Markham Public Library
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Markham Public Library (MPL) is a library system operated by the municipal government of the City of Markham in Canada. There are eight branches in the city, serving about 250,000 residents in Markham.[9] The libraries are managed by the Administration Centre, located at 6031 Highway 7.
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Markham Public Library (MPL) | |
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Vision: Markham Public Library - the Place where Markham's communities come together to imagine, create, learn and grow. | |
43°52′24″N 79°15′31″W | |
Location | Markham, Ontario, Canada |
Branches | 8 |
Collection | |
Items collected | business directories, government publications, non-fiction and fiction books, periodicals, genealogy, local history, DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, toys, seeds |
Size | Approximately 500,000[1][2][3][4][5][6] |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 4,461,543 (2012)[7] |
Population served | 261,573[8] |
Other information | |
Budget | $12,307,408 (2012) [7] |
Director | Catherine Biss, CEO[9] |
Employees | over 240 |
Website | www |
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In 2008, the system was renamed to the singular Markham Public Library to reflect its status as one unified system. Its current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Catherine Biss.