Events and tips

In addition to Helmet e-library, there are thousands of free e-books and audiobooks available on the Internet. This article offers some tips on where to start looking for e-books in English.

When the world around us becomes strange, where the news floods us from a place that feels threatening and the familiar everyday life feels like just a distant dream, one can take comfort and connect with other people in literature, writing and especially poetry.

A podcast, where the services and content offered by the library are opened in a listener-friendly way.

The decision of the coronavirus coordination group means that library services will be available with restrictions. By this decision, the new restrictions will remain in force until 20.12.2020.

Vantaa's bookmobiles will not stop at the afternoon and evening stops due to the health risks related to the coronavirus epidemic. Day-care centers and schools will be served based on orders. 

An appropriation of €800,000 for a national acquisition of digital media for public libraries has been set aside from the Parliament’s additional budget. The sum will be spent on procuring e-materials for children and young people.