Klaukkala Library

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Klaukkala Library
Finnish: Klaukkalan kirjasto
Swedish: Klövskog bibliotek
Klaukkala Library.jpg
A current library building that has been in use since 2005.
Klaukkala Library
60°22′43″N24°45′17″E / 60.37848°N 24.75479°E / 60.37848; 24.75479
Location Klaukkala, Nurmijärvi, Finland
Type Public library
Established1934
Other information
Website Libraries.fi

Klaukkala Library (Finnish : Klaukkalan kirjasto; Swedish : Klövskog bibliotek) is a public library of the town of Klaukkala, located in the Nurmijärvi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland.

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History

The library was originally founded as one of the Nurmijärvi municipality's district libraries in 1934. [1] The library has been operating in its current location since 2005, before which it was located in the same building as the primary school of Klaukkala. [2]

Collection and services

The library's collections include books, board and console games, music CDs, magazines and movies. To borrow, customer need a Ratamo library card. Residents from out of town can also get a library card. [1]

Customers have also access to computers, a scanner, a copier and a color printer. There is a charge for printing and copying, but there is no need a library card to use the devices themselves. [1]

The library also includes two exhibition spaces: the Tyyne exhibition wall and the Toivo gallery. [1] [3] [4]

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