Mishima City Library English Guide

ADDRESS/TEL

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  • 1-8-38  OHMIYA-CHO  MISHIMA, SHIZUOKA  411-0035 JAPAN
  • TEL : 055-983-0880

SERVICE HOURS

  • 9:30 - 19:00 (TUESDAY - FRIDAY)
  • 9:30 - 17:00 (SATURDAY / SUNDAY / NATIONAL HOLIDAYS)

CLOSED

  • MONDAYS
  • THE LAST DAY OF EACH MONTH
  • NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAYS
  • INVENTORY

REGISTRATION

YOU NEED A LIBRARY CARD WHEN YOU BORROW MATERIALS. TO GET A CARD, YOU NEED YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION AND A FILLED APPLICATION FORM.

YOUR LIBRARY CARD IS ISSUED TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.

BORROWING

YOU CAN BORROW 10 BOOKS, 3 MAGAZINES, AND 3 AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS ( COMPACT DISCS,VIDEO TAPES AND DVD) AT ONE TIME. THE BORROWING PERIOD IS 2 WEEKS. FREE OF CHARGE.

RENEWING

YOU CAN RENEW BOOKS FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS, AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT ON RESERVE. MAGAZINES AND AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS CANNOT BE RENEWED. YOU NEED TO BRING THE BOOKS TO THE COUNTER WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD.

RETURNING

PLEASE RETURN MATERIALS WITHIN 2 WEEKS.

WHEN THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED, PLEASE RETURN MATERIALS (EXCLUDING COMPACT DISCS,VIDEO TAPES AND DVD) IN THE BOOK-DROP.

PHOTOCOPY SERVICES

THE MATERIALS WITHIN THE LIBRARY CAN BE PHOTOCOPIED UNDER THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE RELEVANT LAWS & REGULATIONS ON PHOTOCOPYING.

TO MAKE PHOTOCOPIES,PLEASE ASK FOR AN APPLICATION FORM FROM THE STAFF AT THE SERVICE COUNTER. WE CHARGE FOR THE PHOTOCOPIES.

THE FOREIGN BOOKS COLLECTION

THE MAJORITY OF THE COLLECTION ARE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. WE ALSO HAVE SOME BOOKS IN CHINESE, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, FRENCH & GERMAN. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE PICTURE BOOKS, THE LARGE PART OF WHICH IS IN ENGLISH. THE OTHER PICTURE BOOKS WE COLLECT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES INCLUDE THOSE IN CHINESE, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, KOREAN, FRENCH& GERMAN.

NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES

English
THE JAPAN TIMES
ESQUIRE(USA)
TIME
VOGUE
Chinese
東方時報
人民画報(JINMIN GAHO)