1, 2025: Presidential Day (University Closed)
- Monday August 4, 2025: Civic Holiday (University Closed)
Location
130 St. George St.
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A5
About
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, libraries and space in Robarts Library
Floor directories by services and by floor
Robarts book stacks Guide to floors 9-13
Robarts storage: material housed in storage can be requested through the library catalogue.
Services
- Remote/Ask Us Services
- Carrel services
- Course reserves
- Eating areas
- Extended Study Hours, Robarts Common
- Family Study Space
- Food Services in Robarts cafeteria, 2nd floor
- Light therapy lamps
- Quiet & silent zones
- Reader Registration Desk
- Reflection Room
- Technology accessory loans
Libraries and spaces
- East Asian Library – Cheng Yu Tung
- Government Information
- Information Commons
- Map and Data Library
- Media Commons – Audiovisual, Media Archives, Microform
- Petro Jacyk Central & East European Resource Centre
- Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library
- Robarts Common
- Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
- U of T Archives & Record Management Services (UTARMS)
Collection Strengths
Arts, Humanities and social sciences, Government information
Group Study Rooms
Book a Study RoomRobarts Library and Robarts Common study rooms are bookable by current University of Toronto students, staff, and faculty.
Robarts Library and Robarts Common
Robarts Library: 5 group study rooms on the ground floor, 2 rooms on the 3rd floor in the Media Commons, and 4 group study rooms on each stacks floor (9–13) can be booked in advance. All others are first come, first served.
Robarts Common: 8 group study rooms on each of floors 2 – 5. Capacity ranges from 3 to 10 students per room. Bookable through the same 'Book a Room' button.
