Libraries and services

The reading room and exhibition room are open at 9 a.m. on all opening days and the library can be used on a self-service basis from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

On Christmas Eve and Christmas and Midsummer Eve from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

*) in 2025, the eve of 31 October, the eve of 31 October, the eve of 5 December, the eve of Independence Day, the eve of 23 December, the eve of 23 December and the eve of 31 December.

*) The library is closed on New Year's Day, Epiphany, Good Friday, Easter Saturday. Easter 1 and 2, Ascension Day, Ascension Day, May Day, Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Day, All Saints' Day, Independence Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

In the event ofa power cut, we will inform you in advance on the library's Facebook page and in the library building. If the outage occurs in the morning, the library will not open until after the outage. In the afternoon or evening, the library will be closed from the time of the outage.

on eve*, midsummer and Christmas eve from 10.00 to 14.00

*) The eve of Christmas in 2025 is 31 October, the eve of All Saints' Day, 5 December, the eve of Independence Day, 23 December, the eve of Christmas Eve and 31 December, the eve of New Year's Eve.

*) The library is closed on New Year's Day, Epiphany, Good Friday, Easter Saturday. Easter 1 and 2, Ascension Day, Ascension Day, May Day, Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Day, All Saints' Day, Independence Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Varkaus City Library is part of the Lumme library cluster.
The Lumme libraries include the public libraries of Enonkoski, Hirvensalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Mikkeli, Mäntyharju, Pertunmaa, Pieksämäki, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Savonlinna and Varkaus.

Lumme libraries are open to all. Their collections are available free of charge to all with a single library card.

• fiction and non-fiction
• magazines, newspapers and specialist journals
• books in plain and large print
• language courses
• audio books and audiobooks
• DVD films
• video films and newsreels
• CDs
• LPs in the main library stock (ask the staff)
• sheet music
• music literature
• music DVDs
• Lending library

Customer register

After proving their identity, customers have the right to know what information about them is held in the library's register. The Lumme Libraries' Privacy Policy is available in the libraries and on the online library lumme.finna.fi.

Subscribing to Lumme libraries

You can obtain a library card at the library's customer service desk by presenting a photo ID and stating your address in Finland. The first library card is free of charge.

When you register as a customer of Lumme libraries, you agree to abide by the current rules of use and loan periods.

If you are under 15 years of age, you must have the consent of a guardian or other responsible adult. A representative of a kindergarten, school, institution or community may obtain a library card with the written consent of the person responsible for the adult. The patron or person in charge of the community is responsible for the materials borrowed and for renewing and returning the loans. The responsible person is responsible for loans to persons under 15 years of age. A person who is banned from borrowing may not act as a responsible person.

You are responsible for ensuring that your contact details are correct, either on your own behalf or as the responsible person for your community. You can change your contact details by visiting the online library or by visiting the library. You can only change your name by visiting the library and presenting your ID card under your new name.

If you lose your card, report it to the library immediately.

We are not responsible for any damage caused by the use of the WLAN or equipment used in the library or borrowed from the library.

Borrowing and returning

You will need a library card to borrow items. Depending on the material, the loan period is between 1 and 28 days. Some materials may have different lending policies.

Individual customers may borrow up to 100 items at any one time, including up to 20 DVDs and Blurays, five children's console games and five adult console games. We respect the age limits for games and films.

Please renew or return items by the due date. The loan period expires on the due date at the end of library opening hours and at the turn of the day for the online library. You may renew loans eight (8) times, unless there are no reservations.

If you wish, you will receive an advance notification of the loan due date by e-mail. You will also receive loan and return receipts by email if you wish.

The libraries are not affected by any disruption in telecommunications, so any disruption will not reduce any charges.

You can return and renew loans at any Lumme library. You can renew loans by phone or online at the library. You cannot renew loans if they are subject to a reservation or if you are banned from borrowing.

You can also return items during self-service and self-service hours at the automatic machine in libraries where self-service and/or self-service hours are available. If the library has a return hatch, you can return loans to it at your own risk. We will record the loans as returned on the next opening day of the library.

