Events and tips

Books about love.

The Harry Potter-week is celebrated on 1.-6.2. in Helmet-libraries. In honor of the week, we compiled reading recommendations for rainbow fantasy books for young people and adults. Grab the tips!

The traditional N.E.W.T. Quiz was held again on Harry Potter Book Week of 2021. See correct answers and results here!

The visits to the online services of the libraries in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area increased by three million compared to 2019. Customers read and listened to plenty of e-books, but the borrowing of digital magazines gained the most immense popularity.

The meeting and collection facilities of the Helmet libraries will be closed to customers between 30.11.2020 and 31.3.2021, but the libraries will remain open in limited form for short-time visits. 

HelMet libraries are moving from plastic book coatings to plant-based coatings.The libraries will move to the more environmentally-friendly material as new materials are coated and once the old plastic reserves are used up. At the same time, they are studying how many books can be left uncoated for environmental reasons.