Main Library (Jyväskylä)
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Collection 4 services
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Celia-library services
Celia produces and distributes literature in accessible formats, such as talking books and braille books. Registration for the Celia services is available here, for further details of available services, please contact the library.
- Jyväskylä-collection
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Book exchange
Book exchange
There is a shelf on the ground floor of the library, where customers can bring their own books and take some in exchange. Please only bring clean and undamaged books.
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Discard book sale
Discard book sale
Discarded books and other items are sold cheaply on the ground floor of the library.
Hardware 6 services
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Computers
internet, Microsoft Office
- Copying machines (color)
- Microfilm reader
- Printers (bw and colour)
- Scanner
- Tablet computers
Room 11 services
- Exhibitions
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Group Rooms
Four rooms, located at the third floor.
Three of the rooms fit 3-4 persons, fourth room has space for eight.
Group Room 1 (4 persons) and Big Group Room (8 persons) are bookable for free of charge. You may book the rooms for maximum three hours per day with the calendar below. The Big Group Room has a data projector.
You may only make reservations two weeks into the future.
Also available for reservation: Work Pods
Reservation calendar of the group room and work pod
Reservation calendar of the group room and work pod
Inside the reservable room.kaupunginkirjasto.tietopalvelu@jyvaskyla.fi
Free
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Renting the premises
Two lecture rooms, a club room and three research rooms.
kirjasto.taloustoimisto@jkl.fi
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Unonsali Lecture Room
kirjasto.taloustoimisto@jkl.fi
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Minnansali Lecture Room
kirjasto.taloustoimisto@jkl.fi
Ask more from the library office
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Meeting room
Kirjasto.taloustoimisto@jkl.fi
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Music practice rooms
Main library’s music department has four soundproof music practice rooms, which you can reserve for your private use free of charge.
The rooms can be booked for maximum two hours per day and no further than two weeks in advance. Please, cancel your reservation if you can’t make it: click the link in the confirmation e-mail.
The four music practice rooms have:
- Band and karaoke room Komppi is equipped with band instruments (electro-acustic guitar with metal strings, electric guitar and bass, acoustic guitar, ukulele, keyboard, electric drum set, and vocal microphone), DJ set (2 turntables + Serato-mixer), karaoke kit and Cubase recording software. Browse the selection of karaoke songs here: http://singa.com/uk/songs. You can also practise singing and playing music with Rockway video tutorials in Komppi.
- The big music room has an acoustic piano and a guitar.
- Practice room 1 has an acoustic piano and a guitar.
- Practice room 2 has an electric piano (Roland HP-505), an acoustic guitar and a left-handed guitar.
You can bring your own instrument as well.
Please notice, that fragrances cause headache and nausea to many people. Please, use fragrances moderately.
The rooms are meant for private use only, not for professional teaching purposes. The rooms cannot be booked for interviews, study groups, or any other such activities that are not related to music.
For more information, please contact the music department: kirjasto.musiikki[at]jyvaskyla.fi.
Music Practice Room Reservations:
kirjasto.musiikki@jyvaskyla.fi
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Silent studyroom
3rd floor
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Work Pods
Three Work Pods located at the third floor.
Each Work Pod offers space for up to 4 people.
The Work Pods are soundproof and ventilated.
The Work Pod 1 is bookable free of charge. You may book the pod for maximum three hours per day with the calendar below.You may only make reservations two weeks into the future.
Also available for reservation: Group rooms
Reservation calendar of the group room and work pod
Reservation calendar of the group room and work pod
The Work Pods.Kaupunginkirjasto.Tietopalvelu@jyvaskyla.fi
Free
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Multipurpose Room
Rent-able, located at the third floor. For twenty people
14 laptops are available for usage.
Photo: Petteri Kivimäki
Kirjasto.taloustoimisto@jkl.fi
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Stage
Ground floor
Service 6 services
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Only assistant dogs are allowed
Esteetön sisäänpääsy, Invapysäköinti, Esteetön WC, Hissi, Suuren kirjasinkoon kokoelma, Induktiosilmukka
Only guide dogs are allowed inside the library
- Book Stop
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Books home -service
Pirkko-Liisa.Jalkanen@jyvaskyla.fi
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Digitizing room
Digitizing room is situated on the third floor
In the digitizing room, you can
- convert and edit VHS tapes, 8mm tapes, ciné films, LPs, and C-cassettes to CDs or other digital formats
- scan pictures, slides, and negatives
The room can be booked for maximum four hours per day and no further than two weeks in advance.
Please, cancel your reservation if you can’t make it: click the link in the confirmation e-mail.
For more information, please contact the music department: kirjasto.musiikki[at]jyvaskyla.fi.
kirjasto.musiikki@jyvaskyla.fi
free
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Book drop
Located at Vapaudenkatu entrance
You can return books in book drop when library is closed.
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Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
Free use