When renewing loans in the online library, always check that the loans show a new due date. Late fees begin to accrue after the due date shown on the loan record. If the new due date is not recorded, please contact the library.

Pin code

In addition to your library card, you will need a pin code

- when you check out or renew your loans or reserve items in the Lumme online library

- when you use the self-service library

- when using services that require a login.

You can get a pin code in person at any Lumme library. The pin code is not given by email or telephone.

Reserving material

You can reserve material from the Lumme online library or at any Lumme library. Please indicate from which library you are collecting the material. We will deliver the material you have reserved to the collection point of your choice.

You will be notified by e-mail, text message or letter when the material is available for collection. You can choose how you want to be notified.

If you do not pick up your reservation in time, you will be charged a fee. Please inform the library if you are unable to collect the item before the last day for collection.

If you pick up your reservation from the self-service shelf, you will need a reservation ID. You can find your reservation on the reservation shelf by using your booking reference. You can request a replacement by contacting the online library or the library's customer service.

Express loans and items cannot be reserved. Some items and games also have restrictions on shipping. Restrictions are shown in the Lumme online library in the item information.

There is a charge for interlibrary loans.

Fees and refunds

The fees charged by the library are listed in the fees appendix of the library's rules of use.

A fee is charged for unclaimed books.

A late fee is charged for items returned or renewed after the due date. A late fee will accrue for all calendar days after the due date up to the maximum amount. A late fee will also be charged in the event of a failure to renew a loan due to an outage or other technical failure of the online library. The library is not responsible for the delivery of notices. For children's and juvenile material, only the fee for the letter of advice is charged.

We will send a first reminder for overdue material 7 days after the due date by email to those customers with an email address on file. A second reminder will be sent by letter 14 days after the due date, and the invoice will be sent at the earliest 56 days after the due date.

If the material is on deposit, you must return the material to the library and pay the accumulated fees. If the material is lost or mutilated, you must replace the material. You can obtain instructions on how to replace the material from the library.

If you do not return or replace the material you have borrowed, the municipality will send the bills for collection. This also applies to children's or young people's material and material borrowed by anyone under the age of 15. The methods of collection may differ from one municipality to another.

Loss of borrowing rights 

You can lose your borrowing right:

- for unpaid fees exceeding the amount set by the library

You can get your borrowing right back:

- by paying the accrued fees

Any disputes over compensation will be dealt with by the district court to which each Lumme municipality belongs.

Loss of access rights 

You must behave properly in the library (Law 612/2003 on Public Order). The staff may order a disruptive customer to leave the library premises.

Disruptive behaviour of a customer towards staff or another customer despite prohibitions may result in the temporary loss of the right of access (Act on Public Libraries 1492/2016, § 15). The right of access may also be lost for defacing library property. A written ban on access is imposed by the official in charge of the library. Before the ban is issued, the customer must be consulted. The prohibition of access is decided by a decision of the official, against which the customer may request a correction (Municipal Act 410/2015, § 134). The right of access may be lost for a maximum of 30 days.

Personal library services in Lumme libraries

You can use the library independently outside the service hours. The opening hours vary from municipality to municipality and municipalities may have library-specific rules for self-service.

You can access the library during self-service hours by logging in with your Lumme library card and pin code. This will unlock the door electronically. Always log in with your own card. Exceptions to this rule are small children with parents and visits to classes and reading circles. Do not let other people in with your card. If you cause a disturbance or misuse the facilities, you may be banned or liable for compensation. We monitor the security of self-access libraries with access control and recording camera surveillance.

Rules of use from 1.3.2024

Self-access and self-service libraries

The use of the library's own collections in the library and their lending is free of charge.
The library charges the following fees and reimbursements:

• Late fees and cartage charges
• Compensation for lost or damaged material
• Reproductions and printouts
• Remote access charges
• Other charges

For billing and collection of overdue and carted material, the library follows the billing and collection guidelines of the City of Varkaus. The Library Director or a library employee authorized by the Library Director has the right to waive fees and charges that are not related to the library system on a case-by-case basis. The Library Director also has the right to determine the fee for any equipment, item, library facility, or service provided by the Library that is not included in this list.

