MARKHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Borrowing Privileges

The Markham Public Library has a collection of over 700,000 paperbacks, books, magazine and newspaper subscriptions, cassettes, CD-ROMs, music CDs, DVDs and videos.

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Borrowing Items

Item Types 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)		 3 renewals, provided no holds pending Yes
Express DVDs and Magazines 7 days No renewals No
Videocassettes, DVDs, Video games 7 days 3 renewals, provided no holds pending Yes
Express Bestseller Books 21 days No No

Placing Holds

  • Maximum of 50 holds per customer.
  • Please cancel holds no longer needed to increase availability of Library materials to others. You can do this by:
    • Accessing your customer account through MPL's online catalogue OR
    • Using the computers in the libraries OR
    • Contacting your local branch OR
    • calling TeleCirc, MPL's automated telephone system, at 905-474-5966
  • You will be notified by TeleCirc automated telephone system when items are available for pickup. Holds must be picked up by the date indicated.
  • Holds will be held for 5 days.
  • You must bring the card on which the hold was placed.

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

Interlibrary Loan Service

  • If we don't have the books or microfilm that you are looking for, staff can request them from other libraries through the Interlibrary Loan Service.

Borrowing Limits

  • The total number of items that can be borrowed on a single library card at any one time is one hundred (100).
  • Reduced loan periods apply to items with holds.

Renewals

  • There are no renewals on Express DVDs, Express Bestsellers, video games or magazines.
  • All other items may be renewed (up to) 3 times provided there is no one waiting for the item. Items borrowed from Markham Public Libraries may be renewed:
  • The barcode number on your library card (and PIN also if using the catalogue) is required in order to renew items. Items must be renewed on or before due date to avoid service charges.
TOP This page was last updated on 13-Aug-2009