User guide

Kadoma city library: 3-4-101,Shimbashi-cho Kadoma-shi,571-0048 Telephone:06-6908-2828
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed: Every Monday . The forth Friday of every month.
National holidays and other holidays. Year End and New Year holidays (December29 to January 4) Special times for rearranging inventory.
Kadoma Shimin Plaza Branch library：546 Oaza Kitajima kadoma-shi,571-0025 Telephone:072-887-6648
Opening Hours: Monday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Closed: Every Thursday. The forth Friday of every month. Year End and New Year holidays (December29 to January 4) Special times for rearranging inventory.

Library services

The library is free of charge and available to all. You are free to use books, newspapers, magazines and the like, from the bookshelves while in the library.
The libraries respect the privacy of the users.

How to borrow materials

You may borrow materials if you are resident of Kadoma city, or commute or go to school in Kadoma city.
You may borrow materials if you are a resident any of seven Kitakwachi cities or commute or go to school in any of seven Kitakawachi cities, or a resident in Osaka city.
Commuting and going to school must have the one to prove it.
Please fill in the Application Form for a library card and bring in a piece of identification, which proves your name and address, such as an Alien Registration Card, a Health Insurance Policy, a Drivers license or the like, to the counter when you borrow materials for the first time.
Anyone may borrow up to 15 general books or magazines for the period of 21 days, and 2 audio-visual items for a period of 14 days.
You can use your library card at Kadoma city library and Kadoma Shimin Plaza Branch library.
You don't care even if you borrow at Kadoma city library or branch either or you returns it by either.

How to return materials

Please bring the library materials to the counter by the due date. When the library is closed, you may return the materials to the book drop outside the entrance. Audio-visual items cannot be returned in the book drop. Please return these items directly to the counter.

Reservations and requests

Reservation can be made on materials that are borrowed or being processed.
As much as possible materials that the library does not own will either be purchased or borrowed from other libraries.

Reference service

Please feel free to ask the staff for assistance when you are looking for materials or information.

For the handicapped persons

There are books with enlarged letters, Braille books and recorded books for the vision-impaired.
Braille books and recorded books are also lent out by mail. Wheel‐chair access is available.

Broader‐based availability in 7 municipalities in Kita-kawachi area

Cities in kita-kawachi area are Moriguchi city, Daito city, Neyagawa city, Sijyonawate city, Hirakata city, Katano city Kadoma city.

You may borrow materials if you are a resident any of seven Kitakwachi cities or commute or go to school in any of seven Kitakawachi cities
Please enroll yourself at the library you want to use.
Please ask for other details to the library that wants to be used.

Photocopy service

You may photocopy the materials in the library within the limitations of the Copyright Law. Please apply to the counter for photocopy.