Südalinna Library (Estonian literature)
Open today
10–20Opening hours
Welcoming spring with a book
The theme of the 14th season of "Welcoming spring with a book" programme is "This peculiar beast". The challenge of the programme is to read through and give fe...The theme of the 14th season of "Welcoming spring with a book" programme is "This peculiar beast". The ...
Lending of musical instruments
You can borrow musical instruments and accessories for free of charge from the Südalinna Library. You can also use a digital piano and a set of digital drums o...You can borrow musical instruments and accessories for free of charge from the Südalinna Library. You ...
Services
- For local use, you can borrow a ROMOSS sailing 3 battery bank to charge batteries for mobile phones and other digital devices.
- Computers are available in the reading room and in the children’s and youth services.
- Electronic drawing tablet – you can use the Wacom Intuos Pro M drawing tablet on site.
- CanoScan LiDE 210 flatbed scanner and Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II professional film, photo, slide and document scanner – free when used independently.
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 Südalinna 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.→
At the Südalinna library
By arrangement with the librarian, you can come to the following training courses at our library:
- basic computer training, computer graphics training, e-reader training, e-services, basic Facebook training, training in using graphics tablets, using an ID card, individual reading advice, the internet and information sources, office software training programs, training in using flatbed scanners, smart security training, library website, family tree research training, basic training in using tablets and smartphones, basic Wikipedia training.
- Trainings are conducted in Estonian or English.
Copies and printing
We can print in black and white and color in A4 and A3 formats. see price list here→
Scanning
Südalinna Library has a CanoScan LiDE 210 flatbed scanner and a Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II professional film, photo, slide and document scanner.
- Saving through a librarian and sending to an email address €0.20 per page.
- Independent use free of charge.
At the Südalinna library, you can play board games on site or borrow them to take home.
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→
In the music and movie hall of the Südalinna Library you can find music literature and periodicals, sheet music, sound recordings and films – for studying, recreation and entertainment. We also organise music library lessons, concerts and other music and film events.
Ask for more information 683 0912 or muusika@tln.lib.ee.
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). ↓
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.
Come alone or with the whole family to the library to play with robots!
For visitors with special needs
- You can access the library in a wheelchair from the Freedom Square side. There is a ramp at the corner of the building. There is a poster about the ramp on the low window and phone numbers at the end of the ramp next to the door. When you arrive, call 683 0912 or 683 0920 and we will meet you within about 5 minutes.
- The parent and baby room is located on the first floor by the wardrobe, next to the toilets. Ask for the key at the information desk. The room has an armchair, changing table, sink and waste bin. There are children’s books and drawing materials for siblings in the room.
- You cannot park at the library.
- Hearing aid hearing loops are located at the service counters, in the large hall, balcony hall, video room, and computer lab.
- You can borrow a magnifying glass from the service counter.
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Home delivery service
If you are a resident of Tallinn and are temporarily or permanently disabled and unable to visit the library, you can use the free home delivery service.
- For additional information about home service, please contact librarian Alvar-Jaanus Tamm by phone at 683 0920 or by e-mail at koduteenindus@tln.lib.ee.
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Lending service for institutions (roaming service)
We lend books, magazines, sports equipment, etc. to institutions (legal entities). The library offers a mobile library service to medical and care institutions.
- Additional information about the mobile library service can be obtained from the staff of the Südalinna Library, telephone 683 0920.
Notifications
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Events
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The evening of science fiction: Manfred Kalmsten – presentation of his novel “Susikiuste”
Tallinna Südalinna raamatukogu
17. April, 18:30 - 19:45
Jeopardy of Estonian children’s literature
Tallinna Südalinna raamatukogu
15. April, 13:00 - 14:00
Korean Culture Club
Tallinna Südalinna raamatukogu
16. April, 18:00 - 19:30