Markham Public Library
| Vision: Markham Public Library - the Place where Markham's communities come together to imagine, learn and grow. | |
| Location | Markham, Ontario, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°52′24″N 79°15′31″W / 43.873397°N 79.258485°WCoordinates: 43°52′24″N 79°15′31″W / 43.873397°N 79.258485°W |
| Branches | 7 (and 1 under construction) |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | business directories, government publications, non-fiction and fiction books, periodicals, genealogy, local history, DVDs, CDs |
| Size | Approximately 500,000 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 4,461,543 (2012) |
| Population served | 261,573 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $12,307,408 (2012) |
| Director | Catherine Biss, CEO |
| Staff | over 240 |
| Website | www |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Like many other libraries across Ontario, the Markham Public Library system allows members to check out books and other media.
Other than borrowing books and media, members could also use the following services:
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