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Toronto Reference Library

Toronto Reference Library is an event space in Toronto, Ontario. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.

Price your eventWhat fits here
Opened
1977
49 years old
From YYZ
20 km (12 mi)
Toronto Pearson International Airport
From the centre
4 km (2.5 mi)
of Toronto

Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.

About this venue

It stands at 789 Yonge Street, M4W 2G8, 4 km (2.5 mi) from the centre of Toronto.

Toronto Reference Library was opened in 1977, which puts it at 49 years old.

Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Toronto Reference Library in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.

Address
789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M4W 2G8, Canada
Coordinates
43.6718, -79.3868
Classified as
event space

Travel to Toronto Reference Library

20 km (12 mi) separates Toronto Reference Library from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.

4 km (2.5 mi) out from the middle of Toronto — close enough to book a downtown hotel block, far enough that people will expect transport laid on after dark.

Toronto has 254 venues mapped in total and a population of 2,794,356. The Toronto guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.

What fits in this room

Think of it as one room in a bigger plan: a training day, a members' evening, a committee that needs to be in the same place. It is 83rd of 254 venues mapped in Toronto.

  • networking mixers

    An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.

  • fundraisers and galas

    A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.

What already runs here

  • Toronto Comic Arts Festivalrecurring event, since 2003
  • Maker Festivalrecurring event, since 2011

Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. The venue's own calendar is the authority on availability.

A worked example for Toronto Reference Library

Take 240 people through the door in Toronto Reference Library — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Toronto. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.

activated attendees
240activated attendees
billable, after the first 50 are free
190billable, after the first 50 are free
for the whole event, at CA$7 each
CA$1,330for the whole event, at CA$7 each

You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.

1,000
activated attendees at Toronto Reference Library, and what each dot costsOne dot ≈ 10 attendees

If this one is booked

4 other venues in Toronto have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.

Where these numbers come from

event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.

  • Wikidata, CC0
  • Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
  • Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Retrieved 3 September 2026. 9 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, year opened, official website, encyclopaedia entry, recurring events, event calendar, nearest airport with distance and more.

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What it costs

Free up to 50
activated attendees, on one live event
CA$7
per activated attendee beyond 50
CA$6,650
the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000

Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.

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Questions people actually ask

What is the capacity of Toronto Reference Library?

Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Toronto Reference Library appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.

Where is Toronto Reference Library?

789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M4W 2G8, Canada. It is 4 km (2.5 mi) from the centre of Toronto. The nearest major airport is Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), about 20 km (12 mi) away.

What does an event app cost for an event at Toronto Reference Library?

240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so CA$1,330 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Toronto. The rate is CA$7 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at CA$6,650 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.

What events are held at Toronto Reference Library?

Recurring events recorded against Toronto Reference Library include Toronto Comic Arts Festival and Maker Festival. This comes from Wikidata and covers series with an encyclopaedia entry, so it is a floor rather than the venue's full calendar. The venue's own site is the authority on availability.

Is event67 affiliated with Toronto Reference Library?

No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.

What else is nearby if Toronto Reference Library is booked?

Elgin Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts and Withrow Park are in the same city and have their own pages here. 254 venues in total are mapped in Toronto.

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