Happy Independence Day!
30.11.2021
The Main Library is Open on Independence Day
Independence Day 6.12. causes changes in opening hours in Turku City Library. The main library is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brunch libraries that are self-service libraries are open from 7 am to 9 pm. Other branch libraries are closed.
Pass on your opinions through the Kerrokantasi service
29.11.2021
Give your views on what kind of culture and art you would like to experience and create in Turku
The City of Turku invites residents and different stakeholders to join in drafting Turku's common Cultural Promise. The outcome of the work on the Cultural Promise will be a shared strategic and visionary outlook for science, culture, and cultural well-being extending to 2029.
There is no need for a COVID-19 passport when you visit the library normally!
19.11.2021
The COVID-19 passport to be introduced in library´s events
Turku City Library is introducing the COVID-19 passport in public events of more than 50 people. The use of the COVID-19 passport concerns all events organised in the libraries. There is no need for a COVID-19 passport when you visit the library normally.
18.11.2021
A library of almost one hundred languages
Turku City Library is one of the most multilingual libraries in Finland. Our libraries have books in more than 90 languages. For more than 50 of these languages, there are at least ten titles available. In Turku, the proportion of multilingual books in borrowed adult books is about 10 per cent and in borrowed children and young people’s books, about 5 per cent.
Happy Independence Day!
30.11.2021
The Main Library is Open on Independence Day
Independence Day 6.12. causes changes in opening hours in Turku City Library. The main library is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brunch libraries that are self-service libraries are open from 7 am to 9 pm. Other branch libraries are closed.
Pass on your opinions through the Kerrokantasi service
29.11.2021
Give your views on what kind of culture and art you would like to experience and create in Turku
The City of Turku invites residents and different stakeholders to join in drafting Turku's common Cultural Promise. The outcome of the work on the Cultural Promise will be a shared strategic and visionary outlook for science, culture, and cultural well-being extending to 2029.
There is no need for a COVID-19 passport when you visit the library normally!
19.11.2021
The COVID-19 passport to be introduced in library´s events
Turku City Library is introducing the COVID-19 passport in public events of more than 50 people. The use of the COVID-19 passport concerns all events organised in the libraries. There is no need for a COVID-19 passport when you visit the library normally.
05.11.2021
Issues with sending pick-up notifications
There have been issues with sending pick-up notifications via text message from 3rd November onwards. Please check the status of your reservations by logging in to the web library.
Check the branch libraries' opening hours during the summer!
02.07.2021
Exceptions in opening hours of branch libraries 5.7-15.8.
There are exceptions in the branch libraries' opening hours during the summer. Check the opening hours of your branch library before visiting the library.
We wish you all a sunny Midsummer!
21.06.2021
The library's opening hours over Midsummer
Turku City Library's main library and branch libraries are closed 25-27 June. On Thursday 24.6. the Main library is open until 17:00. Branch libraries with opening hours on Thursdays are open until 16:00.
The new library building is open normally!
11.06.2021
The old section of the Main library is closed14.6.
The old section of the Main library is closed Mon 14 June 2021 until noon. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Check summer opening hours in the branch libraries!
07.06.2021
Summer opening hours in the branch libraries 7. – 30. June
The summer opening hours apply in the local libraries from 7.6. The opening hours for some branch libraries change from the spring. The self-service time of the branch libraries is activated 1.7., Mon-Fri from 7 to 19
Pass on your opinions through the Kerrokantasi service
29.11.2021
Give your views on what kind of culture and art you would like to experience and create in Turku
The City of Turku invites residents and different stakeholders to join in drafting Turku's common Cultural Promise. The outcome of the work on the Cultural Promise will be a shared strategic and visionary outlook for science, culture, and cultural well-being extending to 2029.
There is no need for a COVID-19 passport when you visit the library normally!
19.11.2021
The COVID-19 passport to be introduced in library´s events
Turku City Library is introducing the COVID-19 passport in public events of more than 50 people. The use of the COVID-19 passport concerns all events organised in the libraries. There is no need for a COVID-19 passport when you visit the library normally.
05.11.2021
Issues with sending pick-up notifications
There have been issues with sending pick-up notifications via text message from 3rd November onwards. Please check the status of your reservations by logging in to the web library.
18.11.2021
A library of almost one hundred languages
Turku City Library is one of the most multilingual libraries in Finland. Our libraries have books in more than 90 languages. For more than 50 of these languages, there are at least ten titles available. In Turku, the proportion of multilingual books in borrowed adult books is about 10 per cent and in borrowed children and young people’s books, about 5 per cent.
Check the branch libraries' opening hours during the summer!
02.07.2021
Exceptions in opening hours of branch libraries 5.7-15.8.
There are exceptions in the branch libraries' opening hours during the summer. Check the opening hours of your branch library before visiting the library.
We wish you all a sunny Midsummer!
21.06.2021
The library's opening hours over Midsummer
Turku City Library's main library and branch libraries are closed 25-27 June. On Thursday 24.6. the Main library is open until 17:00. Branch libraries with opening hours on Thursdays are open until 16:00.
The new library building is open normally!
11.06.2021
The old section of the Main library is closed14.6.
The old section of the Main library is closed Mon 14 June 2021 until noon. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Check summer opening hours in the branch libraries!
07.06.2021
Summer opening hours in the branch libraries 7. – 30. June
The summer opening hours apply in the local libraries from 7.6. The opening hours for some branch libraries change from the spring. The self-service time of the branch libraries is activated 1.7., Mon-Fri from 7 to 19
You can return, check out and reserve material!
04.06.2021
The system change went well
The change of library system for the Vaski libraries has been completed successfully. For library users, the online library looks almost as before. The system change enables the development of new services and provides savings to the library.
Sunny Ascension Day to All!
10.05.2021
The libraries’ opening hours on Ascension Day
Check the libraries’ opening hours on Ascension Day. The Main library is open on Wednesday 12.5. normally from 9 to 20. On Ascension Day 13.5. the Main library is open from 11 to 17. The branch libraries are open until 16 on Wednesday. On Ascension Day, the branch libraries are closed.
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