Laagna Library
Open today
11–18Opening hours
Seed borrowing and plant exchange cabinet
At the Seed chest in the Laagna Library, you can get free seeds to try your hand at growing your own plants.At the Seed chest in the Laagna Library, you can get free seeds to try your hand at growing your own pl...
Sports equipment and outdoor games
From the sports equipment collection in the libraries of Kalamaja, Kännukuke, Laagna, Nurmenuku, Nõmme, Paepealse, Pelguranna and Pirita you can borrow free o...From the sports equipment collection in the libraries of Kalamaja, Kännukuke, Laagna, Nurmenuku, Nõmm...
Services
- There are five computer workstations. All computers are equipped with OpenOffice software and ID card readers. You can book your computer time in advance by e-mail or phone.
You can borrow e-readers from Tallinn Libraries for 21 days without the possibility of extending the return period.
You can borrow the BOOX C65ML and BOOX Go Color 7 (Gen II) e-readers from the Laagna Library.
As a reader of Tallinn Libraries you can:
- borrow from a self-service machine, return books in some libraries, and check your loans, overdue charges and extend the deadline for returning the item(s) if you wish. You can print out a loan slip or send it to an e-mail. It is not possible to borrow items from another service unit or reading room, to borrow items on hold for another patron, or to borrow items or the latest issues of journals from branch libraries. If you have any questions, please ask the librarian.
- with the smart return shelf, you can quickly return items by placing them on the shelf and pressing “Return” on the screen.
- pre-order books (or others) with ESTER status in the e-catalogue in advance via the website order form, e-mail or telephone. Loaning lockers are located at the libraries of Südalinna, Liivalaia, Kännukuke, Laagna, Nõmme, Paepealse, Pelguranna, Pirita, Pääsküla, Väike-Õismäe. After you have placed your order, the library will contact you.
We offer free individual and group training in Tallinn Libraries. We will agree on the time and place of the training together. The topics can be adapted and combined. We’ll find the right option for you.
Training topics, venues and more information can be found here.→
Copies and printing
- We can print in black and white A4 and A3 and in colour A4. see price list here→
Scanning
- Saving via librarian sending to the reader’s e-mail address 0,20 € per page.
Copies and printing
- We can print in black and white A4 and A3 and in colour A4. see price list here→
Scanning
- Saving via librarian sending to the reader’s e-mail address 0,20 € per page.
You can play various board games at the library.
We also have Playstation 4 and 5. You can only play console games on site at the library. You can find the list of games here→
You can buy from us:
- document covers (rubberband sealed) – 1 €
- plastic covers A4, L-pocket – 0,20 €
- plastic covers A4, U-pocket – 0,20 €
- plastic bag – 0,20 €
- ballpoint pen – 0,80 €
- cloth bag – 2,50 €
We invite kindergarten groups, classes and teachers to visit us for library hours.
- Library hour is an educational and participatory non-formal educational program in the library.
- It lasts about 45 minutes.
- Educational programmes are free of charge for Tallinn educational institutions! (except Culture Ticket classes). For institutions outside Tallinn, the library’s price list applies (except via Culture Backpack). ↓
You can also come on a guided tour with a class or a kindergarten group. Tours can be combined with a thematic library lesson. Details of content and time to be agreed with the librarian.
Tallinn Libraries sell fiction (including children’s literature and poetry) and non-fiction books that are out of date, in large print or in new editions. Book prices start from € 0,15. The books on sale can be consulted at the library. The proceeds of the sale will be used to buy new books.
Libraries occasionally organise book fairs, keep an eye on our news, events calendar or join our newsletter. We also share information on our social media channels on Facebook and Instagram.
We offer our readers free use of our group room. The room can accommodate up to 20 (theatre style) or 15 (tables) depending on the furniture arrangement. Please book in advance.
To organise paid training courses, events or public events, the same space can also be rented at 40 € per hour, with a coefficient of 0,4-1,0.
We offer our readers free use of our group room. The room can accommodate up to 20 (theatre style) or 15 (tables) depending on the furniture arrangement. Please book in advance.
To organise paid training courses, events or public events, the same space can also be rented at 40 € per hour, with a coefficient of 0,4-1,0.
From the seed chest you can take for free of charge various seeds to try to grow your own plants. No need to return “borrowed” seeds, there are no deadlines or penalties for late returns. If you manage to get seeds from a plant you have grown, you can bring them back to the Seed chest as a donation. Other seeds of flowers, perennials and herbs are also welcome
In the plant exchange cabinet at the Laagna library you will find a variety of plants looking for a new home. But if you have plants at home that could find a new home, you can share them with others through the plant exchange box.
For more details, see the seed loaning and plant exchange cabinet→
From the sports equipment collection you can borrow for free of charge various training equipment, exercise and training games and other mobility-related equipment.
The Laagna garden
Laagna Garden is a place of activity and communication open to everyone. The activities of the Laagna Garden are organized by the non-profit organization Lasnaidee. Everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the Laagna Garden:
- by regularly taking part in workshops and workshops,
- caring for communal flowerbeds with others,
- taking care of your own personal flowerbed,
- helping with the organisation of the garden.
For more information about the Laagna garden, visit lasnaidee.ee. You can keep an eye on what’s going on in the garden by following the Laagna garden Facebook group.
For visitors with special needs
- You can access the library via a ramp in a wheelchair or stroller. It is difficult to enter the front door without assistance. It is good if you have a helper. If necessary, call 635 0020.
- You can park behind the house.
- The service counter is equipped with an hearing loop, which you can use with your hearing aid in hearing loop mode.
- You can borrow a magnifiying glass for on-site use.
→ see library accessibility in the LIPS information system
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Home service. If you are a resident of Tallinn and are temporarily or permanently disabled and unable to visit the library, you can use the library’s free home delivery service→
