Main Library (Jyväskylä)

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.

Paper sizes A4 and A3.

Note! At the moment (Feb 2023 -->) the device is not available for scanning or printing. 

You can book the microfilm reader at the customer service desk on the 1st floor, or by phone: 014 569 4119.

Information about exhibitions here (in Finnish).

The four group rooms are located at the third floor. The Group Room 1 (4 persons) and The Big Group Room (8 persons) are bookable free of charge. You may book the rooms for maximum three hours per day and up to two weeks in advance with the calendar below. The Big Group Room has a data projector. 

The Group Rooms 2 (4 persons) and 3 (4 persons) can be used without a reservation.

Reservation calendar of the group rooms and the work pod

Reservation calendar of the group room and work pod

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. 

NOTE: Problems have been detected in some of the reservations. The top of the confirmation e-mail might be incorrect. However, the booking time indicated at the bottom of the e-mail should be correct.

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) and an acoustic 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. 

NOTE: Problems have been detected in some of the reservations. The top of the confirmation e-mail might be incorrect. However, the booking time indicated at the bottom of the e-mail should be correct.

Music Practice Room Reservations:

Click here to open the reservation page

Three Work Pods are located at the third floor. The Work Pods are soundproof and ventilated. Each Work Pod offers space for up to 4 people.

The Work Pod 1 is bookable free of charge. You may book the pod for maximum three hours per day and up to two weeks in advance with the calendar below. The other Work Pods can be used without a reservation.

Reservation calendar of the work pod and the group rooms

Reservation calendar of the group room and work pod

A few laptops are free to use.

The music department is located on the third floor of the Main Library.

Our music collection consists of CDs, LPs, sheet music, study scores, instrument guides, music books, DVDs and musical instruments.

The department has music players with headsets for customers who want to listen to music in the library.

There are four soundproof music practice rooms in the music department, a digitizing room and a copying machine.

From the shelves of the Young Adults' department, you can pick up fantasy and horror as well as poems and non-fiction books. You can also find movies and audiobooks for young adults here. The department's sofas invite you to spend time: you can read magazines, play games with a group, or simply spend time with your own thoughts. Welcome to have a good time!

The children's department is a place for learning and enjoyment. Whether you are looking for poetry, facts about the Vikings, music, comics or story books, we can help you. Here you can do homework or otherwise just spend time alone or together with others. Eating small snacks is also allowed. However, it is good to keep books away from snacks. The children's department also has changing exhibitions for children. Welcome to the children's department!

The Fairytale Room Peukaloinen organizes events and activities aimed at children. You can find more information in the Keski libraries' event listing.

Only assistant dogs are allowed inside the library.

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.

The book stop is located on the 2nd floor of the main library next to the "jännitys" section. 

You can’t bring the books on display home, but you can read them at the book stop. If you do wish to take one home, you can make a reservation at the customer service desk or online.

The books of the book stop and their availability can be found in the online library: https://keski.finna.fi/List/1126882

For additional information call Pirkko-Liisa Jalkanen on Thursdays or Fridays at 9.30 - 11.00.

You can pay for prints and copies with coins on the ground floor of the library even when customer service is closed.

In the digitizing room, you can 

• convert VHS tapes, 8mm tapes, compact cassettes and LPs, to CDs or other digital formats
• scan slides, negatives and cinéfilms

The room can be booked free of charge 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. 

NOTE: Problems have been detected in some of the reservations. The top of the confirmation e-mail might be incorrect. However, the booking time indicated at the bottom of the e-mail should be correct.

Reservation Calendar

You can return books to the drop boxes 24/7 until further notice. However, it is worth noting that the returns will not necessarily be returned until the next day, even if the returns are left in the drop box during the library's opening hours. The drop box is located next to the stairs on the Vapaudenkatu side. The accessible drop box is located at the entrance on the Cygnaeuksenkatu side.

Groups can visit the main library on their own whenever the library is open. With a guided visit, you can familiarize yourself with the library's facilities and offerings, or hear reading tips and learn how to use the online library. If you would like a guide for your group during the visit, please make an appointment for your visit in advance at the address kirjastovierailut.paakirjasto@jkl.fi.

Kindergarten groups can order a bag of books already collected for their group by filling out the Main Library's order form. You can find more information about ordering and delivery conditions here (in Finnish).

You can pick up reserved items from the reservation shelves on the ground floor and borrow them using the self-service machine. 

Some items, for example games, are exeptions to this. Please ask the customer service on the ground floor for them.

Discarded books and other items are sold at cheap prices on the ground floor of the library.