Library and Kangaslammi Service Desk fees as of 1.3.2024 (PDF)

Information service 
044 751 9255

Lending services and reservations 
044 742 4116, 044 748 4361

Pauliina Arresalo
Library Director
044 751 9255, 040 594 0459

Virpi Naumanen
Librarian
044 751 9255, 044 743 6207

Sari Järn
Librarian
044 751 9255, 044 743 6208

Elvi Parkkonen
Library Clerk, Adult Department
044 743 6210

Tiina Pietikäinen
Library Clerk, Adult Department
044 743 6209

Tiina Pelli
Library Clerk, Adult/Music Department
044 743 6213

Tarja Tarkiainen
Library Clerk, Adult Department
044 743 6212

Suvi Katves
Librarian, Children and Youth Department
044 743 6613

Leena Ruotsalainen
Librarian, Children and Youth Department
044 743 6613

Teija Haaja
Library Clerk, Children and Youth Department
044 743 6613

Irma Falkner
Librarian
040 751 2827

All Lumme libraries have an online service called ePress, where you can read Finnish newspapers. You can also use the online service on your own device if you use the library's open wifi network (OpenVarkaus).

You can also read Finnish and foreign newspapers on onlinenewspapers.com, and historical newspapers digitised on the National Library's website.

Newspapers are available in the adult section, the children's and young people's section, the music section (the music section's newspapers are located in the newspaper room) and the local library in Kangaslammi. Some of the magazines are not subscribed to the library, so they may arrive occasionally.

The latest issues of the magazines are mainly available in the Newsroom. However, the library does receive magazines, even the latest issue of which is immediately available for borrowing, or the latest issue can be obtained from the clerk.

With the exception of the latest issue, some of the magazines that come into the main library's newsroom will be moved to the adult section for lending. The latest issues are in the lending section and the older issues in the stockroom.

The loan period is two weeks. The latest issue of magazines is not borrowed, nor are the last two weeks' issues of newspapers.

As a rule, newspapers are kept in the main library for the current and the previous month. Helsingin Sanomia, Savon Sanomia and Warkauden Lehte are kept for a year, and the library has annuals and microfilm rolls of Warkauden Lehte since 1919. The periodicals are kept for periods ranging from one year to several decades. However, at least the current year is kept. Some unsubscribed issues are removed when the next issue arrives.

Thematic list of journals 2024

List of periodicals 2024

Journal subscribed to the reference library: Genealogy

The main library has a music room (2nd floor) equipped with a piano. Reservations for the music room should be made in person at the booking office on the 2nd floor, or at the information desk on 044 751 9255.

Material that is not in the Lumme libraries' own collection can be requested for interlibrary loan. Interlibrary loans are sent by both county libraries and academic libraries. Interlibrary loans are subject to the conditions set by the sending library concerning fees, loan periods and other restrictions on use.

The Varkaus library home service is intended for people in Varkaus who cannot visit the library themselves due to disability, illness or old age, and who have no one to transport the material.

A book bag is brought to the customer once a month on an agreed day and returns are collected at the same time. Loan periods are flexible and there are no late fees. The customer is asked what kind of material he or she would like to borrow. They can also make requests for the contents of the bag using the form provided or by telephone. The customer has access to the library's entire collection, including not only fiction and non-fiction books but also music recordings, films, audio books and magazines.

To register as a Home Service customer, please contact the library. There can be up to 10 customers at any one time. New customers will be admitted as places become available. Therefore, there may be a waiting list to become a new customer.

The home service can also be organised in such a way that the library collects a package of books once a month for the customer, but the collection and return of the bags is handled by the customer's relatives.

For home delivery, please contact Sari Järni tel. 044 743 6208 or Leena Ruotsalainen tel. 044 743 6613.

• terminals with library system
• internet microphones and printers
• multifunction machine (copier/scanner with colour printing and networking)
• automatic lending machines in the main library
• return machines in the main library
• wifi connection, allowing you to use your own computer to access the Internet in the library premises
• a smart board in the main library's media oasis for use by customers
• mobile phone charging point at the main desk

The Local History Collection is located on the first floor of the Media Oasis. The Local History Collection collects products by Varkaus authors, regardless of subject, as well as works about Varkaus, describing the town, its communities and its people. Audiovisual material will also be acquired along similar lines.
The aim of the local history collection is to reflect the present and the past of our community. It is historical in nature and is intended for reading purposes.

