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-the-art sound booth for FREE! The sound booth has to be booked in advance and can be booked up to 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.
How to Book the Sound Booth:
- Get a Markham Public Library Card
- Agree to our “Special Collections Agreement [PDF],” at the Markham Village Library front desk
- Sign-up for a City of Markham XPLOR Account
- E-mail: digitalspecialist@markham.library.on.ca to book a timeslot
Note: Customers under 13 years of age will need to be accompanied by an adult to use the sound booth.
Sound Booth Equipment
- Focusrite Scarlett-2i2 Gen2 USB Audio Interface
- Focusrite Scarlett Studio HP60 Mk II Studio Monitoring Headphones
- Rode NT2-A - Multi-pattern Large-diaphragm Condenser Microphone
- Rode SM6 Microphone Shock Mount with Integrated Pop Shield
- Rode PSA1 Studio Boom Arm
- XLR Male to Female Microphone Cable
Digital Audio Workstations (DAW):
- AVID Pro Tools
- Logic Pro
- Adobe Audition
- Garage Band
- Audacity
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