Search, reservations and personal loans

Materials can be ordered with a free reservation from any library in your municipality or from Keski library to the nearest library. You can make a reservation in the online library (you need a Keski library card and PIN code) or ask the staff to make a reservation for you. You will be notified of the reservation you have received via text message, e-mail or letter, depending on your choice.

Material search, reservations and personal loans

Central libraries' e-material services

Here you can find books, audiobooks, music and magazines that can be used online in the library or at home with a library card and PIN code.

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Reservations

Keski libraries use two different reservation types. When you make a reservation in the online library, you can choose either a normal or a regional reservation. Please always inform the library of a changed address, e-mail address or phone number!

Instructions for making a reservation

Normal the reservation applies to the material of all branches of the municipality selected as the pick-up point.

Regional reservation applies to the materials of all Keski libraries and it is transported to the pick-up location of your choice. The regional reservation can only be applied to the material on the shelf. The regional reservation can only be applied to material that has the status loanable in the online library. With a regional reservation, you cannot reserve books from high schools in some municipalities or objects that are difficult to transport, such as exercise equipment. Transporting the regional reservation to the selected pick-up location takes from a few days to more than a week.

The pickup time for reservations is 7 business days

All Äänekoski libraries have an open reservation shelf, from which you can pick up the material yourself using the personal reservation number shown in the pick-up notice. Always remember to borrow the material you pick up from the reservation shelf with the loan machine or at the counter!

The last pick-up date of the reservation can be seen in the pick-up notification message. A reservation that has already arrived can be canceled free of charge by notifying the library during pick-up time. A fee of €2,00 will be charged for non-pick-up and non-cancelled reservations.

Loans and renewal

The Keski libraries library card is valid in all Keski libraries. Loan periods and restrictions may vary depending on the library (e.g. library cars). You can see the due dates of your loans on the loan receipt or on the Loans page of the online library.

The most common loan periods vary from one week to four weeks:

4 weeks: books, recordings, sheet music, language courses
2 weeks: magazines, instant loans, items, console and board games, DVDs and Blu-ray discs
1 week: weekly loans, season tickets

By the latest due date, the loan must be returned during the library's opening hours, or it must be renewed. You can return your loan to any Keski library. A late fee is charged for late returned or late renewed loans. Online replay must be done before the end of the day. Loans can be renewed five times if there are no reservations. Weekly loans and season tickets cannot be renewed.

Some Keski libraries have a return window. Loans are returned to the door at the borrower's own risk. Works returned through Luukku are registered as returned only on the next business day.

When borrowing movies, TV shows and digital games, libraries follow Age limits set by KAVI (opens in a new tab). The library is not liable for compensation if the borrowed recording damages the customer's equipment.

You will lose your borrowing rights in all Keski libraries if you do not return the loans or do not pay the fees.

You can receive a free reminder of the approaching due date in your e-mail 1 to 5 days before the due date if you notify the library of your e-mail address or save it to your own information in the online library. The due date reminder is an additional service, the failure of which, for example, due to a technical problem, does not remove your obligation to take care of renewing or returning the loans before the due date. You yourself are also responsible for accumulated late fees

Remote service

The library's remote service transmits material from other libraries and archives that is not available in the collections of Keski libraries. We serve both private individuals and other libraries.

You can order an interlibrary loan if you are a registered customer of Äänekoski Library. Remember to check first that the Central Libraries do not have the material you want in their collections! Please note that with a free regional reservation you can order material on the shelf from other Central Libraries. A fee of €4,00 is charged for interlibrary loans. More about remote service.

libraries

Search, reservations and personal loans

Materials can be ordered with a free reservation from any library in your municipality or from Keski library to the nearest library. You can make a reservation in the online library (you need a Keski library card and PIN code) or ask the staff to make one

Äänekoski main library

The main library of the city of Äänekoski is located in the center of the Äänekoski agglomeration. The library has up-to-date and versatile loanable material as well as an expert advice and information service.

Suolahti library

The Suolahti library is located in the center of the Suolahti settlement. The library's lending hall has space for holding small-scale exhibitions. The library's newsroom has a separate entrance and longer opening hours.

Sumiainte library

The Sumiainen library is located in the center of the settlement, in a separate building in the grounds of the Sumiainen school. The library has a lending room, magazine room, customer computer, copier-printer and wireless network for customers.

Kongingkanka library

The Konginkankaa library is located in a commercial property in the center of the agglomeration. The library also has a newspaper reading room and a customer computer, as well as an open wireless network. The lending hall has space for holding small-scale exhibitions.

Exceptional opening hours of libraries

This page has collected additional information about exceptional opening hours of libraries, e.g. on public holidays.

Self-employed hours

Some of Äänekoski's libraries are open separately during customer service hours, when staff are present, and in addition during extended self-service hours without staff. The library premises can be accessed by logging in with a KESKI library card.

Most booked and new

The most booked top 10 books and novelties from the adult, youth and children's sections. All materials that arrived at the libraries during the previous month in the downloadable new catalog.

Selection of library material

The selection of materials is governed by the Public Libraries Act. According to the law, the public library must promote the population's equal opportunities for education and culture, the availability and use of information, as well as the culture of reading and multi-literacy.

Literary events

Äänekoski's libraries regularly organize various literary events open to everyone. Such are e.g. children's story lessons, embroidery evenings, expert lectures, theme weeks and digital guidance events.

Reading circles

A reading circle meets once a month in both Äänekoski and Suolahti libraries. In the reading circles of both libraries, a different theme is always followed for six months, to which all the books are related. The reading circles are led by Mari Moisio.

Story time

Äänekoski's libraries organize fairy tale classes open to everyone throughout the year. Storytelling classes are held regularly at the main library during the winter season, and occasionally at nearby libraries. Information about fairy tale classes can always be found in the city's event calendar...

Magazine collections and magazines

A comprehensive collection of newspapers and magazines can be read in the Äänekoski libraries' magazine rooms. Magazines can be borrowed for 14 days (the latest issue is not borrowed). The main library and Suolahti library have separate entrances to the magazine rooms.

Accessibility library Celia's audio books

Is reading the text difficult for you, for example, due to dyslexia, muscle disease or impaired vision? An audiobook can help when reading plain text is difficult.

Library card and rules

KESKI libraries use a common library card. The first library card is free of charge, you can get it by filling out and signing the library card form and presenting a photo ID (e.g. driver's license, passport) at the library.

Information technology services

Libraries offer desktop computers for customer use as well as possibilities for printing, copying and scanning. Scanning is free of charge, copies and prints are chargeable (price below.

Kindergarten and school visits

The library invites kindergartens, elementary and middle schools, and secondary schools for guided visits. During these visits, you get to know the library's services, collections and information search, and you are advised to read a variety of things, from picture books to non-fiction books.

Remote service

The library's remote service transmits material from other libraries and archives that is not available in the collections of Keski libraries. We serve both private individuals and other libraries.

Nepsy shelves

All libraries in Äänekoski have their own Nepsy shelf, where you can find books related to the topic and information about Nepsy matters.

Clear books

Reference books are easy to read. All libraries have reference books.

Library in plain language

This page tells about the library and how to use it in plain language.

Äänekoski print products on sale

The lovely and popular Äänekoski print products are on sale at the Äänekoski main library and art museum. The print was designed by Kaisla Kujanpää, a designer from Äänekoski, and the name of the pattern is "City in nature's lap".