Nishinomiya City Library Information
2015.4.1

If You Cannot Find Materials (Books/CDs) You Want

To Check out Materials（Books/CDs) for the First Time● Those who reside, work or attend school in Nishinomiya can registerto borrow materials from the Nishinomiya municipal libraries.

● You may place requests for checked-out materials.
● Every effort will be made to provide you books not available at the● Those who live in the cities of Amagasaki, Ashiya, Itami,Takarazuka, Kawanishi, Sanda and Inagawa need to register toborrow materials from the Nishinomiya municipal libraries.

Nishinomiya municipal libraries, through purchasing orinterlibrary loan.
● There are materials that you cannot place requests for, such as CDs● To obtain a library card, fill out an application form and visit any

not housed in the Nishinomiya municipal libraries.

Nishinomiya municipal library location to submit it to our staff inperson.

Using the Internet● Bring your ID (health insurance certificate, driver’s license, or
student ID).

Those in the 6th year of elementary school and under

do not need ID.
● You can borrow books from any of our libraries including brancheswith one library card.
● Let us know when you lose your card or you have changed yourname, address, or telephone number.
● Your library card registration is renewed every three years.

Youwill continue to use the same card, so do not lose your card.
Nishinomiya City Library Privacy Statement:
We do not share or disclose any of your personal information you
might supply to us to any third party.

URL

mobile phone

https://tosho.nishi.or.jp

https://tosho.nishi.or.jp/m/● You can access our online catalog, via the library website.
● A password is needed to access your account.

has been set up, you may place an online request for materials andcheck to see what materials you are now borrowing or requesting.
● You may get a password for your account at the check-out counter.
Show your library card and ID (health insurance certificate, driver’slicense, or student ID) along with an application form.
● A password is issued to those who are junior high-school students orolder.

Library Services

To Check out Materials（Books/CDs）● Bring materials and your library card to the check-out counter.
● At all the city library locations including the branches, you cancheck out up to a total of 15 books and 2 CDs at one time for 2weeks.

≪To Locate Information≫
Library staffs at the research and consultation desk can answer
reference questions and help you locate materials.

≪Photocopying≫● CDs are not housed in the branches(Except for Yamaguchi Branch).

Books and materials owned by libraries can be copied under thecopyright act at Central/Northern/Naruo/Kitaguchi libraries. A fee

To Return Materials（Books/CDs)

will be charged.

● When returning materials, you do not need to show your library
card.

Once your account

Just bring materials. When returning CDs, you should

wait at the counter until the library staff finishes checking them.
● You can return materials to any of the Nishinomiya city libraries
including the branches.

≪Audio-Visual Materials≫
Music materials, films and audio- visual materials on generalculture are available on site at Central/Naruo/Kitaguchi libraries.

≪Services for People with Disabilities≫
People with disabilities can receive library materials by mail.

● After hours, you can return books by dropping them into a returnbox. Do not put CDs, books with CD-ROM or interlibrary books
in a return box as they are breakable.

Story reading service in person, CDs and Braille picture books forvisually impaired people are available.

≪Services to Community Groups≫※A return box is available at:

Small

Central, and Naruo libraries …….……………7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Northern library……………………………… 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Takasu branch ………………………………… 7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Kitaguchi library ………………………………… 8 a.m.

- 9 p.m.

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areavailable

community/private deposit collection and reading groups.

≪Library Events≫
Story reading, video showing, book fairs and seminars are offered.

≪ Delivery Service for people who have difficulties to come

Kotoen branch ……………………………………. 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.

libraries, such as elderly people≫

Koshikiiwa，Danjo，Uegahara ，Materials (books and CDs) delivery service is available for people

and Yamaguchi branches ……………………… 9 a.m.

- 10 p.m.

Wakatake branch ……………………………..…. 8:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.

towho have difficulties coming to libraries, such as elderly people andpeople with disabilities.
※Information on municipal libraries can be found in the following

Note:● Please ensure that the material is returned to our libraryby your due date. After a certain period of time from yourdue date, you may not be able to check out and reserve
additional materials.
● Please handle materials carefully.

If a material is lost ordamaged, you may have to pay for its replacement.
● We assume no responsibility whatsoever for any damages
to your player caused by playing CDs and CD-ROMs.

media.
・ Library publications
・ Automatic answering service （0798）37−3746
・ Nishinomiya City web site (http://www.nishi.or.jp /)・ Nishinomiya City News・ Event search system “Event information”(http://www.nishi.or.jp/event /0/)・ You can visit our website using a computer terminal for local
intranet services, “Jumin-kaihou-tanmatsu”, located atcommunity centers and other public facilities.

