Helsinki City Library - Children

1. Library card is

	Extremely expensive and you can buy it at ironmonger’s.
	Absolutely free and you can get it in the library.
	Impossible to get, because there is a three-year queue for library cards.

2. Your own library card

	You can lend it to your friends and especially to bandits.
	You can give it to the neighbour’s dog.
	You mustn’t let anyone else to use it and everyone will be happy.

3. From the library

	You can borrow a lawn mower, if you pay twenty euro.
	You can borrow books, films, music, comics and magazines – for free.
	You can’t borrow anything, but you must pay twenty euro anyway

4. When you borrow material from the library

	You can sell it or keep everything to yourself forever.
	The loan period for everything is ten years.
	You can keep books, magazines, videos and CDs for four weeks, and DVDs and console games for one week.

5. The material you have borrowed

	You can leave it in the rain or bury it in the woods.
	You must take good care of it and return it on time so someone else can borrow it too.
	You can jump on it.

6. Reservation

	Is a terrible crime.
	You can make one if you sing a song to the librarian
	Is a simple thing to do. You can make a reservation yourself or ask the librarian to make one for you.

7. Things you can do in the library

	You can drive a tractor
	You can read, use computers, play games, listen to music or just simply be.
	You can make snowmen

8. In the library

	You must yell and ride a bike
	You act naturally and quietly – that makes everyone happy
	You needn’t care less about anyone else. Ranting and raving, skateboarding and eating your packed lunch is highly recommendable.

9. Who works in the library?

Library staff

	Hides behind the shelves and doesn’t speak at all
	Helps, guides and advises every time you need
	Bakes buns and plays the harmonica, there’s no time left to do anything else.

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