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Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
In partnership with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), this pilot project makes library services more accessible for the blind and visually impaired residents of the Town of Markham. Through an electronic link established between the Markham Public Libraries and the CNIB Library, the public library staff can search the CNIB Library's online catalogue and reserve materials for registered CNIB customers. Launched on May 22, 1997, this new service is part of the Markham Public Libraries’ long-standing commitment to provide opportunity for equitable access to library resources for all residents of the Town of Markham. For more information regarding this service, please contact your local Library.
Delivery to the Home-bound Service
Library volunteers take large print and audiocassette materials to residential senior citizens across the Town of Markham. For more information regarding this service, please contact your local Library.
Interlibrary Loan
The Interlibrary Loan service offers customers the opportunity to request materials from other libraries. If the Library does not have the book you want, staff can search a provincial database of millions of titles for you. The length of time it takes to obtain your requested title can range from 3 to 6 weeks or longer, depending on the Library which owns the book. For more information regarding this service, please contact your local Library.
Internet Access plus Electronic Databases
You can search for information on the Internet and access the following online databases remotely at home and at the branches of the Markham Public Libraries. Check out our Adult Internet Links page to connect electronically to recommended web sites that support educational and recreational interests.
- Canadian Newsstand & CBCA
- Career Cruising
- EBSCOhost databases
- eLibrary Canada
- eLibrary Canada Elementary
- FinancialPost.infomart.ca (In-Library access only)
- Globe & Mail - Canada's Heritage from 1844
- LitFinder
- NetLibrary eBooks (including Qikan Chinese eMagazine)
- Online Book Clubs
- Oxford Reference Online
- Press Display
- SIRS Researcher
- Thomson Gale Database
- Toronto Star - Pages of the Past
- TumbleBookLibrary & TumbleReadables
- World Book Online
Lunauweb
Lunauweb is a digital database of images and documents relating to the history of Markham. It is an evolving local history collection, focusing on the history of the Town of Markham, as embodied in print, manuscripts, maps, and photographs. The collection includes the papers of John Lunau, the late local historian and founder of the Markham Museum. Also included are the papers of two other local historians, Vera Taylor and Anne Armstrong and the records of the Unionville Historical Society. Lunauweb can be accessed on designated computer workstations at all MPL branches during library open hours.
Library Programs
We offer a different variety of adult programs like Internet training for seniors, Yoga, health and personal finance workshops, income tax-clinics...etc.
You may check the Library Programs page for more information about program dates and fees, watch for signs in the library or pick up a copy of our What’s On flyer.
Library programs also are listed in the Markham Recreation and Culture Guide, which is published quarterly.
Multilingual Collections
The Library has collections of books, videocassettes, audiocassettes, compact discs, newspapers, magazines, and more in a variety of languages. The following is a list of just some of the languages available in the collections: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Panjabi, Persian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, and Urdu.
For more information regarding these collections, please check:
Multilingual Collections Chart - List
of Multilingual Collections at MPL
Multilingual Collections Chart -
Multilingual Electronic Resources
Multilingual Collections Chart
- Multilingual Print Periodicals by Language
Multilingual Collections
Chart - Multilingual Print Periodicals by Title
Quick Reference
The Markham Public Libraries maintain a collection of current basic reference books and other sources which provide quick accurate answers to questions you may have. The following are examples of the types of questions that can be answered with the assistance of Library staff:
- Addresses, phone and fax numbers for individuals, companies and institutions
- Citizenship information
- Company information
- Etiquette and protocol
- Holidays and days of celebration - Canadian and international
- Library and community events
- Library materials location and availability
- Local, provincial and federal government information
- Political / social information about countries
- Postal and U.S. zip codes
- Quotations and phrases
- Sources of business information - job searching, resumes, financial reports
- Spelling of words / dictionary definitions
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