Contact
Contact information
Riihimäki Public Library
Visiting address
- Advice, lending matters, information and remote service
tel. 050 500 1734 - Library services for children and young people
tel. 050 500 1755 - The ushers
tel. 040 330 4677
Library A–Z
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Magazines
You can read magazines in the library or borrow them for yourself. The latest issue is not immediately available for borrowing. See the library's available magazines here.
In addition to paper magazines, you can also read digital magazines in the eLibrary. The service currently only works with the mobile app. You can access the service with strong authentication, you do not need a library card. Check out the digital magazines in the e-library (Kansalliskirjasto.fi).
Data database
You can view and reserve library materials in the Ratamo Libraries online library.
Explore the materials in the Ratamo online library (Ratamo.finna.fi).
Verbs
When describing the content of non-fiction books, articles, and documentaries and searching for information, the terms contained in the General Finnish Ontology (YSO) are mainly used as keywords. Check out the website of the General Finnish Ontology (Finto.fi). The ontology of fictional material (KAUNO) and the Finnish genre and form vocabulary (SLM) are used to describe fiction, fictional films, and audiobooks.
Learn about the ontology of fictional material. (Finto.fi).
Get to know the Finnish genre and form dictionary. (Finto.fi).
The musical material is described using YSO and SLM terms. The forms of names used for persons, actors and entities can be found in the National Actor Information (KANTO) list and the geographical forms of names can be found in the YSO locations list.
Check out the National Operator Information list. (Finto.fi).
Check out the list of YSO locations. (Finto.fi).
Opening hours
You can find the library's opening hours and the self-service library's opening hours by clicking on the title.
Any special opening hours will be updated on the library's website. See the library's opening hours.
See the library's special opening hours.
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Celia
The Celia Accessibility Library is a state-run special library that produces and distributes literature for people with reading disabilities, including audiobooks. A reading disability can be, for example, a visual impairment or impaired vision, a developmental disability, or a temporary reading disability such as a convalescent period. You can also register as a Celia customer at the library.
Read more about the Accessibility Library Celia service (Celia.fi).
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Digital magazines
In addition to paper magazines, you can also read digital magazines. Explore digital magazines.
Digital guidance and digital coaching
Riihimäki Library offers help and guidance in the use of devices, programs and online services. Digital guidance and training is personal, free of charge and intended for all ages. Book an hour-long guidance session at the library.
Read more about the library's digital guidance and training.
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E-books
You can read and listen to digital e-books from the municipal e-library maintained by the National Library. Reading requires strong authentication, so you do not need a library card for this.
View and borrow materials from the e-library. (Kansalliskirjasto.fi).
E-magazines
The library offers digital e-magazines for your use. Some of the magazines can be read in the joint municipal e-library maintained by the National Library. Read more about the library's digital magazines.
ePress newspaper service
In the library, you can read newspapers in digital format through the ePress newspaper service. The ePress service is available on all library computers. Read more about the library's digital magazines.
Accessibility
An accessibility survey has been conducted at Riihimäki Library and the library has been found to be largely accessible. Read more about accessibility on the City of Riihimäki's Accessible Riihimäki page.
The library is also on Facebook. On Facebook, we post information about our events, services and current affairs, among other things. However, Facebook is not the library's official information channel; permanent information can be found on the library's homepage. See Riihimäki Library's Facebook page. (Facebook.com).
Finna
The Ratamo libraries' online library is available in Finna. See Ratamo libraries' materials on the Finna website (Finna.fi).
Finna is an easy-to-use online service that provides access to materials and services from other archives, libraries and museums. The online service allows you to easily search for materials on a topic of your choice, such as images, documents, newspapers, studies, videos and audio recordings. The materials are available from the same online service, and the information seeker does not need to know in advance which organization produced the information.
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Acquisition wishes
You can submit procurement requests regarding materials to customer service and send them electronically using a form or by email. View and use the library's electronic acquisition request form (Finna.fi).
Staff
You can find the library staff and contact information in the Library Directory (Kirjastot.fi).
