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Rules for the use of the library

Borrowing rights

To be entitled to borrow material, give your name, address, telephone number, email address and date of birth, and show your ID card containing your photo and personal identity code. When you are granted borrowing rights, you agree to be bound by the library rules.

Changes in personal details

You must immediately inform the library of any changes in your name and contact details.

Borrow and return

You can borrow material from our library staff only. You must prove your identity when borrowing. The material can be borrowed for 14–28 days, depending on the material. If the book has a lot of reservations, the borrowing period will be shorter.

You cannot borrow magazines, newspapers, handbooks, reference books, or dictionaries.

The material must be returned or renewed by the due date. You can also return books by post.

Reserve and renew

You can reserve borrowed material or renew items by email or by visiting our customer service point. You can renew an item six times. After this, you must return the item.

Ban on borrowing

If you do not return an item, you will lose your borrowing rights. You will get them back by returning the borrowed item. We can withdraw your borrowing rights if you do not follow the library rules. We can also limit the number of items to be borrowed.

Fees and collection

Customers must pay compensation for lost or damaged material, including the acquisition costs. If necessary, the payment can be collected by taking legal action. In that case, you must also pay additional collection costs. Before this, we will send you a written request to return the item.

Data protection

We record the person’s name, address, telephone number, email address and date of birth in our customer register. You have the right to know what details about you have been recorded in the register. The borrowing register is only used to monitor borrowing – personal details in the register will not be disclosed to third parties. Read more about how the PRH processes personal details on our data protection pages.

Printable version Latest update 19.10.2023