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TMU Library and SLC Study Spaces: Floors, Hours, Rooms
TMU's two main study buildings are joined by a bridge. The Library Building at 350 Victoria Street runs quiet and group floors up to a silent 10th floor. The Sheldon & Tracy Levy Student Learning Centre (SLC) at 341 Yonge Street has eight floors of open seating and bookable group rooms. You need a valid OneCard to get into both. In Fall 2026, the Library is open until 1 a.m. every night, and the SLC closes at 11 p.m. on weekdays.
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Library or SLC: which fits the task
The Library has the books, the computers and the strictest quiet rules. The SLC is a newer, glass-walled building with outlets at every workstation, built for bring-your-own-laptop study and group work. The SLC has no computer labs, but the Library lends laptops at its 2nd-floor Circulation Desk and has printing stations on floors 2 and 5. The pedestrian bridge from the SLC's 2nd floor goes straight into the Library.
| Library Building (LIB) | Student Learning Centre (SLC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 350 Victoria Street; main doors just north of Gould Street and Nelson Mandela Walk | 341 Yonge Street, at Gould Street |
| Fall 2026 weekday hours | 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. (September 7 to December 11) | 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. (September 8 to December 20); last entry an hour before closing |
| Fall 2026 weekend hours | 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. | 12:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Quietest space | 10th floor silent study; quiet floors on 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 | Silent Study Room SLC-720 on the 7th floor |
| Group rooms | Bookable group study rooms, prioritizing groups of three or more | Collaborative Group Work Rooms (CGWRs) on floors 5, 7 and 8 |
| Computers | Workstations mostly on the 2nd floor, plus LIB667A on the 6th; laptop loans | None; bring your own laptop |
| Food nearby | The Footnote café on the 2nd floor, weekdays | Starbucks on the 1st floor and vending machines on most floors |
The Library floor by floor
The Library's main entrance opens into a lower ground lobby; take the stairs or elevator up two floors to reach the Library. Each floor has its own noise rule, so pick the floor before you settle in.
TMU's pages disagree about the 3rd floor. The study-space page lists it as a quiet floor with the most computers after the 2nd floor. The computer-labs page says its computers have been removed, it's now silent study, and it will close for renovations in late summer or early fall. Expect the 3rd floor to be unavailable for part of 2026-27.
| Floor | Noise level | What's there |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Normal | Computer workstations, the Circulation Desk and laptop loans |
| 3rd | Quiet or silent (see note above) | Individual study; closing for renovations |
| 4th | Low talking | Open group study area next to the Archives and Special Collections reading rooms |
| 5th | Low talking at tables | Bookable group study rooms |
| 6th | Quiet | Individual study, computer room LIB667A and group study rooms |
| 7th | Low talking | Group work and bookable group study rooms |
| 8th | Low talking | Open group study area and group study rooms |
| 9th | Quiet | Group study rooms; keep volume low |
| 10th | Silent | No talking, whispering, phone calls or loud typing; no online classes here |
Inside the Student Learning Centre
TMU calls the SLC the front door of campus. It holds eight floors of student space, from individual carrels to open collaborative areas. The 7th floor, nicknamed The Forest, has the large Silent Study Room (SLC-720), 30 bookable group rooms and a graduate-only study room (SLC-713).
The SLC also houses Student Life and Learning Support, Academic Accommodation Support, the DFZ Sandbox and the Library's Digital Media Experience (DME) Lab. The DME Lab on the 3rd floor lends cameras and other equipment, runs 3D printing and gives one-on-one digital media help. The Study Lounge (SLC 451) and math hub (SLC 449) have run low-sensory study hours with dim lighting and peer academic coaches. Check Student Life and Learning Support for this term's times.
All SLC entrances are accessible. From Gould Street there's a ramp at the southeast corner, and an elevator runs from street level to the main entrance during opening hours. The SLC closes on Thanksgiving, October 12, 2026, and for the mid-year break from December 24, 2026 to January 6, 2027.
Booking a group room
The two buildings use separate booking systems with different rules. Book early in the week before a big deadline, since both fill up.
| Rule | Library group study rooms | SLC CGWRs |
|---|---|---|
| Who can book | Students with a valid OneCard | Current TMU undergraduate and graduate students; staff, faculty and alumni can't |
| Bookable hours | 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. weekdays; 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. weekends | During SLC opening hours |
| Limits | See the Library's room booking policy | 2 hours per booking; 5 hours a day and 10 hours a week; up to 15 days ahead |
| No-shows | See the Library's room booking policy | Claim the room within 30 minutes or lose it |
| Equipment | Most rooms have a screen with HDMI; borrow markers and adapters at the 2nd-floor Circulation Desk | Follow the posted capacity; don't move furniture in or out |
Textbooks, laptops and other library services
The Textbook Collection holds print textbooks for most undergraduate courses. The Library buys at least one copy where it can, and more for large classes on request. You borrow them at the Circulation Desk for 2 hours at a time while the Library is open. Search the catalogue first, because some titles are also available as ebooks.
The Law Library is on the 4th floor of the Podium building that joins the Library Building with Jorgenson Hall. For Fall 2026 it's open 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. The Bikram S. Dhillon and Family Medical Library is open only to School of Medicine learners, staff and clinical faculty.
The Library Collaboratory, with 3D printers and a laser cutter, is for graduate students, faculty and research staff. Undergraduates can attend its workshops and events. Drop-in research help runs weekdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. between September 8 and November 27, 2026.
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Sources and updates
This independent guide summarizes the official information linked below. Availability, access rules and application cycles can change; check the relevant university page before making a decision.
- TMU Library: visit us and directions
- TMU Library opening hours, Fall 2026
- TMU Library study space floor by floor
- TMU Library computer labs and 3rd-floor update
- TMU Library group study rooms
- TMU Library Textbook Collection
- Bikram S. Dhillon and Family Medical Library
- TMU Library Collaboratory
- Library Digital Media Experience (DME) Lab
- Student Learning Centre: entry and Fall 2026 hours
- About the Student Learning Centre
- Student Learning Centre FAQ
- Booking a Collaborative Group Work Room (CGWR)
- Study spaces on campus (Wellbeing Central)
- TMU low-sensory study hours in the SLC (February 2025)
- The Footnote café, Library Building