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Welcome to Libraries in Sollentuna
Library services in several languages
There are three libraries in Sollentuna. The largest is the Sollentuna Library which is located close to the centre of Sollentuna. There are also libraries in Norrviken and Edsberg. In each of the libraries there are staff who speak English.
Below you will find a summary of our services. Please visit us or contact us by telephone or email for more information.
Sollentuna Library
At Sollentuna Library there is a children's and youth section, an adult section and a reading room with daily newspapers from around the world. In the film corner you will find films for children and adults from different countries.
The library also contains Gallery Aniara which has a broad offering of high-quality art.
Sollentuna Library welcomes the use of prams and wheelchairs.
Children and teenager’s section
The children and teenager’s section welcomes children and teenagers of all ages.
Here you will find:
- Books for children and teenagers in 30 different languages
- Books on cassette/CD for those who have difficulty reading printed text
- Talking books with fairytales and music
- Internet and computer games
During the spring and autumn we have story time for children from 3 years of age.
Adult section
The adult section is on the first floor of the library. Here you can search for books and information, read, study and meet in peace and quiet. The adult department has a large selection of fiction and non-fiction. In the foreign language section there are books in 20 languages. For those who like to listen to stories there are books on cassette, CD and MP3 in Swedish, English, French, Spanish and German. The adult section also has magazines in several languages; to borrow or read here in a comfortable chair.
There are also computers for the Internet, word-processing and genealogical research. For those who are studying we have dedicated computers.
Contact
Address: Aniaraplatsen 2, near Sollentuna Centrum’s southern entrance
Email: biblioteket@bibl.sollentuna.se
Telephone: 08-579 219 00
Opening times (link to Sollentuna library’s website)
Edsberg library
Edsberg Library is located in the centre of Edsberg. It is for everyone living in and around Edsberg but also for Edsberg’s school children.
Here you can find exciting books, read magazines, borrow talking books and rent children’s films. We have a cosy room with lots of books for smaller children and for the older ones we have a large teenage section. Most of the books are in Swedish but we also have books in English. You can also photocopy or use the Internet.
We can help you with suggestions for books and searching for information.
Our spacious premises are easily accessible for wheelchair users.
Contact
Address: Edsbergsskolan, Edsbergs torg 3, 192 53 Sollentuna
Email: edsbergsbibl@bibl.sollentuna.se
Telephone: 08-579 219 27
Opening times (link to Edsberg library website)
Norrviken library
Welcome to Norviken library which is also the school library. Our light and airy premises are at ground level in Norviken School. The library is easily accessible for wheelchair users or people with prams. Toilets with baby-changing tables are available.
We are happy to give good suggestions for books to both adults and children. You can choose from around 20,000 books/talking books and over 25 newspapers/magazines in Swedish and English. We have an Internet computer which can be reserved. Photocopying is also available.
Contact
Address: Lindvägen 16
Email: norrvikensbibl@bibl.sollentuna.se
Telephone: 08-579 219 15
Opening times (link to Norrviken library website)
Library Card
To borrow books and other media from the library you must have a library card. Bring some form of identification and the staff will be happy to help you. Everyone from age 6 can get a library card and it is free. Adults must sign as guarantor for children.
Link to form
Log In
With your library card you also get a PIN-code. With the code you can log in to our website to check what you have borrowed and extend the loan period. You also need your PIN-code to reserve computers at Sollentuna library.
Loan period
The normal loan period for books is four weeks. Many new books have a two week loan period. During the summer the loan period is longer. For newspapers the loan period is two weeks.
You can extend the loan period of your books as long as no one is waiting for them. If the book you want is already on loan you can place yourself in a queue, “reserve” it. It costs 10:-.
You must pay a fine if the book or newspaper is not returned on time.
Reading difficulties
For those who have reading difficulties the library has suitable media. Sollentuna library has the largest selection. There are easy reader books in simple Swedish for children and adults. We can also offer books with extra large print. Everyone can borrow easy reader books and books with large print.
Talking Books
Our large selection of talking books, “talböcker”, is for those who have reading difficulties due to some form of impairment (as opposed to audio books “ljudböcker” which may be borrowed by anyone). Talking books are available in the digital format DAISY, on cd-rom and cassette.
If you would like talking books in languages other than Swedish we can order them for you. For example, there are talking books in Arabic, English, French, Persian, Spanish and Turkish.
The library does not require any guarantee when you register yourself as a borrower of talking books.
Home Delivery
If you cannot get to the library due to some form of impairment then there is a service called Home Delivery, “Boken kommer”. We will deliver books to you at home.
The Apple Shelf
In the children’s section of Sollentuna library there is the Apple Shelf “Äppelhyllan”. This is where we have placed all the books, films and cd-rom games for children with disabilities.
Contact
To find out more about media and services for those with reading difficulties:
Telephone: 08- 579 219 33
Email: bokenkommer@bibl.sollentuna.se
E-services
The library’s e-services, services available via our website, are increasing. Here’s a selection.
Search for books and other media
You can see if we have the book, film or magazine you’re looking for in our media catalogue on the website. Write the title or author in the search box in the menu bar located top left and “click “sök”. If you click the link below call “Avancerad sök” you can be more specific in your search. You can also choose to use the media catalogue in English or Finnish.
E-media
E-media is electronic media which you can read or listen to on your computer. E-media are available in several formats:
E-books
Take home to read on your PC or handheld. Most of the e-books are in Swedish. However, there is also a smaller selection in Danish and English.
E-talking books
Listen to them on your computer. You must be connected to the Internet when you are listening. Only available in Swedish.
E-talking books with both sound and text
You can listen and read at the same time. So, listening can be good for reading practice. You must be connected to the Internet when you are listening. Only available in Swedish.
Databases and E-magazines
With your library card you can access many databases online, on various subjects- science, literature, news, magazines.
The databases in english are marked with the british flag.
Library services in several languages
The International library
The International library is located at Odengatan 59, in Stockholm. The library is part of Stockholm’s city library. There are 200,000 books in more than 100 languages for both children and adults. Therefore, there are multilingual staff to help you.
The International library’s website can be found at
The Question library - Ordbron
On the Ordbron website you can ask questions in 12 different languages and get a reply from a librarian. You ask your question and receive your reply by email. You can ask anything you like. Ordbron is a collaboration by libraries all over Sweden.
Link to the Ordbron website
Kiosken
Kiosken is a website where you can click further to 15,000 newspapers from more than 200 countries. Link to Kiosken:www.esperanto.se/kiosk
Welcome!
Helena Hodell
Anders Olsson