Markham Public Libraries

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Markham Public Libraries (MPL)
Motto: A World of Information and Inspiration
Location Markham, Ontario
Number of branches 6
Collection size Approximately 500,000 [1] [2] [3][4][5][6][7]
Population served 261,573 [8]
Director Catherine Biss, CEO[7]
Website Markham Public Libraries

Markham Public Libraries (MPL) is a library system operated by the Town of Markham's municipal government. There are 6 branches spreading throughout the town, servicing about 250,000 residents in Markham. [9] The libraries are managed by the Administration Centre, located at 6031 Highway 7.


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[edit] Branches

Inside the Markham Village Library
Inside the Markham Village Library
A reading place at the Angus Glen Library
A reading place at the Angus Glen Library
Thornhill Community Centre Library
Thornhill Community Centre Library
Branch Location Collection Size Library Manager
Angus Glen Library [1] 3990 Major MacKenzie Drive 157,434 (The largest in all of Markham) Margaret MacMillan[7]
Markham Village Library [2] 6041 Highway 7 Approximately 120,000 Judi McCallum
Milliken Mills Library [3] Unit 1, 7600 Kennedy Road Approximately 80,000 Yolanda Chan
Thornhill Community Library [4] 7755 Bayview Avenue 132,000 Aleksandra Dowiat-Vine
Thornhill Village Library [5] 10 Colborne Street 30,000 Aleksandra Dowiat-Vine
Unionville Library [6] 15 Library Lane 100,000 Patrick Pan

[edit] Membership

People who work, live, or go to a school in York Region may apply a free membership. Otherwise, a $30 annual membership fee will apply. [10] 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. [11]

[edit] Services

Like many other libraries across Ontario, the Markham Public Libraries allow members to borrow books and other medias.

[edit] Borrowing Privileges

Item Types Loan Period Renewals Late Return Fines
Books, talking books, music CD,
Children's Kits, CD-Rom (Software), Watt Readers [12]		 21 days 3 renewals (with no holds by other members) $0.25 per day, up to a maximum of $6
Video, Cassettes, DVDs [12] 7 days 3 renewals (with no holds by other members) $2 per day, up to a maximum of $10
Xbox 360 games [12] 7 days No renewals allowed $2 per day, up to a maximum of $10
Express Bestsellers [12] 7 days No renewals allowed $0.25 per day, up to a maximum of $6
Magazines [12] 21 days No renewals allowed $0.25 per day, up to a maximum of $6

[edit] Other Services

Other than borrowing books and medias, members could also use the following services: [13]

  • Placing 50 holds per one membership account
  • Interlibrary loan service
  • Taking out 100 books per one membership account
  • One hour internet access per day per membership account
  • Use the Lunaweb, and digital database for in-house research
  • Renting meeting rooms
  • WiFi Internet (available at Angus Glen, Thornhill Community, and Unionville)
  • TeleCirc Telephone Library Service
  • Photocopying
  • One hour of Microsoft Office or OpenOffice (depending on the branch) per day per membership account
  • Library Catalogue access

[edit] Administrator of MPL

The administrative of the MPL is broken down by several categories:

  • Chief Executive Officer - Catherine Biss
  • Service Excellence Director - Moe Hosseini-Ara
  • Administrative & Operational Support Director - Larry Pogue
  • Library Strategy and Innovation Director - Deborah Walker
  • Marketing and Programming Strategist - Diane Macklin

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Angus Glen Library Fact Sheet. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  2. ^ a b Markham Village Library Factsheet. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  3. ^ a b Milliken Mills Library Factsheet. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  4. ^ a b Thornhill Community Library Factsheet. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  5. ^ a b Thornhill Village Library Factsheet. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  6. ^ a b Unionville Library Factsheet. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  7. ^ a b c Contact. Retrieved on 2008-2-15.
  8. ^ Community highlights for Markham. 2006 Community Profiles. Statistics Canada (2007-03-13). Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  9. ^ Contact MPL. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
  10. ^ Membership of MPL. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
  11. ^ Library Cards of MPL. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
  12. ^ a b c d e Borrowing Service. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  13. ^ Adult Services. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.


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