GUIDE TO THE YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURAL LIBRARY |
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Hours |
Tuesday through Friday 9：00 - 19：00 Saturday ,Sunday and National Holidays 9：00 - 17：00 Closed Mondays; Last day of month（If it falls on Saturday or Sunday,it will take place on the previous Friday); New Year's Holidays From Dec.28 to Jan.4; Inventory days each spring and fall |
Location |
150-1 Ushirogawara Yamaguchi-city 〒753-0083 Tel ：083-924-2111 office Tel ：083-924-2114 Reference Service Fax ：083-932-2817 |
Lending Service |
Anyone who is a legal resident, student or employee in Yamaguchi Prefecture may borrow books. Registration is required to borrow books. An identification card is necessary to register. Limit： 10 books per person Loan period： 22 days |
Subscription |
The library will purchase book, which are not in stock. Upon request, Books already on loan may be requested and reserved. |
Mail Service |
Lending service by mail is available for
people in rural areas, and for the physically
impaired. Limit： 10 books per person Loan Period：20 days for people in rural areas 30 days for the physically impaired |
Catalogs |
The library's OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) will tell you where books are located. You can reach our OPAC by personal computer at your home, office or school. |
Reference Service |
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, yearbooks
and other reference materials are available
in the reference Material Room on the 2nd
floor. Librarians at the desk also will help
with reference services by researching or
locating resources. As for materials which are not in stock, our staff will use interlibrary loan photocopy services. Inquiries by mail or telephone are accepted. |
Photocopying Service |
Materials in the library may be copied under
the copyright law. Cost per copy： 10 Yen Photocopy Service： 35 Yen Available hours： 9：00 -18：30 Available hours： 9：00 -16：30 |
Local Collection |
A special Collection of books related to Yamaguchi prefecture (books published in Yamaguchi; school histories; catalogs; research papers, etc.) is available. |
Group Loans |
Group loans are available for reading clubs, companies, and city and community libraries. |
Book Delivery Car |
A book delivery car visits every city and
community library once a month. Through this system, people throughout Yamaguchi have access to our collection. |
Service to children and Young Adults |
There are picture books, stories, and novels on loan, as well as reference
books in the Children's Room. Lending service, registration, and reading guidance is available at the desk. Hours 9：00 -17：00 |
| If you have any problems in the library, do not hesitate to ask the staff to help you. | |