
Markham Village Library offers a Musical Instrument Library, a special collection of musical instruments that customers can checkout and use at home.
Ever want to learn to play an instrument? Guitar, violin or maybe drum? You can now borrow instruments for free from MPL's Musical Instrument Library. There's even a sound booth for you to record your own music or podcast. All you need to do is sign our Special Collections Agreement, opens a new window [PDF] and you are ready to start borrowing. Call Markham Village to check if the instrument is available before heading over to pick it up. To use the sound booth, you can simply email our Digital Literacy Specialist, opens a new window to reserve it.
Related FAQs
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Instruments can be borrowed up to 2 weeks with no renewals. All musical instruments must be returned in-person at Markham Village Library.
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Available Instruments
- Guitars including full size and ¾ and ½ size suitable for children
- Ukuleles
- Keyboards
- Glockenspiels (xylophone)
- Electric guitars and amps
- Violins
- Tabletop drum sets
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Visit Markham Village Library to browse our musical lending library.
Special Collections Agreement

Sound Booth
Want to record your own music or podcast? Reserve and use our state-of-art sound booth for free, bookings can be done one week in advance for a max of 3 hours per day. It's equipped with an iMac with sound production and mixing software and all of the necessary equipment to record and mix music or audio production of any kind. Before using the sound booth, we will ask you to please accept the Special Collections Agreement[PDF]., opens a new window
Sound Booth Equipment
- Marantz Pro MPM-1000 _ Condenser Microphone
- Mackie ProFX8v2 8-Channel Pro FX Mixer with USB
- Fender Deluxe Active P Bass Special Electric
- Epiphone Les Paul Standard Pro Electric Guitar
- Audio-Technica ATH-M40X Pro Headphones
- Akai Professional Advance 49 Keyboard
Instrument types
Guitars
Guitars
Guitars
Percussion
Percussion Instruments
Percussion Instruments
Keyboards
Guitars
Digital Keyboard
Strings
Guitars
String Instruments
Equipment
Guitars
Musical Instruments Equipment
Need a library card to borrow musical instrument?
Sheet Music
Sheet Music

Special Collections Agreement
MPL has a variety of equipment in our Digital Media Equipment Lending Collection for you to use. Before checking an item out, please make sure to read and sign our Special Collections Agreement[PDF]., opens a new window