Events Ukulele for beginners 9/28/2023 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM music room/Kajuutta (Lippulaiva Library) New Ukulele class for beginners starts in Lippulaiva Library. No previous musical experience required. The library has ukuleles which you can borrow for the lesson. Participation is free of charge and no pre-registration is needed.
Events Library´s Reading Dog 10/4/2023 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 1st floor (Töölö Library) Come and read aloud to library´s reading dog!
Events Ukulele for beginners 10/5/2023 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM music room/Kajuutta (Lippulaiva Library) New Ukulele class for beginners starts in Lippulaiva Library. No previous musical experience required. The library has ukuleles which you can borrow for the lesson. Participation is free of charge and no pre-registration is needed.
Events Music Relaxation 10/12/2023 5:15 PM - 5:45 PM Jukeboksi (Entresse Library) Welcome to a relaxation, where you can sit still or lie on the floor and listen to the peaceful sounds of singing bowls, flutes, guitar and bells.
Tips Sport and culture season tickets available in Helmet Libraries Pääkaupunkiseudun kirjastoista voit lainata Helmet-kirjastokortilla erilaisia kausikortteja urheilu- ja kulttuuritapahtumiin.
Tips Tapiola Sinfonietta season tickets available to borrow at Espoo libraries Tapiola Sinfonietta season tickets are available to borrow at four branches of the Espoo City Library: Iso Omena, Lippulaiva, Sello and Tapiola. There are two season tickets available at each branch.
Tips Quick reading recommendations from librarians The library’s quick tips are a quick and convenient way to get book recommendations directly from librarians.
Tips The Box Bicycle is now available for loaning You can loan the Box Bicycle from Sello Library starting from 26.6.2023.
News flash First graders in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area get a book present from the Helmet Library This year’s Finnish-language book gift is called Zakir ja kevät, written by Malin Klingenberg and illustrated by Margareta Sandin. The campaign starts in the Helmet libraries on Monday, 11 September 2023.
News flash Kalasatama Library to open on 15 January 2024 The upcoming 38th library in Helsinki, to open in early 2024, will be a unique local library in the middle of the residents’ daily lives and along their routes. The playful premises of the new library invite visitors to read and spend time together. The library was planned together with the area’s residents.
News flash Do you use the self-service library? You must now register as a user Only registered users will have access to the Helmet self-service libraries as of 1 November 2023, when the new self-service library rules enter into force. You can register in advance at any Helmet library starting from 1 September 2023.
News flash Helmet online service to be updated in 2023 The Helmet.fi online service of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area libraries will be updated in 2023. The new online library will utilise Finna, which is a free-of-charge online service platform maintained by the National Library of Finland.