Energy consumption meters and surface thermometers can be borrowed from the children's and youth section of the main library and from the Kangaslammi local library.

• library instruction
• Story hours organised by the Children's Cultural Centre Verson
• games to play in the library or to borrow
   

You can access the national Librarian service by clicking on this link.

• Ask a librarian - online information service

Varkaus City Library, located on the edge of Taulumäki square, has good facilities for meetings and various exhibitions. The library facilities include an auditorium, a meeting room + kitchen, an exhibition hall and an exhibition platform.

For more information about the meeting and exhibition facilities, please contact the staff.

Publicity for public events on the website

The auditorium is located on the second floor of the Varkaus City Library, seating 143 people.

• wireless network
• video projector
• internet access
• sound system
• laptop, use of own computer also possible
• streaming of events is possible

The meeting room and kitchen are located on the ground floor of the library,
259 m2 + 8 m², for 120 people

• access from the car park
• table seating for 100 people
• coffee facilities for 100 people
• overhead projector
• flipchart
• overhead projector
• video projector if required
• sound equipment

Meeting room and auditorium booking form

Exhibition hall and exhibition platform 172 m2 and 20 m2 respectively.

The price for the exhibition hall and the exhibition platform includes various and slightly different sized sera.

Floor plan of the exhibition hall
Exhibition hall booking form
Booking of the exhibition terrace with ceramics, booking form

• Provision of meeting and exhibition facilities, furniture and equipment
  for external use shall be decided by the Library Director. Outside use of premises
  use of the premises is considered to be any use other than the library's own.
• An application for use of the premises must be submitted to the library no later than three
  three days before the space is to be used. The staff will take care of reservations.
• The period of use of a meeting room is the time from the opening to the closing of the room.
  The fee for the use of the meeting room is charged for the first half hour.
• The right of use granted may not be transferred to another person without the permission of the library.
• The time granted will be charged even if the room is not used, if the reservation is not
  cancelled or changed at least two days before the reserved time. Exhibition hall rental
  will be charged in full unless the exhibition is cancelled at least 6 days before
  the agreed starting time of the exhibition and a part of the rent will be charged (see price list) if the exhibition
  cancelled between 7 and 21 days before the agreed date of the exhibition.
• Actual replacement costs will be charged for any damage caused during use.
  compensation for any damage caused by the use of the premises.

The user of the meeting room must

• ensure that a person responsible for the use of the premises is present
• ensure that the room and its users are supervised on the library premises
  also outside opening hours
• ensure that no more than
  the number of persons authorised by the building committee
• compensate for any damage caused to the property and movable property; and
  be responsible for ensuring that no disturbance is caused on or outside the premises

users of the kitchen in the meeting room must ensure that the kitchen is kept clean and dishes are washed. Furniture removed for their own use must be put back in place for the next users.

Varkaus Main Library premises rent from 1.9.2024

1. EXHIBITION SPACE

The Varkaus Library rents premises to external exhibition organisers. The exhibition hall on the second floor is 172 square metres. Next to it is a 20 square metre exhibition platform. The library's ground floor conference room can also be rented for exhibitions. A lockable glass display case consisting of 9 glass cubes (60 cm x 50 cm x 90 cm) is available in the adult lending section. If necessary, other library rooms can also be used for short periods as exhibition space.

2. BOOKING, CONFIRMATION AND CANCELLATION OF SPACE

The exhibition space can be booked using the special booking form. It must specify the content of the exhibition, the organiser and the exact dates of installation and dismantling. The form is available from library staff. The completed booking form must be sent to the library, Osmajoentie 1. The booking must be confirmed by the person making the reservation at least 1 month before the proposed exhibition date. The library will charge a fee for cancelling a booked exhibition (see annex for fees to be charged). If the exhibition times are full, it is possible to reserve a place. The customer must reserve the time needed for the construction of the exhibition, the opening, the exhibition itself, which is open to the public, and the dismantling. The time allocated for brochures and press is the time when the exhibition is open to the public, i.e. the actual exhibition time.

