Photo: Voitto Niemelä Photo: Voitto Niemelä
 
 
Satakirjastot Net Library
User Guide


  kirjasto@rauma.fi

 


 


Rauma Town Library is a public library where borrowing, use of computers, information desk and advice on how to use the library are all free of charge. The library is open for everyone, and a library card can be obtained by giving proof of identity.

Services

  • Borrowing is free of charge.

  • It is possible to reserve material against payment either at the library, on the Internet or on the phone.  You can also reserve materials from an other public library belonging to the Satakirjastot net library.

  • You can renew your loans at the library, on the Internet or on the phone.

  • Computers can be used free of charge. They have e.g. access to the Internet and word processing programmes. To register as a computer user, one must present a library card or an ID card. Temporary use is possible without registration.

  • Information desk: library personnel will assist customers with library use and information search.

  • Interlibrary service: Such material that the public libraries in  Satakunta area do not own will be obtained from other libraries, also from abroad. Payment is required for this service.

Material
Library holdings include books, CDs, cassettes, video cassettes, DVDs, sheet music, CD-ROMs, newspapers and magazines. There is a variety of foreign-language literature, e.g. in English, French and German, and the library has subscribed to several foreign newspapers and magazines. Their latest issues can be read at the library and older issues can also be borrowed.
 Magazine catalogue            Newspaper catalogue

Satakirjastot Net Library:

Satakirjastot is a combined net library for public libraries in Satakunta.
You can use the material database of the library on the Internet at

Net Library
Without a password you can

  • search the material database

  • check the availability of items

  • check for prior reservations

You will get a library card and a 4-digit password from the library by proving your identity. With your library card serial number and the password given by the library you can

  • check your loans, reservations and outstanding fees

  • renew your loans up to eight (8) times if the items are not reserved by someone else

  • reserve material and cancel reservations

Agree with the library whether you prefer to be informed of the arrival of the reserved material by mail, SMS or email.

If you have lost your borrowing rights (exceeded the debt limit), you can neither make reservations nor renew your loans.

artwork: Jaakko Niemelä

 

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18.02.2011