Robarts Library
| Robarts Library | |
|---|---|
 The library in 2024 | |
| 43°39′52″N 79°23′58″W / 43.66444°N 79.39944°W | |
| Location | 130 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Type | Academic library |
| Established | 1973 |
| Architects | Mathers & Haldenby Architects / Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde (Robarts Library) Diamond Schmitt Architects (Robarts Common) |
| Branch of | University of Toronto Libraries |
| Other information | |
Public transit access | |
| Website | Official website |
The John P. Robarts Research Library, commonly referred to as Robarts Library (ROH-barts), is the main humanities and social sciences library of the University of Toronto Libraries and the largest individual library at the university, located on the St. George campus in downtown Toronto. Opened in 1973 and named for John Robarts, the 17th Premier of Ontario, the library contains more than 4.5 million bookform items, 4.1 million microform items and 740,000 other items.
The library building is an example of brutalist architecture. Its towering main structure rests on an equilateral triangular footprint and features extensive use of triangular geometric patterns throughout. It forms the main component of a three-tower complex that also includes the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library and the Claude T. Bissell Building, which houses the Faculty of Information. The library's imposing appearance has earned it the nicknames Fort Book and The Peacock/Turkey.