3. INSTALLATION OF THE EXHIBITION, OPENING, COSTS

The exhibition space is not really a controlled space, but there is a recording camera at the door on the lift side. The rooms are open during the library's opening hours. The library will assist with set-up problems if necessary, but each exhibitor is responsible for setting up and dismantling the exhibition. Set-up and dismantling will take place during library opening hours. The Library does not contribute to the costs of construction, dismantling or transport of the exhibits.

The library has a range of different sized serums available for hire for exhibitions in the library. The rental of the slides is included in any exhibition space rental. There are approximately 30 replacement frames available for a fee. Hanging on the walls of the exhibition hall is done with strings. The cost of repairs resulting from unauthorised use of the nails will be charged to the exhibitor. The customer must bring the stand equipment, exhibition posters and vases with him/her. The library will lend a toolbox and ladder.

The exhibitor is responsible for the supervision of the exhibition space, any insurance of the exhibits and the opening costs. If the opening takes place outside the library's opening hours, the library will charge a fee for on-call service. The library will announce exhibitions on its website. The library will display an exhibition poster provided by the customer. The customer will be responsible for ordering any press on the premises.

The premises and equipment can be visited during the library's opening hours.

Booking forms for exhibition spaces:

Exhibition hall booking form
Reservation form for the exhibition stand with sergeant, booking form for the exhibition stand.

Exhibitions manager:
Sari Järn tel. 044 743 6208

Reading diploma for adults in Lumme libraries

Lumme Libraries' reading diploma for adults will give you new ideas and enthusiasm for reading!

The list of tips includes a diverse selection of books on 10 different topics. Try a novel about a saw or a brick, read a family story or an award-winning book!

The aim of the Reading Diploma is to broaden reading habits, inspire you to pick up books of a different genre and help you find new and interesting reading material. Many of the books on the list are also available as e-books or audiobooks.

You will have completed the Diploma in Reading when you have read one book in at least nine subject areas. Write the names of the books you have read on the form at the end of the paper booklist and return the form to any Lumme library during customer service hours to receive a reading diploma certificate.

If you wish, you can also use the electronic return form (link in the top menu of Lumme-Finna under the heading Tips) to report the books you have read and you will receive the diploma by e-mail.

You have the whole year 2025 to participate in the reading diploma. The deadline for returning the 2025 reading diploma form is 31.12.2025. You can also enter the prize draw if you wish. The prizes will be drawn in January 2026.

Have an enjoyable journey into the world of stories and knowledge!

The Reading Committees of Lumme Libraries in 2025

1. 50 Years of Life - 50 years since the publication of Pirkko Saisio's novel Life)
2. A Booker or International Booker Prize-winning book
3. Just a little bit awful, aka the soft detective
4. 550 years of Olavinlinna! A book set in a castle setting.
5. 250 years of Jane Austen
6. A book about Finnish emigration or immigration
7.
8. Brick! A novel of over 500 pages
9. A book set in the 1940s
10. A novel telling the story of a family

Adult reading diploma book 2025

50 YEARS OF LIFE - PIRKKO SAISIO

(IN 2025, 50 YEARS AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF THE FIRST NOVEL, LEBENSMENO)

1. Heini Junkkaala: Pirkko Saisio: Inappropriate - a biography. WSOY, 2023.
2. Jukka Larsson: Bully, Seducer or Porter. WSOY, 1986-1991.

Pirkko Saisio:

1. Elämänmeno. Tammi, 1975.
2. Homo! Musical play. Book by Book, 2011.
3. Logbook. Siltala, 2018.
4. Passion. Siltala, 2021.
5. The Red Divorce Book. WSOY, 2003.
6. Spuuki Spaidermän and fierce Nonna. Siltala, 2017.
7. Powerlessness. WSOY, 2005.
8. Eva Wein: Half-world woman: a literary self-portrait. Book Group, 1990.

