Services

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A selection of board games for loan or to be played in the library for people of all ages.

Recycling point for books brought in by customers. Bring up to five books at a time. You can take as many as you like.

The electronic service guide E-opas helps you with using free-of-charge electronic materials available at the library, such as e-books, digital magazines, online courses and e-audiobooks. Appointment booking at the library.

Volunteer peer guides from Enter help seniors with using computers, tablets, smartphones and electronic services. Appointment booking at the library or by phone.

A personal reading coach provides reading tips and expert help with selecting what to read. Contact us: lukuvalmentaja@hel.fi

Audiobooks in the Celia library are intended for people with various challenges with reading. As an online customer, you can use your device to listen to any of the 40,000 audiobooks in the library collection, and as a CD club customer audiobooks will be delivered to you at home every month. You will need a picture ID for registration. People under the age of 15 need a guarantor.

Further information (in Finnish): Celia.fi

You can print A4/A3 black and white or colour prints on the customer printers. Price €0.40 per one-sided sheet, €0.80 per two-sided sheet. Five free-of-charge prints every three months. Customers can also use the Papercut self-service and mobile printing service from their own devices. 

Customers have the use of a free-of-charge wireless network.

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Lockable charging cabinet for mobile phones. 

Usage time 0,5 - 3 hours

Black and white or colour copies, self-service, sizes A4 and A3. One-sided copy €0.40/sheet, two-sided copy €0.80/sheet. You can also use the copier to scan documents to your e-mail or a memory stick.

You can read Finnish newspapers and foreign newspapers and magazines in digital format on designated tablets at the library.

Check out more detailed information on the digital magazine service at the library here: https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/eLibrary/Magazines

Loan period 14 days

You can save scanned files to your own memory stick or send them by e-mail. 

Option to use the self check-out and return machines for checking out and returning material.

You can use a Cyrillic or Arabic keyboard at the library.

For use in the library.   

You can hold exhibitions free of charge at the library.

Further information and reservations at Varaamo: https://varaamo.hel.fi/

Further information and reservations at Varaamo: https://varaamo.hel.fi/

You can find the library’s newspapers and magazines in the newspaper reading room. The room is suitable for reading and working alone quietly. The space is equipped with Wi-Fi and electrical outlets. You cannot reserve the room.

The room is used for reading stories and hosting small-scale children’s events. You can also reserve the story room for your own event. Further information and reservations at Varaamo: https://varaamo.hel.fi

The silent hall is suitable for reading and working alone quietly. The space is equipped with Wi-Fi. You cannot reserve the room.

The hall is also used for public events. 

Quiet room for working. Further information and reservations at Varaamo: https://varaamo.hel.fi/