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Tampere City Library offers spaces and collections for information, education and refreshment. At the library you can read and borrow, visit events, meet friends or just spend some relaxing time. The library provides varied events for adults and children with their families. The library enhances the sense of community and general well-being.
Everyone can visit the library and, for instance, use computers and the free internet, read books, papers and journals, listen to the music, play board games and study or work in peace. At the information service you can get professional assistance and advisory concerning information retrieval. For borrowing you need to be registered as a customer and have a library card. Nowadays, almost in every library there is a self-service system for borrowing and lending.
Tampere City Library consists of the main library Metso, 4 regional libraries, 10 branch libraries and 2 mobile libraries. At the regional libraries there are 3 net squares, where you can find computer classes and get professional help.
Tampere is a part of the large PIKI library system, which consists of 22 other public libraries in the surrounding area.
Library collections
The Tampere City Library seeks to provide a diverse, up-to-date, high-quality collection of materials.The collection comprises physical materials as well as e-materials.