BOOKER or INTERNATIONAL BOOKER AWARD WINNING BOOK.

1. J. M. Coetzee: The Life of Michael K. Otava, 1984 (original 1983, Booker Prize 1983).
2. Jenny Erpenpeck: Kairos. Tammi, 2025 (original 2023, International Booker Prize 2024).
3. David Grossman: The horse went into the bar. Otava, 2017 (original 2014, International Booker Prize 2017).
4. Han Kang: Vegetarian. Gummerus, 2017 (original 2007, International Booker Prize 2016).
5. Hilary Mantel: Wolf Palace. Teos, 2011 (original work 2009, Booker Prize 2009).
6. Marieke Lucas Rijneveld : The discomfort of the evening. Publisher S&S, 2022 (original work 2020, International Booker Prize 2020).
7. Arundhati Roy : The God of Discomfort. Otava, 1997 (original 1997, Booker Prize 1997).
8. Salman Rushdie: Children of Midnight. WSOY, 1982 (original 1981, Booker Prize 1981).
9. Douglas Stuart: Shuggie Bain. WSOY, 2022 (original work 2020, Booker Prize 2020).
10. Olga Tokarczuk : Wanderers. Otava, 2012 (original 2007, International Booker Prize 2018).

JUST A LITTLE BIT HORRIBLE, AKA SOFT DECOY

1. Laura Andersson : Death in Kulosaare. Otava, 2021, or another part of the Lili Loimola Solves series.
2. S. J. Bennett: The Windsor Knot. WSOY, 2021, or other part of the series.
3. Marianne Cedervall: The secret of the wedding party. Otava, 2024
4. Alexander McCall Smith: Women's Detective Agency No. 1. Otava, 2003.
5. Lynn Messina: Murder in better circles. Aula, 2023
6. Eppu Nuotio: The Silver Medallion. Gummerus, 2023.
7. Richard Osman: Thursday Murder Club. Otava, 2021.
8. Nita Prose. Bazar, 2022.
9. L.T.Shearer: The cat who caught the killer. Bazar, 2024.
10. Robert Thorogood: The Thames Murders. The Bridge House, 2022.

550 YEARS OF OLAVINLINNA ! A BOOK SET IN THE CASTLE ENVIRONMENT

1. Johanna Elomaa: The Princess's Escape : Tiina Jauhiainen and Dubai's Princess Latifa's incredible journey to freedom. WSOY, 2022.
2. Prince Harry: The Shadow Man. Otava, 2024.
3. Satu Jaatinen: Queens of Finland : centuries of court life and power alliances. Otava, 2024.
4. Dianne Wynne Jones: a moving castle. WSOY, 2005.
5. Jenna Kostet. Helsinki Aula & Co, 2023.
6. Vesa Luukkonen: Building a Castle. Ntamo, 2018.
7. Usko Moilanen : Linnanherra käsky : an adventure story about the history of Olavinlinna from 1499-1500. Satakunta Book Industry, 1964.
8. Outi Pakkanen : Linna. Otava, 2018.
9. Eija Pärnänen, Svetlana Vorobyeva: The new adventure of the Black Ram. ArtStudio Varpunen, 2019.
10. Eeva Tenhunen. WSOY, 1964.

JANE AUSTEN 250 YEARS OLD

1. Jane Austen: The Arching Heart (new translation by Kirsti Juva of the novel Persuasion). Teos, 2024.
2. J. A.: Reason and Emotion, WSOY, 1996.
3. J. A.: A maiden in an old castle, WSOY, 1999.
4. J. A.: Pride and Prejudice, e.g. Teos, 2013.
5. Jo Baker: Longbourn House. Jo Bourn in Longbourn, 2014.
6. Seth Grahame-Smith: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Schildts, 2010.
7. Karen Joy Fowler. WSOY, 2005.
8. P. D. James: The Cyan Ball. Otava, 2012
9. Natalie Jenner: Jane Austen's House. Minerva, 2021.
10. Sanna Nyqvist: On the beach : how writers discovered the sea. WSOY, 2024.

A BOOK ABOUT FINNISH IMMIGRATION OR MIGRATION.

