Special Collections FAQs

  • General Questions

    The Boomerang collection offers customers the opportunity to borrow new, bestselling and high demand items when they first become available. The collection includes:

    • Bestselling fiction and non-fiction
    • Popular authors
    • Major Canadian titles
    • New movie releases

    There are no holds on Boomerang titles. Boomerang books can be borrowed for two weeks, and Boomerang movies can be borrowed for one week.  Boomerang titles cannot be renewed. We have regular copies of all or most of the Boomerang print titles.

    Congratulations on completing your book!  To submit your book for consideration, please complete the Local Author Submission Form on our Local Authors Page. You'll find all the details you need to get started, including submission guidelines and instructions.

    Unfortunately, we do not have a service like this. However, the New Titles feature in the catalogue can provide you with a list of items recently added to the collection. You can also filter any search by format (book, eBook, DVD, etc.), Content (fiction or non-fiction), Audience (Juvenile, Adult, etc.) or Language in order to narrow the list down to items you are interested in.  Also on the New Titles page, there are lists available by subject and for the more frequently requested collections.

  • ROM Pass Lending Program

    The ROM sometimes designates blackout dates when Library passes cannot be used.  Check the Item record for more details about upcoming blackout periods.

    You can borrow the pass for 1 week.

    You can renew the pass once if there are no holds on it.

    If you lose the pass, you will be charged a replacement fee for the cost of the item.

  • Toy Library

    Toys must be returned to the front desk at the branch from which they were borrowed.  They may not be returned through the drop box or the self check-in machine. Visit the Hours & Locations page to see our hours of service.

    Sorry. There are no holds or renewals on toys.

    The loan period is 2 weeks, with no renewals allowed.

    There is a limit of 3 items per account.

    Currently the toy library is available at four Markham Public Library branches: Aaniin, Angus Glen, Cornell and Milliken Mills Library.  All branches have toys your child can play with while visiting the library. 

    We offer a range of toys to support kids' development. We have toys that support and promote all sorts of skills including:

    • Building
    • STEM
    • Science & Math
    • Language Development
    • Reading & Literacy
    • Dramatic Play
    • Sensory Play
    • Fine Motor Skills
    • Music
    • Puzzles
    • Special Needs
    • Movement & Balance

    You can check out a full list of the current Toys collection in our catalogue.

  • Lendery

    Lendery items must be returned to the front desk at the library branch from which they were borrowed.  They may not be returned through the drop box or the self check-in machine. Visit the Hours & Locations page to see our hours of service.

     

    There are no holds or renewals on Lendery items. 

    There is a limit of 3 items per account.

    The loan period is 2 weeks, with no renewals allowed.

    Yes. Adults 18 years and older can borrow items from The Lendery with your Markham Public Library card. The Special Collections Agreement must be completed with staff and you must agree to the Lendery Waiver form at the time of checkout. 

    There is a selection of tools, sports equipment, kitchen equipment and gardening tools. Visit The Lendery page for more information. 

    The Lendery was initiated in partnership with York Region and York Region Makers, and is now owned and operated by the library. The Lendery is a collection of equipment and tools that customers may borrow at the Milliken Mills Library.  The Lendery helps customers to save space, save money, learn about a tool or item before buying it, repair and reuse, and divert waste from the landfill.

  • Bikes

    There are no holds or renewals on items from the Markham Cycles Bike Hub.

  • Musical Instruments

    Instruments can be borrowed up to 2 weeks with no renewals. All musical instruments must be returned in-person at Markham Village Library.

    Visit Markham Village Library to browse our musical lending library.

  • Ontario Park Day-Use Pass Lending Program

    Yes, the day-use vehicle permit provides unlimited day-use access for one vehicle and its occupants to all provincial parks in Ontario where fees are normally charged. Park capacity limitations apply. The permit must be displayed on the rear-view mirror or dashboard of the vehicle while it is in the park.

    If you lose the pass, you will be charged a replacement fee for the cost of the item.

    You can renew the pass once if there are no holds on it.

    You can borrow the pass for 1 week.