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How to borrow items
A library card is required to borrow books and magazines.
- Individuals who live, work, or attend school in Suita City are eligible to borrow items from Suita City Libraries.
- When applying for a library card, please provide documents that enable library staff to confirm your name and address. Acceptable documents include a valid individual number card, driver license, and student ID card. If you live outside Suita City, but work or attend school in Suita City, please provide documentation that shows your place of work or school.
- About the library card:
- The library card can be used at all Suita City Libraries.
- The library card is valid for five years. (Your library card must be renewed every five years. At the time of renewal, library staff will verify and update your address and other registered information.)
- If your library card is lost or if there are changes to your personal
information such as name, address or phone number, please contact us immediately. - Applications for library cards must be submitted in person or by a
designated representative. (A designated representative must show proof of his/her own address as well as the applicant's and authorization to serve as proxy.)
Please use the self-service checkout machine to borrow items. (Some items cannot be checked out using the self-service checkout machine.)
| Items and Loan Period | ||
|---|---|---|
| Item | Period | Number of Items |
| Books, Kamishibai (picture story cards), magazines, comic books | 2 weeks | Up to 15 items |
| AV material (CD's, DVD's) | 2 weeks | Up to 3 items |
- Some items cannot be taken out of the library. (The most recent issue of magazines can only be read inside the library. Older issues can be checked out.)
- Items in the city libraries are valuable public property. Please note that you may be asked to compensate for loss or damage.
How to Return Items or Extend Loan Period
Items can be returned to any Suita City Library
Checked out items may be returned to any Suita City Library. Please use the self-return machine inside the library to return checked-out items. （Your library card is not needed for returns.)
Please use the Return Box to return checked-out items when the library is closed. (Your library card is not needed for returns.)
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Yamada Branch library does not have Return Boxes for AV material (CD's/ DVD's). Please DO NOT place CD's/ DVD's into the Book Return Box.
- Please return items checked out from libraries outside of Suita City at the Check-in Counter inside the library during business hours. Do not place items checked out from libraries outside of Suita City in the Return Box.
Extending loan period
The loan period cannot be extended if the items have been reserved by someone.
Please request an extension of the loan period prior to the due date for the current loan period. The loan period can be extended for two weeks from the date the extension is requested.
Only one extension of the loan period is allowed for each item.
- You can extend the loan period using the self-service checkout machine at the library if you carry your library card and checked-out items.
- Individuals with a password for online access can extend the loan period via the library website or the user terminal inside the library.
- When requesting an extension by telephone, please provide your library card number and the reference number or title of the borrowed item.
- To extend the loan period for items borrowed from libraries outside Suita City, please consult the library from which the items were borrowed.
Please return checked-out items by their due date
Until overdue items are returned:
- Items cannot be checked out or reserved.
- Reserved items cannot be checked out.
- Reservations will be cancelled if the overdue items are not returned within the pick-up period for the reserved items.
If you cannot return the borrowed items by the due date, please extend the loan period. However, if the items are reserved by someone, the loan period cannot be extended.
Reservations
Items you cannot find can be reserved.
- To reserve items, please call, use the official library website, user terminal inside libraries, or application form for reservations.
- Up to 15 books, Kamishibai (picture story cards), magazines, and comic books, and up to three CD's/ DVD's (combined total of 18 items) can be reserved.
- Suita City Libraries will make every attempt to meet requests through the network libraries in Osaka Prefecture including neighboring cities or by purchasing the items that are not in the library collection.
- Reservations of comic books, CD's and DVD's is limited to the Suita City Libraries collection. Requests for the purchase of new items are not accepted. Exceptionally, some items may be borrowed from other libraries.
- The library will inform you when the reserved items are available.
Caution! Please pick up the reserved items within the pick-up period.
Your library card is required when picking up reserved items.
- If you cannot find the item you are looking for, please ask library staff.
Reference Service
Librarians help you find what you are looking for.
- Librarians will help you find the information you are looking for regarding books, daily life, and other subjects.
- You can also ask librarians your questions via telephone and the Internet.
However, we may not be able to provide answers to questions about homework, quizzes, medical or legal issues and so on.
Official Suita City Libraries Website
Official city libraries website
Official website URL: https://www.lib.suita.osaka.jp/
- You can search items available at Suita City Libraries.
- You can browse city library information, including event schedules and library holidays.
- The official website provides information about events, classes, etc.
- Obtain a password or recover your forgotten password using the official city library website.
Advantages for password holders
- Password holders can reserve items or extend the loan period via the official website or user terminals in the library.
- Password holders can select Eメール as a contact to receive notifications when reserved items are available at the library. (Please register your e- mail address in advance.)
- Password holders can check the reservation and loan status of items via the official website or user terminals in the library.
- Password holders can receive the official Suita City Library mail magazine and information about events and books twice a month via Eメール。
- Password holders can sign up to receive information about newly acquired books.
Register preferred writers or themes, and you will receive Eメール notifications when books by the writers or on the themes arrive at city libraries。 - Password holders can sign up to receive due date reminders.
You can receive Eメール reminders when due dates are approaching。
Suita Digital Library
Suita Digital Library
https://web.d-library.jp/suita/
You can borrow and read e-books using your computer or smartphone, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Up to 3 items may be borrowed for 2 weeks. Reservations are limited to 3 items.
Note: The user ID and password are the same as those for “My Library.”
Other Services
Copying Services (All Libraries)
Only library materials may be copied the limits of copyright law, for a fee.
Databases & Internet Access (All Libraries) ＊Note：Library card requires
Online databases and internet terminals are available free of charge (ones a day for up to 90 minutes).
Printing from databases is available for a fee at Central, Sankusu, Senriyama–Saidera, Kento, and Yamada-Ekimae libraries.
Free Wi-Fi（All libraries except Yamada Branch Library)
You may use Wi-Fi with your own computer or smartphone.
Study Rooms Library card required
Study rooms are available at the Central Library.
Please check the library website for usage details.
Group Use
Group lending is available for organizations within Suita City, such as, nursery schools,elementary schools, junior high schools, home libraries, and reading groups.
Events and Programs
Lectures, talks, and children’s storytelling sessions are held regularly.
Information is available on the library website and in the “City Report Suita.”
Services for Individuals with Impairments
Barrier-Free Reading Support Services ＊For users with disabilities
For those who have difficulty reading printed text, the library offers postal lending of audiobooks, braille books, multimedia DAISY materials, tactile picture books, and face-to-face reading services.
LL (Easy-to-Read) books are available for users with intellectual disabilities.
Postal lending of books and magazines is available for users who have difficulty visiting the library.
Contact: Senriyama–Saidera Library
Tel: 06-6192-0516 Fax: 06-6192-0517
Library materials are valuable public assets. Please handle borrowed items with care.
Hours of Service
| Open | Closed | |
|---|---|---|
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Central Library Senri Library Esaka Library Sankusu Library Nickname Yamada-Ekimae Library Senrioka Library Kento Library Yamada Branch Library |
10時0分a.m. - 6時0分p.m. Thu. & Fri. 10時0分a.m. - 8時0分p.m. (Open until 6時0分p.m., when Thursday/Friday is a national holiday.) The Reference Room on the second floor of the west wing of Senriyama-Saidera Library |
New Year holidays The last Thursday of each month Annual stocktaking period |
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Kita-Senri Library |
10時0分a.m. - 8時0分p.m. |
New Year holidays The last Tuesday of each month |
Created on April,2023