1. Susanna Alakoski: Pigs. Schildts, 2007.
2. Ann-Luise Bertell: After a bad time. Tammi, 2022.
3. Sirpa Kähkönen: Granite Man. Otava, 2014.
4. Maritta Lintunen : One hundred solar cycles. WSOY, 2023.
5. Paula Nivukoski : Quickly drawn clouds. Otava, 2019.
6. Katriina Ranne : Earth as blood. WSOY, 2021.
7. Anna Soudakova: Shadow my shadow. Atena, 2022.
8. Pirjo Tuominen. Piri Tuomu, Piraeus Tuomu, 1986.
9. Antti Tuuri: Ikitieie. Otava, 2011.
10. Eeva Vuorenpää. Eeva Vuoren. "Two Rivers". Minerva 2018.

SÄEROMAANI

1. Sarah Crossan. The Interrogation. S&S, 2020
2. Kirsti Kuronen : Bad Gust. Karisto, 2015
3. Tittamari Marttinen. Kvaliti 2024
4. Maria Matinmikko: Kolkka. Siltala 2019.
5. Sara Norway. Nysalor-publishing house, 2023
6. Jason Reynolds, A minute of eternity. Otava, 2021
7. Veera Salmi. Otava, 2021.
8. Jacqueline Woodson. S&S, 2021.
9. Sinikka Vuola: Anatomy of a storm. WSOY, 2024.
10. Eeva Åkerblad: Worriers: a poetic prose about a spa. Eeva Åkerbald, a writer from a rural village... S&S Publishing, 2022.

BRICK! - A NOVEL OF OVER 500 PAGES

1. Fernando Aramburu: Motherland. WSOY, 2020.
2. Roberto Bolaño: 2666. Frog, 2016.
3. Umberto Eco: The Name of the Rose. WSOY, 1983.
4. Herman Hesse: The Glass Bead Game. Herman Hesse, Herman Hesse's "Herman's Helmet", 1985.
5. Robin Hobb: Ship of Magic. Otava, 2024.
6. Herman Koch: Neighbour. Siltala, 2015.
7. Anni Kytömäki: Gold breast. Gummerus, 2014.
8. Haruki Murakami: The Vieteril Bird Chronicle. Tammi, 2021.
9. Maggie Shipsteadt: Around the World. Otava, 2024.
10. David Wallace: Endless joy. Siltala, 2020.

A BOOK SET IN THE 1940S

1. Albert Camus: The Plague. E.g. Otava, 2009; pr. per. 1947.
2. Vasili Grossman: Life and Fate. WSOY, 1984.
3. Thor Heyerdahl: Kon-Tiki : on a ferry across the Pacific. E.g. Tammi, 1981, orig. per. 1948.
4. Yrjö Kokko: Pessi and Illusia. For example WSOY 2004, from ca. per. 1945.
5. Joonas Konstig: Guilty of war. WSOY, 2022.
6. Pierre Lemaitre: The Glorious Years. Minerva, 2023.
7. Rosa Liksom. Like, 2021.
8. Merja Mäki: Before the birds. Gummerus, 2022.
9. Irene Némirovsky. Gummerus, 2005.
10. Ransom Riggs: Miss Peregrine's home for eccentric children. S&S, 2012.

A NOVEL ABOUT A FAMILY STORY

1. Michael Cunningham: Same family. Gummerus, 2003.
2. Antti Heikkinen: Rautavaara. WSOY, 2024.
3. Väinö Linna: Here under the North Star. WSOY, 1959-1962.
4. Colleen McCullough: birds of a feather. WSOY, 1978.
5. Raija Oranen: Clean white sheets. Gummerus, 1996.
6. Anna Soudakova: What the pines see. Atena, 2020.
7. Elif Shafak: Glory. Gummerus, 2013.
8. Jari Tervo: The story of my family. WSOY, 1999.
9. Kati Tervo: Family tree. WSOY, 2014.
10. Heikki Turunen: The Story of Honga, WSOY, 2005.

