Photo by Sune Nordström

The Web library
Here you can look for books in the library catalogue. To renew your loan or reserve books you need a PIN-code to log in on the Web library. You receive a PIN-code by showing your library card. The PIN-code is not given by phone or e-mail.

New books for adults                       New books for children and youth
A list of new acquisitions by the town library

Newspapers and magazines
Here you can find a list of newspapers and magazines that are available in the town library. If you are looking for other newspapers and magazines you can check the Fredrika list of magazines.

Fredrika
The libraries in 12 municipalities in Ostrobothnia cooperate since 1992 in the network Fredrika. The catalogue contains more than one million books.

E-books and audiobooks
The library users can download e-books on their own computers. This requires an Internet- extension, a program that you can download free-of-charge, a library card and a PIN-code. The requirements are the same for listening to audiobooks.

Library card
A library card is personal and must always be shown when borrowing books in all libraries in Närpes. People under the age of 15 must have a parent’s or guardian’s signature on the library application form in order to receive a library card. The parent or guardian is also responsible for the loans made with the card. A library card is not given to children under 7 years. If a library card is lost the library must always be informed. After reporting the loss the card holder is no longer responsible for possible misuse. A new library card may be obtained by paying a fee. Changes of name and adress must always be reported to the library.

Loan period
The normal loan period is 4 weeks, for DVD and video only 1 week. Datero programs and course books on demand are lent for 2 weeks. The expiry date of the loan is always indicated on the receipt given at the time of the loan. Books and other material which have not been reserved can be borrowed again, also by phone and e-mail. Renewal of books and reservation by Internet requires a library card and a PIN-code. Material on loan can be returned to any library in the municipality. The late fee is 2.00 € for each reminder sent out. People who have not returned their loans after 3 reminders lose their borrowing rights until the material has been returned and all the fees have been paid. Damaged or lost material must be compensated according to purchase value.

Distance loans
Books which are not available at the town library can be borrowed as distance loans from another library. The minimum fee for a distance loan is 3.00 €. For distance loans from domestic university libraries there is the dispatching library's fee + 2.00 €. Loans from libraries in Sweden and other Nordic countries usually cost 6.00 €. For loans sent as copies the customer pays the fee of the dispatching library.

Computers and Internet
The town library has 3 Internet computers for customers. One of the computers can be reserved for 1 hour, while the other two can be used without prior reservation. Copies
(black-white) cost 40 cents per page. For checking the library catalogue there are 2 computers.

Exhibitions
The library reading room also functions as an exhibition space.

Luckan
Luckan in Southern Ostrobothnia is in the town library every Thursday.

Electricity meter
The town library has an electricity meter that can be borrowed for 2 weeks.

Photocopying
The town library has a photocopier that can be used by visitors. Black-white copies cost 40 cents per page.