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Markham Public Library has a collection of over 700,000 paperbacks, books, magazine and newspaper subscriptions, cassettes, CD-ROMs, music CDs, DVDs, videos and video games.
Borrowing Items
Items |
Loan Period |
Renewals |
Holds |
Books, talking books, music CDs,
children's kits, CD ROM software, Watt Readers |
21 days without holds
(14 days with holds) |
Yes, if no holds pending |
Yes |
Magazines - All issues circulate, including current issue |
7 days |
1 |
No |
Videocassettes, DVDs, Video games |
7 days |
Yes, if no holds pending |
Yes |
Boomerang Books |
14 days |
No |
No |
Boomerang DVDs and Blu Rays |
7 days |
No |
No |
Extended Loans
- Available, upon request, for items that are not in demand.
- These loans are granted for absences such as vacations or hospital stays.
- Extended loans are available at the discretion of Library staff. We reserve the right to limit or deny extended loans on specific items.
Returning Items
Borrowing Limits
- The total number of items that can be borrowed on a single library card at any one time is 100. For the preschool Ready to Read card, the limit is 25 books.
- Reduced loan periods apply to items with holds.
Borrowing information in simplified Chinese – 我的图书馆账户 [PDF]
Borrowing information in traditional Chinese – 我的圖書館帳戶 [PDF]
Borrowing information in Tamil [PDF]