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You can find Riihimäki City Library on Instagram with the username @rmkkirjasto. On Instagram, we tell you about our events, services and current affairs, among other things. See Riihimäki Library's Instagram profile. (Instagram.com).
Internet
You can use the computers intended for customer use in the library without an appointment and personal login. Internet use in the library is free of charge.
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Remote service
We interlibrary loan material that is not in our own collection, within the framework of interlibrary loan rules agreed upon between the libraries. Long-distance borrowing is subject to a fee: 8 euros/loan from Finland, copies according to actual costs.
Long-distance loan inquiries by phone or email. See the contact information at the bottom of the page.
Book donations
Riihimäki library accepts donations of good condition, fairly new children's and adult books, audio CDs and sheet music. The library does not accept encyclopedias, very old encyclopedias or books in poor condition. You can bring books to our service counters during library opening hours. Due to the lack of resources, the library does not have the possibility to get books from home. With donated books, we supplement our collection and replace materials that are in poor condition.
Due to copyright reasons, we cannot accept DVD or Blu-ray recordings, CD-ROMs or DVD-ROMs for library use as donations.
Not all donated books end up in the library's collections, but some can continue their circulation in the library's book exchange cart, where you can also leave individual books.
Library card
You can get a library card from the lending office by filling out a registration form and presenting an ID card. For those under 15 years of age, written consent from a guardian is required. The library card must be presented when borrowing material. Please notify the library immediately of any change of address or name, or if the card is lost. The first card is free of charge, and renewing the card costs 15 euros for those over 2 years of age. You can use the same library card in all Ratamo libraries (Hausjärvi, Hyvinkää, Loppi, Nurmijärvi, Riihimäki). You can also use the electronic library card available in the online library as a library card.
Teaching library use
Guidance on how to use the library is given from preschoolers to adult groups.
See Riihimäki Library's services for early childhood education.
See Riihimäki Library's services for schools.
See Riihimäki Library's services for middle schools and other groups.
Library history
Learn about the stages and history of the Riihimäki Library on the library's website.
Library building
The library is located at Kauppakatu 16, Riihimäki.
The library building was completed in 1986 under the design of Arkitehtuuritoimisto Osmo Lappo (architects Osmo Lappo, Juhani Westerholm and Iina Paasikivi-Poutanen, interior architect Leena Aaltonen). The building has two floors, gross area 3,384 m2.
Books to home service
Riihimäki city library's Books to home service is intended for those residents of Riihimäki who cannot use a regular library due to old age, illness or disability.
Read more about Riihimäki Library's Books to Home service.
Book tip
Riihimäki Library offers various book presentations, or tips, for school classes and groups. Discover the services offered by Riihimäki Library to schools.
You can ask the library for book recommendations for the materials of the adult section of middle schools and high schools.
Book reviews for adults are held from time to time on various topics. These reviews will be announced separately.
Collections
Riihimäki City Library has approximately 198,000 items of library material. Ratamo libraries have a total of approximately 800,000 items of various materials available to customers. Riihimäki library materials are catalogued in the Ratamo database. Check out the Ratamo database, where you can find the material from Riihimäki Library. (Finna.fi).
Copier
Customers have access to a photocopier that allows them to make black and white or color copies in A4 and A3 sizes. To use the machine, you need a key card, which you can get from customer service. There is a charge for making copies. See the library's Fees page for copy prices.
Homeland collection
The library's local history collection includes non-fiction and fiction written by people from Riihimäki. The collection also includes fiction set in Riihimäki. The local history collection materials are not available for loan, but you can freely consult them in the library. The materials can be found in the Cabinet on the ground floor of the library. Some of the local history materials can also be found in the library's collection as loanable copies.
Schools
See the services offered by the library for schools.
Rules of use in Ratamo libraries
Riihimäki Library has the same usage rules as other Ratamo libraries.
Read the Riihimäki Library's rules of use.
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Donations
See Book Donations
Loan periods
Standard loan period 28 days.
The loan period for new items is 14 days.
The loan period for goods is 14 days.
