Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Library
Local Materials Center Guide for Users
１ Opening Hours and Days Closed
・Opening Hours: 10AM to 6PM・Days Closed: Every Monday (If Monday is a public holiday, then thelibrary will be closed the next day)
： Year End Holidays December 28th to January 5th・ Library Collection Inventory Day: The last day of every month(However, if the last day of the month is a Saturday,Sunday, or Public Holiday, then the inventory day willbe the closest weekday that is not a regular closedday)
・Special Inventory Period: Once a year for a period of not more than10 days.
２ Registration
A "Library Card" is required to borrow resources.
Please register as a library user and have a Library Card issued. Itis free to have a card issued. (You must renew your card every
three years.) An ID that can be used to confirm your address andname is necessary to issue a card.
※ It is possible to provisionally register online before coming tothe library.
３ Borrowing, Returning, Renewing, Reserving andRequesting Resources
・Borrowing
Resource Type

NumberPeriod

Books and Magazines5022 days

Audio-Visual Resources

222 days※ The latest issue of a magazine is only available for use inside thelibrary.
※ A portion of the library's collection is only available for use inside
the library, including resources required for reference use orresources that require special conservation.

※ If 30 days have passed since the end of a resource's borrowing
period and it has not been returned, you will no longer be able toborrow resources.
※ In the case of loss, water damage or other damage to a resource,
you will be required to provide compensation by replacing theresource with an identical one.
・Returning Resources
Please return items at the open stack counter. （You may returnitems using the returns box when the library is closed）※ Please return resources with an attached CD and items orderedfrom other libraries directly to the counter.
・Renewing Resources
If you return a resource before the end of its borrowing period andno other library users have reserved it, you may renew the resource.
The period is 22 days.
※ Once you have exceeded the borrowing period for a resource,
you may not renew it on the same day that you return it.
・Reserving Resources
Resources that are currently on loan may be reserved. (Up to 20per person)
When reserved resources are ready to be picked up, you will
receive an email or phone call. Please come to the library to collectthem within 10 days. If you exceed this period your reservation will
be cancelled.
Automated Phone System 050 － 5357 － 9765 (For allocatingreservations only)※ Reserved resources may only be collected by the person who
reserved them.
※ You may also reserve resources online and on the library user
terminals in the library. (You must register and set a password)・Requesting Resources
For resources not in the library's collection, we will try as much as
possible to fulfil your requests through purchasing or reciprocalborrowing. Please come to the library and apply directly. （In somecases we may not be able to offer a resource due to the Ｃollection
Ｐolicy.)４ Copying→ Copying Service(Please ask staff at the counter for more information)
５ Looking Up Information and Advice→ Information on Looking Up Information(Please ask staff at the counter for more information)
６ For Persons with a Disability→ Information on Facilities and Equipment(Please ask staff at the counter for more information)→ Book Mail Service(Please ask staff at the counter for more information)
７ My Library
My Library is your personal library page that allows you to accessvarious services online. You can check your current registration
status, borrowing and reservations.
※ You must register and set a password)