図書館を活用しよう‼/ Make Use of our Libraries /¡Vamos a aprovechar las bibliotecas!
じ ょ う ほ う しく

さいたま暮らしの情報誌
Information for Living in Saitama City
No.70 (MAR. 2020)と し ょ か ん

か つ よ う図書館を活用しよう！！
MAKE USE OF OUR LIBRARIES!!
¡Vamos a aprovechar las bibliotecas!( TOSHOKAN)

しずところ

ほんよほんか静かな 所 で本を読みたい

本・CD・DVD を借りたい

I want to read someplace quiet

I want to borrowbooks, CDs and DVDs

Quiero leer en un lugar silencioso

Quiero pedir prestados libros, CDsy DVDs
てつだ

あなたの「したい」をお手伝い

Our libraries are here to serve you.
La biblioteca le ayuda a realizar su deseo.
こえ ほ んよきし ご とひつようしりょうあつ

子どもに絵本を読み聞かせたい

仕事で必要な資料を集めたい

I want to read to my children.

I want to get resources for my work.

Quiero leerles libros ilustrados en
voz alta a mis hijos.

Quiero recoger datos para hacer
trabajos.

はっこうもと【発行元】

こうえきしゃだんほうじん

かんこうこくさいきょうかい

こくさいこうりゅう

公 益 社 団 法 人 さいたま観 光 国 際 協 会 （STIB）国 際 交 流 センターばしょし う ら わ く ひがしたかさごちょう

場所：さいたま市浦和区 東 高 砂 町 11-1

かいコムナーレ 9階【Published】
The Saitama Tourism and International Relations Bureau(STIB), International Exchange Center (IEC)【Place】
9th floor of the Comunale Complex, Higashi Takasago-cho 11-1, Urawa-ku, Saitama City
【Publicado por】 Buró para el Turismo y las Relaciones Internacionales de Saitama (STIB)
Centro de Intercambio Internacional【Domicilio】
Piso 9 de Comunale, 11.1 Higashi-Takasago-cho, Urawa-ku, Saitama
TEL： 048-813-8500 FAX： 048-887-1505 E-mail: iec@stib.jp URL: https://www.stib.jp/kokusai

図書館を活用しよう‼/ Make Use of our Libraries /¡Vamos a aprovechar las bibliotecas!
Saitama City is a rich environment with two or more libraries in each of its ten wards—25
in total. In particular, the Chuo Library offers over 500,000 books and a large number offoreign language books, newspapers and dictionaries. In recent years, libraries have become
more and more convenient and various services have been enhanced.

●Make a library card!

→ for those living, working, or studying in Saitama City
（Cards can be made for those ages 0 and up!）
(You need a health insurance card and foreign resident)
card that can confirm●Things you can do with a library card
◎Borrow books, magazines (newspapers cannot be borrowed), CDs, and DVDs (2 weeks; 30 item max)
◎Citizen’s Study Area (not for students): Good for reading and doing research◎Computers with internet available for use◎Reserve the books, magazines, CDs, and DVDs you want to borrow◎Borrow e-books (2 weeks; 3 per person max) → An additional password is required for this service●Things you can do without a library card
◎Story time for kids (English story time → Chuo・Musashi Urawa・Minami Urawa◎Read books, new magazines and newspapers (including in foreign langauges)◎Use of reference service (the library staff can help you find the resource you are looking for)●Books borrowed in Saitama City can be returned to any of the libraries below(no card necessary)
Urawa-kuOmiya-ku

Minami-ku

Midori-ku

Sakura-Ku◎Chuo✰Omiya○Minami Urawa〇Higashi Urawa〇Sakura〇Kita-Urawa〇Sakuragi〇Musashi Urawa〇Misono●Okubo Higashi Bunkan

Kita-kuChuo-kuNishi-ku

Minuma-ku

Iwatsuki-ku〇Kita〇Yono●Mamiya〇Haruno●Iwatsuki〇Omiya-●Yono Minami●Mihashi●Omiya Higashi●Iwatsuki Tobu

Seibu

●Nishi BunkanBunkan●Nanasato〇Iwatsuki Station●Katayanagi

East Exit●Miyaharastrd◎Chuo Library is closed the 1 and 3 Monday each month,✰Omiya Library is open nearly all year around,〇Normally closed Mondays, ●Normally closed Tuesdays※Hours and events differ from library to library. See their respective homepages for details.

～Saitama City Libraries Homepage(available in English, Chinese, and Korean)
PC / Smartphone → https://www.lib.city.saitama.jp/
Flip-phone → https://www.lib.city.saitama.jp/m/
Our libraries have many books that introduce Japanese culture or are useful for life in Japan as well as books
for children. Various events are also held, so make the most of your library and enjoy life in Saitama!