The loan period for quick loans is 7 days.
You can check the loan period of borrowed materials on the due date receipt or in the Ratamo online library under My Loans. The loan period ends on the due date when the library closes its opening hours.
Quotation
When you borrow materials, you must present a library card or photo ID (driver's license, passport or police-issued identity card). You can get a library card from the lending office by filling out the registration form and presenting an identity document. Children under 15 years of age need the written consent of their guardian. The same library card is valid in all Ratamo libraries (Hausjärvi, Hyvinkää, Loppi, Nurmijärvi, Riihimäki). You can also use the mobile library's electronic library card for borrowing.
Loan machine
The library has self-service lending machines. To borrow, you need a library card and a four-digit pin code. You can also use the online library's electronic library card to borrow.
Wireless network
The library has a wireless network connection for customers. Logging in requires a password, which you can get from the customer service points.
Children's library services
Discover the services offered by Riihimäki Library for children and young people.
Lautapelite
You can borrow various board games from the library. The loan period for games is 14 days.
The children's and youth department has separate board games that can only be played in the library.
Periodicals
The library's magazines are mainly found in the Magazine Room. However, some magazines can be found in the children's and youth section and older magazines can be found in the storage room. Check out the magazines of Riihimäki Library.
Sports equipment loan company
You can borrow exercise and camping equipment offered by Riihimäki Liikuntakeskus from the exercise equipment lending office located in the library. You can borrow e.g. various games, travel equipment and exercise equipment. In terms of camping equipment, cooperation has been made with the city's environmental protection. You can borrow equipment with a library card. The equipment loan period is 14 days. Read more about the Sports Equipment Rental and see the equipment available for loan.
Reader Coach
Riihimäki Library's Reading Coaching is guidance from a library professional for those who need help with their reading choices. You can ask for reading recommendations when you need something new to read and can't think of one yourself. The coaching is always tailored to your wishes. At Riihimäki Library, we focus on adult fiction and biographies.
Read more about Riihimäki Library's Reading Coaching and fill out the Reading Coaching form.
Classification
The library uses the Public Library Classification System (YKL).
Learn about the classification system of public libraries. (Finto.fi).
Class libraries and theme packages
Custom-made packages of 50–70 children's or young adult books are assembled for school classes for three months. The city courier handles the transportation of the books.
Read more about Riihimäki Library's services for school classes.
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Fees
The Riihimäki Education and Welfare Board decides on the fees and compensation for library services. The library's fees are partly the same as those of other Ratamo libraries.
Read more about Riihimäki Library's fees and rules of use.
Microfilm reader
Customers can use a microfilm reading device, which you can ask the library about.
Music studio
The library has a Music Studio where you can play various instruments or record music. The space must be reserved for use. Read more about the library's Music Studio.
Music Department
The music department of Riihimäki Library can be found on the upper floor of the library.
Explore the library's music department and the presentation of the music collection.
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Naxos music library
The library offers you the opportunity to listen to classical music through the Naxos music library. To use it, you need a library card and pin code.
Information
See Information service
Youth services
Youth corner
Exhibitions
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Quick loans
You can find the urgent loan shelf on the ground floor of the library. The loan period for urgent loans is seven days, they cannot be reserved or renewed. Overdue fees for urgent loans are determined in the same way as for reserved materials.
Pin code
To renew and reserve volumes and change your personal information via the online library, you will need a four-digit PIN code in addition to your library card. The same PIN code is also used for automatic lending machines and other online services of the library that require logging in, as well as for logging in to the self-service library.
If you don't have a pin code yet or have forgotten it, you can get a new one by clicking Ratamo online library link next to the login screen. You can also get your PIN in person at any Ratamo library (Hausjärvi, Hyvinkää, Loppi, Nurmijärvi, Riihimäki).
Deleted material
The library sells removed material from time to time in the library's lower lobby, for example in connection with separate library events. When the material is on sale, it will be announced separately. The price of removed material starts at 0,10 euros.
PressReader online newspaper service
Phone numbers and contact information
Daycare
Library services for early childhood education.
