The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Libraries & Archives are open to the general public each weekday, except holidays. As reference libraries, our collections are non-circulating, materials are strictly in-library use only.
As part of the University of Toronto Library system, the ROM library holdings can be found through the University of Toronto online catalogue.
ROM Libraries & Archives includes the Main Library, the Far Eastern Library, and the Museum Archives.
Main Library
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hours: Monday-Friday, 10 am-5 pm
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access via Museum entrance on Bloor
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collection focus:
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arts & archaeology of west cultures and of aboriginal peoples of North America
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life sciences - botany, entomology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, ornithology, zoology
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earth sciences - geology, geochronology, mineralogy
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palaeontology
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Far Eastern Library
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hours: Monday-Friday, 1 pm-5 pm
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access via Museum staff entrance on south side
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collection focus:
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arts & archaeology of Asian, Egyptian, Near & Middle Eastern cultures
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Museum Archives
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hours: Monday-Friday, 10 am-5 pm
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access via Museum entrance on Bloor
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collection focus:
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historical documents relating to the Museum, including manuscripts and photographs
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