Clinics and Services

The TWH Patient & Family Library is a service for patients, their families and other community members, providing reliable and current consumer health information as well as information about community programs and services.

Clinicians can refer patients to the Library, where they can browse through material and consult with library staff if they need more information.

Services

Library Services
Customers can:

•	Check out books, videos, and DVDs;
•	Access E-books;
•	Watch videos/DVDs in our reading room;
•	Take home free pamphlets on variety of different health topics;
•	Ask library staff to do a health information search;
•	Use our computer to search health information;
•	Receive our electronic newsletter / 中文通訊
	by sending us an email

The Library's collection reflects the languages spoken at TWH, offering materials in English, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, and other languages.

Library Collection

English - Books, DVDs, and Videos

Chinese - Books, DVDs, and Videos (中文資訊)

Portuguese - Books and Videos

Spanish - Books and Videos

Other Languages - DVDs and Videos

Library hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Health Education
Keeping in touch with the community, we develop collaborative partnerships and linkages between TWH and community partners to promote health and ensure equitable access to health services.

Monthly Health Talk
English	Chinese (中文)	Italian
Portuguese	Spanish

TWH Patient & Family Library
English	Chinese (中文)	Italian
Portuguese	Spanish	Vietnamese

Contact Us
Patient & Family Library
Toronto Western Hospital
West Wing, 1^st Floor, Rm 421
399 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON M5T 2S8
Directions

Tel: 416-603-6277
Fax: 416-603-5310
Email: twpfl@uhn.on.ca

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