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Ratamo loan
Ratamo libraries transfer regional loans worth 2 euros from their collections from one Ratamo library to another and from Kirkes libraries to Ratamo libraries.
Ratamo libraries
The libraries of Hausjärvi, Hyvinkää, Lope, Nurmijärvi and Riihimäki form the Ratamo libraries group. The same library card is valid in all libraries and you can, among other things, borrow and return materials anywhere in these libraries. Through the Ratamo online library, you can browse and reserve material from any library in Kimpa, renew your loans and change your information.
Ratamo warehouse
Ratamo libraries have a common warehouse, where old and rarely borrowed CDs, which have not been permanently deleted, have been selectively moved. In the availability information of the online library, the discs in the Ratamo warehouse are displayed at the Nurmijärvi main library under the location Ratamo warehouse.
You can order a stock of discs for free at all Ratamo library locations. If you want to order a disc, make a reservation for it in the online library or request an order from your library's customer service. When you pick up the disc, ask the customer service representative to remove the 2-euro Ratamo fee automatically given by the system from your data.
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Samuli Paronen hall
Samuli Paronen Hall is an exhibition and multi-purpose space for art and hobby exhibitions and, to a limited extent, other events. The space, located on the first floor of the library, has an area of 112 m² and can accommodate a maximum of 80 people at a time. The hall opens at 9 am on library opening days. A grand piano is also available.
Would you like to reserve a space for your use? Read more about space reservations.
Newspapers
Fairytale room
The children's department has a Story Room, which is free for customers to use when it is not reserved for story lessons or teaching library use. You can hang out, draw and play in the fairytale room.
Story time
Storytelling lessons for groups
Scanner
In the library you can use the scanner free of charge. You can use the scanner upstairs in the library to scan simple documents. For larger jobs and, for example, scanning photos and slides, you should make an appointment at the library In the digital workshop, where you can find a scanner that is better suited for this.
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Event activity
Computers
You can use the computers intended for customer use without making an appointment or logging in personally. You can use the internet and the most common Windows programs, such as Word and Excel, on the computers. The maximum time on the computer is two hours per customer.
You can use your own laptops and mobile devices freely. The library has a wireless network, for which you can get a password from the library's service points.
Information service
Librarians help with the use of the library's collection and information retrieval. The information service handles material reservations and remote service requests from other libraries.
Privacy policy
Privacy statement of the customer register of Ratamo libraries.
Statistical information
Printing
There is a charge for printing. See prices Feesfrom the page.
Pin number
See PIN code
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Renewal
You can renew your loans if there are no reservations. You can do the renewal yourself in the online library or by calling the library. See contact information at the bottom of the page. You can also renew loans at the lending desk.
You will need a library card and PIN to renew your loans in the online library. You cannot renew your loans if you have exceeded the payment limit of 20 euros, the material you borrowed has been invoiced, or it is an express loan.
You can renew your loan up to five times, after which it must be brought to the library for viewing.
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Storage
The library's storage room is located on the first floor of the library. The storage room contains over 60 books, most magazine volumes, 000 sheet music and over a thousand LPs. Duplicate volumes, old or poor-quality material that we want to keep in the collection is transferred to the storage room.
The warehouse is open to customers when the library is open. You can collect the material from the warehouse yourself or ask the staff for help. You can also reserve material in the online library.
Reservations, material
Reserving material from your own municipality's libraries is free of charge. A reservation fee of 2 euros is charged for Ratamo loans. Ratamo loan refers to loans ordered from Ratamo and Kirkes.
You can reserve materials at the information service or the online library. To reserve through the online library, you need a library card and PIN code. If you do not have a library card or PIN code, please contact the library. See contact information at the bottom of the page.
You pick up the reserved material from the reservation pick-up shelf on the ground floor of the library, where you can find your reservations with the pick-up number on the arrival notice. The material is arranged on the collection shelf in a continuous manner based on the collection numbers. Borrow reservations either at the machine or from customer service. You can receive a reservation arrival notification by text message, email or letter.