A. Lending: Books and periodicals are lent out to readers who have a Reader's card in The Adult Readers Serving Department. In the branch libraries books and periodicals are lent out to readers who are registered at these branches. For the users from Lithuania or foreign countries who have permanent residence, publications are lent out for a deposit. Books are lent out for one month. The library has a right to set a shorter term for study books, new books and books in great demand at its discretion (for example to reduce loan period, or to ask for a deposit). Periodicals are lent out for 10 days.
Publications which are not issued for loan: rare and valuable publications; reference publications (encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries); last copy of books in great demand; publications odered and received by Interlibrary loan from other Lithuanian libraries; periodicals - current issues and volumes. Publications that are not lent out may be read in reading rooms. Books are not delivered to those readers who have failed to return borrowed matter.
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Q. How many publications may be lent out?
A. Books (no more than 5 at one time) are lent out for one month. Periodicals (no more than 5 at one time) are lent out for 10 days. Exception - current issues and volumes.
Q. May the loan term be renewed for one month once again after it had been renewed for one month already?
A. The loan term may be renewed for one month once again if: he book has not been ordered by another reader has reserved it; the loan term has not ended. We advise you to renew the loan term one day prior to the end of the loan term.
Q. What to do if I can't find a book at the library?
A. If you do not find a book at the library, you can subscribe it from Interlibrary loan .
Q. For which services is payment required?
A. Reader's card - for adults - 6 Lt., for schoolchildren, pensionary, unemployed - 3 Lt. Copying with laser printer: A 4 format one side copy - 0,20 Lt., A 4 format (a page) double side copy - 0,30 Lt. Recording of digital data: to the floppy got in the library - 1,50 Lt including floppy, to the CD got in the library - 2,00 Lt including CD, to a user's floppy, CD, flash memory or other work with digital data from these storages - is sursharged for testing with anti-virus programme. Recording is 0,50 Lt. extra. Copier: A 4 format one side copy – 0,15 Lt., A 4 format (a page) double side copy – 0,30 Lt., A 3 format one side copy – 0,30 Lt., A 3 format (a page) double side copy – 0,60 Lt.
Q. Internet services
A. You may use internet in the Internet reading-rooms at The Adult Readers Serving Department and in the branch libraries: Aleksotas, "Ausra", Eiguliai, Girstupis, Kalniečiai, Lampedziai, "Sauletekis", "Skrydis", "Saltinis", Sanciai, Silainiai, "Svyturys", "Vitebskas" branch libraries.
. For more information see internet usage
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Q. Can unregistered customers use internet at the library?
A. Yes.
Q. Copying services
A. Copies are made at the The Adult Readers Serving Department, The Youth, Art and Music Department, The Children's Literature Department and in the branch libraries: Aleksotas, "Berzelis", "Dainava", Sanciai, "Vitebskas". The library also offers services of printing, recording of digitized data on a floppy, CD, flash memory. More...
Q. Electronic information
A. At the databases which are accessible from the library, you may read full text databases from different publications and search for information. Library provides links to other free as well as commercial databases. More...
The library compiles CDs, which are held in Bibliography and Reference Department and The Youth, Art and Music Department.
Q. It is possible to get bibliographer's assistance at the library?
A. The bibliographer's assistance is available to a person having no computer skills or searching for the information at the catalogs, card indexes, data bases and internet sources.
If you have any questions concerning bibliographer's assistance, please call: tel. 37 222357
Q. What information services does the library offer?
A. Thorough information about the library collections and its services is given verbally and by phone. Library staff answers to bibliographic requests verbally and by phone. Service Ask for answers to bibliographic requests by e-mail. Presentations of new books.
Q. Computer and information skills development
A. ABC of the computer and information skills in the Infobus. To make certain of computer knowledge, users can use Computer skills testing tool. Library staff guidance to a person having no computer skills. The bibliographer's assistance searching for the information at the catalogs, card indexes, data bases and internet sourcesis available. For more information see Learning services.
Q. Where to find addresses of departments and branch libraries?
A. Take a look at the map or the rubric "Contacts".
Q. What to do if the Reader's card is lost?
A. Fee for Reader's card - for adults - 6 Lt., for schoolchildren, pensionary, unemployed - 3 Lt. If the Reader's card is lost, he/she must pay again in order to obtain a new one. Readers are required to report loss of the Reader's card. If he/she fails to inform the library about the loss, he/she is responsible for books and other documents borrowed and not returned by any other person with this card.
Q. What to do if a publication is lost?
A. Upon losing the book or upon damaging publication or other document irreparably the reader is required to replace it by the same edition or by an equivalent item approved by the library, or to recompense tenfold its market price. The parents or foster-parents are responsible for lost or damaged publications by minors.
Q. Why do I need Reader's card?
A. The same Reader's card can be used to make loans from all the public libraries in Lithuania, which have implemented LIBIS 'Service to reader's' subsystem. Also you can: to borrow publications from the library; to use Interlibrary loan services; to get the bibliographer's assistance having no computer skills, or for searching for information at the catalogs, card indexes, data bases and internet sources.
Q. What's the rights for an unregistered customer in the library?
A. You may: read periodicals; search for publications in the library's card catalogues and card indexes; use internet; visit exhibitions and other events that take place in the library.
