Welcome. to Nässjö s Libraries

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1 Welcome to Nässjö s Libraries

2 Library card, loans and reservations The library card is free of charge and to obtain a card you need to produce photo identification. Children between 5-16 years can obtain a card in the presence of parent or guardian. When you sign your library card you agree to comply with the regulations mentioned in this brochure. Together with your card you will receive a PIN code. This code will be needed to borrow, reserve and renew on your own. You are responsible for all loans on your card so it s important to block your card if it s lost. A replacement will cost you 20 Swedish Crowns (SEK). Library loans and reservations are free. We provide an interlibrary loan service that enables free loans from other Swedish libraries. When reserved items have arrived you will be contacted by post or . Reserved items are sorted on a special shelf in number order so please bring the number noted on your message. Loan period There are different loan periods depending on what kind of media you want to borrow: Books and audio books: 4 weeks Music: 2 weeks Feature films and video or computer games: 1 week Magazines (excluding the most recent issue, which can t be borrowed) have a loan period of The central library: 1 week The different branches: 2 weeks If no other reservations have been made you may renew any loan to a maximum of three times on the internet or telephone. Please note that you have to be 16 years old to borrow feature films or games.

3 Return on time You are responsible for returning your loans on time. If a book is overdue, a late fee will be charged. If you don t return your loans the library will send you an invoice. Please let us know if you want to receive an electronic reminder three days before your loan period ends. This warning is a free service. You are still the one responsible for returning your borrowed items on time though. Overdue fines 5 SEK / week for books, magazines and CDs Costs for replacement Books for adults: 262 SEK Books for children: 187 SEK Magazines and paperback: 50 SEK CD:s 212 SEK Feature films and games: 572 SEK If the damage should affect an extraordinary valuable item, we will calculate the arising costs ad hoc. 15 SEK / week for feature films and games If your library card is burdened you may pay your debts at the information desk (no credit cards accepted). As soon as your unpaid sum exceeds 100 SEK your library card will be blocked Should you misplace, damage or destroy items owned by the library you must replace them. Please note that even after paying for these items they remain the property of the library.

4 More than books At the library you can find books for every age and interest. You can come across them in printed form, as digital media or even listen to them as an audio file. But there is a lot more to discover! We provide daily newspapers, magazines, feature films, music and computer games for a variety of consoles. We also have CD-players and a TV so that you can play video games. You can use our computers to find information on the internet or in one of the various databases accessible through the library. If you bring along your own laptop, you can get access to our wireless LAN; you will get a password at the information desk. We offer a copier and a printer (both black-white). Please note that each photocopy or printed page costs 2 SEK A4, or 4 SEK A3. Access to the library from home You can reserve items or renew your loans on our website. You can also borrow digital books (so called e -books ) or audio books. Some of our databases are accessible from home, others can only be accessed from within the library building. You can contact the library on or follow us on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter. We also provide a newsletter concerning events in the art gallery and the library. More information is available on

5 Fun for children and young people There are a lot of amusing and inspiring books for children and young people. Feel free to ask us any time if you are searching for something in particular. We offer picture books for our youngest visitors and novels for young people. There are also feature films, games, magazines and audio books for various ages. Parents and teachers For parents and teachers there is a section called: Children and Family (Barn & Familj), where you can find different sorts of material concerning children and education. We cooperate with BVC (Barnavårdscentralen, a health centre for babies and toddlers), an organisation that guarantees a book for each one-year-old child. This book can be collected at the library. Parents are invited to participate in special parent-child meetings at the library. All preschool pupils are also invited to the library and get a book as a gift. Äppelhyllan - The Apple shelf The books on this shelf can be explored with eyes, ears and fingertips. Here you will find books written in signlanguage or Braille, supported with signs (TAKK), tactile picture-books and DAISY. All media on this shelf is marked by a friendly cartoon apple like this.

6 Read in different ways Is it difficult to read ordinary books? We have books with large print and we also provide easy-to-read books. Boken kommer Books on wheels If you find it difficult to visit the library we can once a month visit you at home. All you have to do is to tell us which books you want to receive. Talking books are delivered to you by post. If you want to send them back, you can use the return address label no stamps needed. Talböcker Talking books Talking Books (Talböcker) are audio books with special features (DAISY) fore those who find it difficult to read ordinary books. To be able to read a talking book you need a DAISY-reader, a particular computer program or an ordinary mp3-player. There are more DAISY:S than those visible on our shelves so please ask if you wish for anything in particular. We also provide media packages with a book and a corresponding talking book. You can also download talking books from MTM - Myndigheten för Tillgängliga Mediers digitala bibliotekskatalog on Please contact the library for more information.

7 Foreign languages In the library there are books in many different languages. If we do not have the books in the language you require, we are able to order from other libraries. If you want to learn Swedish, there is a shelf with language courses, vocabulary books and easy readers in Swedish. We give information about the library in cooperation with SFI-courses (= Swedish for Immigrants). Släktforskning Track your ancestry For people interested in tracking their ancestry, the library provides a special research room (called släktforskarrum) with access to genealogical databases, a computer, a microfiche reader and a printer. You can use your own CD-ROMs or USB flash drives. The computer can be booked at the information desk or by phone. The library has holdings for several programs intended for genealogical research, microfiches and films concerning Nässjö s municipality, guides on how to perform genealogical research and much more. We also have a section devoted to literature and films about the history of Nässjö

8 Nässjö Central Library Monday Friday: 10am 7pm Saturday: 10am 2pm The newspaper room is open Monday Friday: 8.30am 7pm. The Central Library is located in the Pigalle Arts Centre. Phone: Library branch / Citizens Advice Bureau Anneberg Phone: mbk.anneberg@nassjo.se Monday 10 am - 6 pm Tuesday 1 pm- 6 pm Wednesday closed Thursday 10 am - 6 pm Friday 10 am- 3 pm Bodafors Phone: mbk.bodafors@nassjo.se Monday 10 am - 6 pm Tuesday 10 am- 3 pm Wednesday 10 am - 3 pm Thursday 10 am - 6 pm Friday 10 am- 3 pm Forserum Phone: mbk.forserum@nassjo.se Monday 10 am - 6 pm Tuesday 10 am- 3 pm Wednesday 1 pm - 6 pm Thursday 10 am - 6 pm Friday 10 am- 3 pm Malmbäck Phone: mbk.malmback@nassjo.se Monday 10 am - 6 pm Tuesday 10 pm- 3 pm Wednesday 10 am - 6 pm Thursday closed Friday 10 am- 3 pm Printed 2015