The Liberec Research Library is a general research library open to the public. The services provided significantly contribute to raising the level of expertise and development of general education and culture in Liberec and the region. The library also serves as a municipal public library for the city.

All library users must undertake to observe Library Regulations, full copies of which are available in all library departments and on the library internet pages.

Services available:

• lending services to all age groups (books, magazines, audio files, maps etc.)
• information services (for books, about the library, city and region, factual information from the stack etc.)
• public internet, WIFI
• Czech and foreign electronic database (bibliographic, fulltext)
• digitalized documents
• photocopying
• inter-library loans (where the item is not in stock we can obtain it elsewhere)
• graphic studio and bookbinders workshop
• café and refreshments
• cultural and educational events

Registration:

Applicants should present:

• Czech Identity Card
• Foreign nationals: passport or identity card/residence permit (see §4)
• students: student registration
• children up to 15 yrs: application form with signed parental approval

On payment of the registration fee the user receives an non-transferable Library Membership Card. Holders of Liberec City Cards, Opus Cards and//or valid ISIC cards may request to use these cards instead.

Lending

Library users may select items from open shelves. Loans are made at library desks or at self-service loan stations (selfcheck). Items from the stack are made available in the Study Library (1st Floor) upon completion of a printed or electronic loan request form. Such loans take about fifteen minutes.
The great majority of the library stock is available for external lending, however some items (reference) may only be borrowed in-house (such items are marked with a yellow band). Non-registered users may borrow items on a one-off basis (in accordance with the conditions outlined in Library Regulations).
Upon expiry of loan times the user must return borrowed items to the library desk in the relevant department. Items may be returned when the library is not open using the 'bookbox' in front of the library entrance. Items thus returned shall be signed off Readers' Accounts by 10am on the following working day.

Open access lending

Fiction is divided into genre groups (crime, historical novels, poetry etc.) in alphabetical order by author. Non-fiction and popular textbooks are divided by subject and catalogued using the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) system.

Loan Periods

• books, magazines, maps - 31 days
• selected new titles - 14 days
• audio items - 14 days

Loan periods for individual items may be extended on application (in person, by telephone, email or electronically using your Reader Account).

Maximum number of borrowed items
Books - 20, magazines (single issues) - 25, bound annual volumes of magazines - 5, music scores - 10, audio items - 10, maps - 5.
Children's and youth library: books - 10, magazines - 5, audio items - 2.

Music Library Rules

• external lending of audio items released in the current year may be undertaken only after nine months
• audio document external loans are subject to a service charge (standard charge for up to 5 items, for 6 or more one item free of charge)

Failure to return items

Where a user fails to return borrowed items by the due date overdue fees shall be charged. Such users shall be sent a reminder prior to this date, for which an additional fee shall be charged. All fees are listed in Service Charges (see below).

Photocopying

Photocopying services are provided in accordance with copyright law. Only items owned by the library or made available to the library through inter-library loan may be copied. Users are may make copies themselves using self-service photocopiers. Photocopiers accept coins and account-activated Library Membership Cards (see below). Users may also request copies to be made by staff at the Information desk or at the library Graphic Studio.

Reader's Account

The following services are available electronically:

• Account status (items borrowed, fees, credit, reservations, etc)
• loan request for items in stack
• reservation of items currently on loan
• borrowed item loan extension

Readers' Accounts may be accessed using the Internet or users' computers in the library.
To access your account you will need:

• Library Membership Card number
• password - arranged at the Information desk;

users providing an email address at registration may change their password later

Credit

Users may open an account at the library from which all fees and charges incurred by the user are debited, including the following:

• loan fees, in particular audio items
• service charges - annual membership fee, reservations, inter-library loan services
• photocopying
• fines  

Users may check their account status through their Reader's Account.

SERVICE CHARGES

Annual fees - new users
Reader's chip card (RCC) .......................................................... children 20CZK, adults 50CZK
Children (up to 15 yrs)...............................................................20CZK + RCC
students, pensioners, ZTP (disability card)....................................50CZK + RCC
OAPs (over 70 yrs), Jedlička Institute Clients.................................Free
Others......................................................................................150CZK + RCC

Annual fees for holders of LMK (Liberec City Card), Opus Card and/or ISIC card + membership renewal for all users
Children (up to 15 yrs)..........................................................................20CZK
Students, pensioners, ZTP (disabled card)...............................................50 CZK
OAPs (over 70 yrs), Jedlička Institute Clients............................................Free
Others................................................................................................100CZK

Replacement RCC
Children (up to 15 yrs).......................................................10CZK + 20CZK service charge
Others..............................................................................50CZK + 20CZK service charge

Individual loans
1 printed item..........................................................................20CZK
1 CD from the Music Library......................................................30CZK
1 LP or 1 MC from the Music Library...........................................20CZK

Music Library Loans
1 CD.....................................................................................10CZK
Other (LP, MC)........................................................................0CZK

Reservations (per item)..........................................................7CZK

Fines
Overdue (per item per day).......................................................1CZK
Notice of items overdue............................................................0CZK
1st reminder...........................................................................10CZK
2nd reminder..........................................................................20CZK
3rd reminder (legal).................................................................100CZK


Children (up to 15 yrs)
Overdue (per item per day).....................................................0CZK
Notice of items overdue..........................................................2CZK
1st reminder.........................................................................10CZK
2nd reminder........................................................................20CZK
3rd reminder (legal)...............................................................30CZK

Internet
Non-registered user.......................................................................10 minutes free
- each 15 minute period thereafter................................................15CZK

Registered users..............................................................................30 minutes free
- optional 30 minute extension
- each 30 minute period thereafter................................................15CZK

Photocopying, printing
Registered users with activated credit
- black and white A4/A3............................................................1.50CZK/3CZK
- colour A4/A3.........................................................................20CZK/40CZK

Non-registered users
- black and white A4/A3............................................................2CZK/4CZK
- colour A4/A3.........................................................................20CZK/40CZK