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Helsinki has gained a new mobile library, Stoori. Stoori goes where people are and offers the delightful experience of discovering reading as a hobby.

The Helmet libraries will start using a flexi customer model. It will make using library services easier when you are unable to go to the library yourself. 

Helsinki City Library reaches the age of 160 years on Wednesday the 7th of October 2020. The anniversary is celebrated through work, and customers are as welcome to the library as on any other day.

Kivistö residents’ services are supplemented with a new library point. The bright and colorful premises are situated at Topaasikuja 11.

The cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa recommend that everyone over the age of 15 start using face masks in municipal service situations in which it is difficult to avoid close contact.

Depending on their municipality of residence, Finns are currently not equal in terms of their access to the digital media, such as e-books, digital audio books and digital magazines, provided by public libraries. This significant national question for public libraries will now be tackled by a service concept project focusing on digital media.

The Lahjoita lämpöä! campaign involves collecting woollen gloves, knitted gloves and woollen socks for the homeless and clients of low-threshold services.

Libraries are safe to visit during the coronavirus outbreak.

Chamber music will fill Helsinki libraries this autumn as the Orchestra in your Library tour organised by Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and Helsinki City Library starts on 1 September The tour will include performances in each of Helsinki’s 37 local libraries, as well as the mobile library.

Starting from Monday 10th August, customers can use some 3D printers, sewing machines and digital workstations.