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Robarts

Open - 24 hours

Bookable spaces: 66

Gerstein Library

Open - Closes 10pm

Bookable spaces: 37

Engineering & Computer Science

Open - Closes 6pm

Bookable spaces: 8

OISE Library

Open - Closes 5pm

Bookable spaces: 32

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Title page of Shakespeare's Second Folio

English Language & Literature

British Literature at the Fisher Library

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Music Library Rare Books

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LIBRARY NEWS
Feb 23, 2026

Hidden in plain sight: a message from the Spider King

U of T librarians and researchers uncover rare 15th-century French royal letter

LIBRARY NEWS
Feb 9, 2026

Deadline Extended: Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize

Used U of T Libraries for an undergrad project or assignment? You have until February 22 to apply for one of six $1,000 prizes.

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Jan 13, 2026

Data Detox Week with U of T Libraries

Take control of your digital wellbeing with a series of workshops and events

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Arctic Fever: Image and Narrative in North Circumpolar Voyaging of the Long Nineteenth Century

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