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Markham Public Library

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Size
  
Approximately 500,000

Population served
  
261,573

Budget
  
12.31 million USD (2012)

Circulation
  
4,461,543 (2012)

Phone
  
+1 905-513-7977

Markham Public Library

Location
  
Markham, Ontario, Canada

Branches
  
7 (and 1 under construction)

Items collected
  
business directories, government publications, non-fiction and fiction books, periodicals, genealogy, local history, DVDs, CDs

Address
  
3990 Major Mackenzie Drive East, Markham, ON L6C 1P8, Canada

Hours
  
Open today · 9:30AM–9PMMonday9:30AM–9PMTuesday9:30AM–9PMWednesday9:30AM–9PMThursday9:30AM–9PMFriday9:30AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday1–5PM

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Markham Public Library (MPL) is a library system operated by the municipal government of the City of Markham in Canada. There are seven branches in the city, serving about 250,000 residents in Markham. The libraries are managed by the Administration Centre, located at 6031 Highway 7.

Contents

In 2008, the system was renamed to the singular Markham Public Library to reflect its status as one unified system. Its current director is Catherine Biss.

History

While the current library system dates back to the 1970s, there was the subscription based system popular in 19th Century Ontario, the Mechanics’ Institute, operated out of the Old Town Hall on Main Street.

Customer-Centred Classification

The Markham Village branch was to first to develop its own library classification system called the Customer Centred Classification (C3). Compared to the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) or Library of Congress Classification (LCC), C3 is more modern and is supposed to be easier for library patrons to find books at the book stacks. The Thornhill Village branch started the migration to C3 in 2009, and C3 is used by the Thornhill Community Centre branch when it re-opened in 2011.

Membership

People who work, live, or attend a school in York Region may apply a free membership. Otherwise, a $60.00 annual membership fee will apply. A temporary library card can be issued for the period of 21 days conditionally. During this period, the member could only borrow a maximum of 3 books.

Services

Like many other libraries across Ontario, the Markham Public Library system allows members to check out books and other media.

Other services

Other than borrowing books and media, members could also use the following services:

  • Attending library programs
  • Placing 50 holds per one membership account
  • Interlibrary loan service
  • Taking out 100 books per one membership account
  • Two hours internet access per day per membership account (additional time can be requested)
  • Use the Lunaweb, and digital database for in-house research
  • Renting meeting rooms
  • WiFi Internet
  • TeleCirc Telephone Library Service
  • Photocopying
  • Two hours of Microsoft Office or OpenOffice (depending on the branch) per day per membership account
  • Library Catalogue access
  • Delivery to the home-bound service
  • References

    Markham Public Library Wikipedia