Central

Location

Central
251 Dundas St
London, ON N6A 6H9
Canada
Phone: 519-661-4600 (general info)

Hours

Sunday: 
closed
Monday: 
9am - 9pm
Tuesday: 
9am - 9pm
Wednesday: 
9am - 9pm
Thursday: 
9am - 9pm
Friday: 
9am - 6pm
Saturday: 
9am - 5pm

The Rotary Reading Garden is open to the public, weather permitting.

Garden Hours:

Monday - Thursday: closes one hour before dusk
Friday & Saturday: closes one hour before Library closure.
On occasion, the Garden may be closed for a function.

Library Store Hours
Contact: 
Central
251 Dundas St
London, ON N6A 6H9
Canada
Phone: 519-661-4600 (general info)
Additional Phone: 
519-661-5122 (program registration)
519-661-5120 (meeting space)
Location Email: 
info@lpl.london.on.ca
Program: 

Go to program listings for Central.

Go to program listings for the Wolf Performance Hall.

Go to program listings for the Children's Library at Central.

Go to program listings for the Central Teen Annex.

Background: 

This facility includes Central Adult and Children's Libraries, the Teen Annex, Administration, Technical Support Services, Maintenance Services, Community Outreach and Development and Communications. Visiting Library Service is managed from this location.

The LPL systems's periodicals, government publications and microform collections are held here. As well, Central Library has large videocassette and fiction collections.

Central Library serves as a resource for branch libraries. Community Outreach provides extensive programs to support continuing education and leisure interests

Services

  • Library Settlement Worker is on site to help Newcomers with your questions
  • READ program (Reading for Enjoyment and Development) is a one-on-one tutoring program for reluctant readers between the ages of 7 and 12 years.

Return Chutes
Each location has a materials return chute which is open whenever the library is closed. The Central Library has two return chutes; an exterior one located beside the entry doors facing Dundas St. and an interior one located in the wall beside the library windows facing the Citi Plaza courtyard.

Parking: 

Parking is available in the underground Citi Plaza London parking lot. To validate your parking during library hours, for up to 2 hours, please present your parking stub and London Public Library Card to staff at the Welcome Desk or the Lending Services Desk.

If you need to pay for parking, make sure you pay at the machine on P11 before returning to your car.

Bus Route: 

Every bus route that travels downtown stops within a maximum of 2 blocks of the Central Library.

Meeting Space: 

Meeting Space rates are per use up to 4 hours, plus HST.
Special Purpose Rooms may be booked for up to a 2 hour maximum per use. For more information, please call 519 661 5120

Room

Occupancy

Rate:
non-profit, London only

Rate:
profit, London only

Rate:
outside London

 Stevenson & Hunt  A&B
 120 $110 $220 $298
 Stevenson & Hunt A
 60 $60 $120 $160
 Stevenson & Hunt B
 50 $50 $100 $140
 Tonda 36 $50 $100 $140
 Second Floor Meeting Room 40
 $50 $100 $140
 Friends of the London Public Library Board Room 18 $75 $150 $200
Literacy Lounge 15 $25 $50 $65
Computer Training Room, 1st floor 12 computers
 $250 $500 $650
Rotary Reading Garden 540 $500 $1000 $1400

Wolf Performance Hall

per diem
projection booth

369

 

 

$195

$490
$100

$370

$925
$100

$540

$1350
$100

Special Purpose:
   Study Rooms		 6 free $15 $22
Special Purpose:
   Tutorial Pods		 2 free $15 $22
Special Purpose:
   Music Practice Rooms		 2 free $15 $22
Art Exhibits: 

Exhibit space is available to new and established London artists and artists' groups at the Central Library. Exhibit fees will be charged and are non-refundable. Fees are for a calendar month or any part thereof.  Requests out-of-town artists and artists' groups will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  Special rates apply.

  • Red Wall, 53 linear feet. Exhibit charge: $50 plus HST; out-of-town rate: $140 plus HST
  • Discover Place, 24 linear feet.  Exhibit charge: $50 plus HST; out-of-town rate: $140 plus HST
  • Teen Annex, 21 linear feet. Exhibit charge: $15 plus HST; out-of-town rate: $22 plus HST
  • 2nd floor, 72 linear feet. Exhibit charge: $50 plus HST; out-of-town rate: $140 plus HST
  • 3rd floor, 24 linear feet. Exhibit charge: $15 plus HST; out-of-town rate: $22 plus HST
  • Passageway Display Case A, 36" wide, 5 glass shelves. Exhibit charge: $15 plus HST; out-of-town rate: $22 plus HST
  • Boardroom Display Case, 59" wide, 5 glass shelves. Exhibit charge: $15 plus HST; out-of-town rate: $22 plus HST

More Information

Community Displays

The Hudson's Bay Passageway at the Central Library runs from the Dundas Street entrance to the Citi Plaza entrance. Non-profit groups and organizations may utilize this space for information display purposes free of charge. The Library will provide your display with a 6 foot rectangular table and chairs upon request.

To Book

Telephone or visit Community Outreach & Program Services, Central Library, 519-661-5120. You will be required to sign a Space Use Agreement and Exhibit Waiver of Claim and pay the Exhibit fee at time of booking.

 View art exhibits at Central. Exhibits open to all during Library hours.

Misc 1 Title: 
London Room
Misc 1 Body: 

The Ivey Family London Room is a research facility for genealogy and local history located at the Central Library. It contains a wealth of secondary source materials on the city of London and the counties of Elgin, Middlesex, Norfolk and Oxford as well as original materials on the city of London and Middlesex County, such as:

  • books
  • diaries & manuscripts
  • minutes
  • maps
  • photographs and other memorabilia
  • selected municipal documents

The London Room collection does not circulate. 
The London Room is open when the Central Library is open.

GENEALOGY GUIDESLOCAL HISTORY GUIDE