Objectives:
- to provide accessibility to the library and its facilities, resources, and collections
- to facilitate the retrieval of materials required in the pursuit of study and education
Contact us:
- telephone: 416.978.2280
- email: ask.gerstein@utoronto.ca
Hours of service:
- Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
- If you are unable to visit the library from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, please email us with a request for help
- Requests submitted on weekends or after 4:30 pm during the week will be processed on the next business day
Services provided to those eligible:
- book and journal retrieval
- photocopying and scanning of library materials
- items from the collection held for extended periods of time
- computers can be reserved
- materials for pick-up will be left at the Loans Desk counter unless other arrangements have been made
Computers:
- 2 in the Information Desk area designated as priority usage by patrons with mobility issues
- both have Microsoft Office
- one does not require a UTORid login (more info)
Eligibility:
- to determine eligibility for services on campus, see the Student Affairs of the University of Toronto Accessibility Services
- for information on services in campus libraries see the University of Toronto Libraries Services for People with Disabilities
Accessibility services' process: U of T students, staff, faculty
- please email us 48 hours ahead of time with a request for help
- outline the nature of the assistance and the deadline
- each person’s request is considered individually
Accessibility services' process: Members of the general public
- please email us 48 hours ahead of time with a request for help
- outline the nature of the assistance required and the deadline
- it may be necessary for you or your facilitator to return at a later time or to refer you elsewhere
No advance notice?
- identify yourself to a staff member at the Information Desk or Check Out Desk
- outline the nature of the assistance required and the deadline
- library staff will attempt to assist you as quickly as possible
- it may be necessary for you or your facilitator to return at a later time or to refer you elsewhere
Accessible entrance:
Thank you for your patience as the U of T Landmark construction continues.
The temporary barrier-free entrance will now be from the loading dock for the Gerstein Science Information Centre - this is located beside the Wellesley Street entrance. Once at the door, please select the intercom button and a member of staff will open the entrance. If this button is not accessible to you, please call 416-946-5227. Wheel Trans or other accessible vehicles should drop off patrons outside this location, drop off signage is visible from the road leading up to the temporary barrier-free entrance. These vehicles should enter King’s College Circle via the Wellesley Street entrance.
Please refer to interactive Campus Map and Building Access Notices websites for:
Other Accessible Buildings on St. George Campus
Updates on disruptions to building access
Emergency exits:
- the library recommends that patrons with disabilities inform staff, at any service desk , of their presence and intended location in the building so that assistance can be provided in case of emergency
- washrooms are equipped with self-opening doors and emergency alarms
Washroom facilities:
- 1-below: adjacent to the accessible entrance just inside the door on the right
- main floor: south end of the building near the entrance to the journal stacks
- second floor: to the north of the public elevator
- all accessible washrooms are unisex
- all are equipped with self-opening doors and emergency alarms