2024 booklist, incl. prize draw form (pdf)

Booklist for 2023 (pdf)

Booklet for 2022 (pdf)

• Adult reading diploma 2024

The e-resource selection of Lumme libraries changed when they joined the national e-library. The e-library was opened to customers on 29.4.2024. From then on, all residents of the municipalities in Finland that have joined the service will have access to the same selection of e-books, e-audiobooks and e-reading magazines free of charge.

Find out more about the e-library here: https://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/fi/e-kirjasto

Digital newspapers (ePress service) will continue to be available in Lumme libraries as before. The remote music listening service Naxos, the dictionary RedFox and the digital service for foreign magazines PressReader will also remain unchanged. The Economist will be available as a new magazine on PressReader from the beginning of 2024.

The library will provide guidance on how to use the e-library.

Movies can be watched on the Cineast movie service. https://www.cineast.fi/fi/

The library will provide guidance on how to use the film service.

This page provides links and guidance on how to use the library's online resources. The list includes books to read or listen to, music recordings, ballet performances, reading groups, films, podcasts, story hours and much more. Some of the services require a library card number and password, while many are available without identification. Lending machine access codes also work for the online library.

Lumme Libraries' e-book collection.

Lumme Libraries' e-book collection Ellibs will be available until the end of June 2024.

You can browse the material without a login, but you need a login to borrow and reserve material.

Guide to borrowing and listening toe-books

The Pressreader service gives you access to newspapers and magazines from all over the world, including some national publications. You log in with your library card. You can search for magazines by language area or country of publication, for example.

Books in full-text databases for reading.
You don't need a login to read the books, but you do need a reader, which you can download here, for example.

• Selection of services offered by Finnish public libraries online
• Here you can watch and listen to concert recordings
• News sites from both Finland and the rest of the world
• Domestic and foreign e-book collections
• Fairy tales and picture books online
• Many types of Finnish fiction available without authentication
• Memoirs, letters and biographies
• How to meet friends remotely
• Mental health and mental well-being

• Naxos Music Library, where you can listen to two hours of classical music at a time
• Music links from all over the world and recordings of full concerts and opera
• virtual concert visits
• 100 children's songs on YLE Arena

• 100 children's songs on YLE Arena
• Fairy tales and picture books online
• Libraries tip for families with young children
• Storytelling lessons and author visits to homes
• Satusirkus Jojo New series from Library Band

• What are podcasts and how to use them
• Link - library podcasts
• How Youtube is used
• How Instagram stories work
• Library Band Facebook video folder
• Treasures from Finnish archives, libraries and museums in one search - finna.fi
• Guidelines for searching and using national Finna.fi resources
• Redfox dictionary /online language service

• From YLE - Learn geography by playing - we've put together some addictive manta ray-themed games

• Memories, letters and biographies from the Makupalat.fi collection
• Links related to genealogy in Makupalat fi
• Two parts of the new genealogy series on Yle Arena
• Science Tuesday: genealogy on Yle Arena
• Geography and tourism : travel books and guides from the collections of the National Library from the 17th to the early 20th century.

The National Audiovisual Institute's more than 200 domestic feature films are now available at http://elonet.finna.fi or https://kavi.finna.fi!

Theatre Museum: collections

History of theatre ,Theatre Museum: educational materials

Tinfo: Theatre blogs

Tinfo: Theatre podcasts

Tinfo: ILONA Finnish theatre database

Search "plays gutenberg" to find full texts of plays, Kirjasampo.fi

Scientific termbase: performing arts terminology

New York Public Library, Digital Collection: Dance in photographs and prints

Jacob's Pillow Dance Interactive - an Ever-growing Collection of Dance Videos Filmed at Jacob's Pillow from the 1930s to Today

Recorded performances, National Opera and Ballet: Stage 24

The Library of Congress Moving Image Research Center: film history and films

Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive - Download or listen to free movies, films, and videos

Vimeo is a sometimes interesting publishing platform for new films

KAVI: Feature films

Printable form for the first card for Lumme libraries. The form can be pre-filled and will be securely destroyed immediately after writing the card.

Library card, customer information form
Meeting room and auditorium booking form
Exhibition hall booking form
Reservation form for the exhibition terrace with sergeant, booking form