Summer in Helmet library Summer has started in Helmet library. Check the opening hours on your own library’s pages. Here are some tips to make the most of your summer holidays.
Fixed-term restrictions on self-service in Helsinki City Library network During the temporary service restriction, persons under the age of 15 cannot access the libraries during the self-service hours.
OverDrive digital magazines to be retired on 4 March 2022 and Flipster on 1 July 2022 Digital magazines in OverDrive will no longer be available at the Helmet e-library as of 4 March 2022 and the Flipster service as of 1 July 2022. Foreign digital magazines will continue to be available via the PressReader service.
Helmet libraries’ Ukrainian-language collection is growing fast This spring, more than a thousand works in Ukrainian were ordered for Helmet libraries
Floating also affects collection work at Helsinki City Library The Helsinki City Library has prepared a new collection policy that takes into account the changes to collection work brought about by floating.
Hakunila library will be closed for four months as of May 16 Hakunila library will close its doors on May 16, 2022, because of renovation. The library will open on September 15, 2022.
Visiting Helmet libraries safely We want to make your visit to Helmet libraries as successful and safe as possible. We have compiled information on our activities and some general instructions we ourselves follow and hope that all our visitors will also observe. Welcome to the library – safely!
Helsinki City Library invites you to share and read empowering books Helsinki City Library’s spring is all about books of power. Let us remind each other of the joy of reading, especially in these difficult times. Share your book of power on social media or at the participatory book of power exhibitions of the libraries.
Climate Talks on climate change at the Helmet libraries The Climate Talks tour invites some twenty authors, writers and activists to the Helmet libraries of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area during February–May to discuss climate change and biodiversity loss with the help of literature.
Lippulaiva library in Espoolahti is open Lippulaiva library, Espoo’s fifth district library, opened it’s doors March 31st, 2022. The library is located in Lippulaiva shopping center and offers a wide range of services and long opening hours.
Popularity of e-materials levelled off in 2021 The popularity of e-audiobooks continued to grow, the number of loans increasing by 11 per cent from 2020. By contrast, the number of e-book loans started to decline for the first time.
Helsinki Central Library Oodi organises its first Tolkien Day Tolkien Day, which honours the work of fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien, will be celebrated at Helsinki Central Library Oodi on Friday, 25 March at 16:00–21:00.