The outage of library services begins on 3.12.

South KareliasHeili library group'slibrary system and the online library's publication platform will be updated in December. During the update, the lending services of the Imatra libraries and other Heili libraries in South Karelia, self-service libraries and the online library are not in use.

The online library at heili.finna.fi will be closed on Monday 2.12.. and libraries on Tuesday 3.12.

- The libraries are closed for about two weeks. The reopening schedule, especially for self-service libraries, will be specified closer, says library specialist Ari Sareslahti from the city of Imatra.

Book borrowing periods will be extended starting next week

Loan periods for materials are automatically extended beyond the closing time of the libraries. The last due date before closing is 25.11.

- The books will therefore have a long loan period already on Tuesday of next week. The due date will be 10, says Sareslahti.

When the libraries are closed, returns can be left in the return doors at all libraries. However, the materials will not be recorded as returned until the new library system is operational.

- We hope that customers would only return their loans after the libraries' closing time, says Sareslahti.

The magazine reading room of the main library is also open during closing hours

During the closure of the libraries, you can read magazines and the ePress newspaper service in Imatra's main library, as well as use the computers in the mornings and afternoons. Borrowing materials, reserving rooms, and printing and copying services are out of use.

The magazine reading room of the main library is open at the beginning of December as follows:

3.–4.12. from 9 a.m. to 18 p.m
5.12. from 9 a.m to 16 p.m.
9.–13.12. from 9 a.m. to 16 p.m
16.–17.12. from 9 a.m. to 16 p.m

The staff of the main library can be reached by email pile libraryimatra.fi (paakirjasto[at]imatra[dot]fi) and by phone 020 617 6612 during the opening hours of the newspaper reading room.

The Rajapatsas and Vuoksenniska libraries are completely closed, except for the return doors.

The national E-library will operate normally during the Heili library's outage.

For more information:

library specialist Ari Sareslahti, city of Imatra, ari.sareslahtiimatra.fi (ari[dot]sareslahti[at]imatra[dot]fi), P. 020 617 6603