Library card

You can get a library card and the PIN number from all PIKI libraries. Take a photo ID with you. You can print and fill out the card application form in advance.  The first library card is free of charge. 

Under 15-year-olds can get a library card with a written consent from their guardian. The guardian is responsible for the material loaned using a library card for a person under 15 years of age. You can print and fill out the card application form for under 15-year-old customers in advance. 

The library card is always personal, so you are responsible for its use and the material loaned using the card. For more detailed information on access rights, user responsibilities and privacy, see the library's rules of use.

Library card applications (PIKI online library)

The library card has a four-digit PIN code that you need for services, for example when you loan books using a self-service machine or use other library services. 

You can personally get the PIN number from all PIKI libraries, and you can decide it yourself. 

You can change the PIN number in the online library on the My Information page but you need to have the old PIN number to do so. If you forget your PIN code, you can check it at the library. Bring an ID with you.

Report the missing card immediately to your local library or the Main Library Metso's loan services phone 040 800 7848, e-mail [email protected]. According to the rules of use, the card holder is responsible for all material loaned using the card until the card has been reported lost. 

If a library card has been reported missing, it cannot be used. The new library card is subject to a fee. 

The electric library card can be found from your account information in the PIKI online library after you have signed in. PIKI-mobiilikirjasto and Tampere.Finland applications also include an electronic library card that is easily accessible on your device. Both apps are available for free from app stores for iOS and Android devices. 

An electronic library card works like a standard library card: It can be used to loan material on self-service machines or open the doors of a self-service library by showing your electronic library card to the reader and entering your four-digit PIN number. However, the electronic library card does not replace the traditional library card but complements it.