②Northern Library①Central Library〜〜〜 Libraries 〜〜〜①Central Library

Phone (0798) 33-0189

15-26 Kawazoe-cho, Nishinomiya 662-0944 (Inside theNishinomiya City Education and Culture Center)
6-min. walk south from Hanshin Koroen Sta.
15-min. walk south from JR Sakurashukugawa Sta.
17-min. walk south from Hankyu Shukugawa Sta.

②Northern Library

Phone (0797) 61-1706

1 Najioshinmachi, Nishinomiya 669-1134 (2nd flr of ShioseCenter)
Nishinomiya Najio Sta. of JR Fukuchiyama line/Hankyu bus③Naruo Library③Naruo Library④Kitaguchi Library

Phone (0798) 45-5003

1-20 Koshien 8 bancho, Nishinomiya 663-8178
8-min. walk south from Hanshin Koshien Sta.

④Kitaguchi LibraryPhone (0798) 69-3151

1-2 Kitaguchi-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8035 (5th flr of EastTower, ACTA Nishinomiya)
North-east of Hankyu Nishinomiya Kitaguchi Sta.

〜〜〜 Branches 〜〜〜⑤Koshikiiwa Branch Phone (0798) 73-7341
5-31 Hinoike-cho, Nishinomiya 662-0084 (South ofKoshikiiwa Community Center)10-min. walk west from Hankyu Kurakuenguchi Sta.

⑤Koshikiiwa Branch⑥Danjo Branch⑥Danjo BranchPhone (0798) 53-0932

2-10-3 Danjo-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8006 (1tst flr of Danjo
Community Center)15-min. walk north-east from Hankyu Kotoen Sta.

⑦Uegahara Branch

Phone (0798) 72-7388

1-32 Rokken-cho, Nishinomiya 662-0874 (1st flr of Uegahara
Community Center)2-min. walk north-west from Hankyu/Hanshin Taisha-cho
bus stop⑧Kotoen Branch

Phone (0798) 54-3600

3-2-29 Kotoen, Nishinomiya 662-0812 (5th flr of Apri Koto)
West of Hankyu Kotoen Sta.

⑦Uegahara Branch⑧Kotoen Branch⑨Takasu BranchPhone (0798) 49-1777

1-7-91 Takasu-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8141 (2nd flr of Takasu
Day Service Center)4-min. walk south from Hanshin Mukogawadanchi-mae Sta.

⑩Yamaguchi Branch

Phone (078) 904-3961

4-1-8 Yamaguchi-cho Simoyamaguchi,651-1412 (3rd flr of Yamaguchi Center)
Hankyu bus Yamaguchi Center-mae bus stop

⑪Wakatake Branch

Nishinomiya

Phone (0798) 67-5505

15-12 Saifuku-cho, Nishinomiya 662-0844 (2nd flr ofWakatake Living Cultural Center)5-min. walk north-east from JR Nishinomiya Sta.

⑩Yamaguchi Branch⑨Takasu Branch＜ Libraries

Hours ＞

Central & Naruo libraries★ Tue. - Fri.
9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
※April– September 9:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
★ Sat., Sun. & National holidays 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Kitaguchi library★ Tue. - Fri.
9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
★ Sat., Sun. & National holidays 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Northern library★ Tue. - Fri.
9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
★ Sat., Sun. & National holidays 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

＜ Libraries

Closed ＞★Mondays and first Thursday of each month（If Mondays or first Thursdays ofeach month coincide with a national holiday, our libraries will be opened on theholiday, but will be closed on the following day.）★New Year holidays（Dec. 29 – Jan. 4）★For the arrangement of books for a maximum of 14 days（Dates are announcedin advance）※The days of operation during the Golden Week in May will be announced later.

⑪Wakatake Branch＜ Branches

Hurs ＞★ Tue. - Sat.
<Yamaguchi Branch>★ Tue. – Sun.

＜ Branches

10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Except Yamaguchi Branch)
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Closed ＞★Mondays and first Thursday of each month（If Mondays or first Thursdays ofeach month coincide with a national holiday, our libraries will be opened on theholiday, but will be closed on the following day.）★Every Sunday (Except Yamaguchi Branch)★New Year holidays (Dec. 29 – Jan. 4)★For the arrangement of books for a maximum of 14 days（Dates are announced inadvance）※The days of operation during the Golden Week in May will be announced later.
＊Handling of personal information
We keep your name, date of birth, address, and phone number as personalinformation. Your work place or school in Nishinomiya is also kept if you are anon-resident of Nishinomiya. The information will be used only for thepurposes of library services such as reservation, overdue, and statistics of use.
Your circulation record will be erased when you return materials.