GUIDE TO SHIBUYA CITY LIBRARIES

Shibuya City Libraries The mascot character “Hachi ”

As of April 1, 2015 Libraries Open Closed (each month)

9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ※1st Monday Chuo(中央) Tuesday through Sundays, Mondays Saturday and National holidays ※3rd Thursday

9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ※2nd Monday & Tuesday of the previous week Komorebi-Owada Monday through Sundays and ※4th Monday & Tuesday of the previous week (こもれび大和田) Saturday National holidays ※2nd Thursday

※1st Monday & Tuesday of the next week Nishihara(西原) ※3rd Monday & Tuesday of the next week Shibuya (渋谷) ※2nd Thursday Tomigaya(富ヶ谷) 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, Tuesday through Mondays Honmachi(本町) ※2nd Monday & Tuesday of the previous week Saturday and National holidays ※4th Monday & Tuesday of the previous week Rinsen-Minnano りんせん ※2nd Thursday (臨川みんなの) 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, ★Mondays(When one of these days falls on a Sasazuka(笹塚) Tuesday through and National holidays National holiday, that day is open.)

Saturday ※2nd Thursday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays Yoyogi (代々木) Monday, Wednesday, Saturdays, Sudays and 3rd Sunday

Thursday and Friday National holidays ※2nd Thursday

Sasazuka-Kodomo ※Mondays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (笹塚こども) ※2nd Thursday ※ When one of these days falls on a National holiday, that day is open and following day is closed. All libraries are closed over the New Year Holidays and inventory periods.

Shibuya City Libraries Website : http://www.lib.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/ From mobile phone : http://www.lib.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/ij/

Reading in the Libraries

※ Everyone can read books in the libraries without registration.

◆ Registration

※ A library card is necessary to borrow the materials out of library.

The card will be issued after the registration by showing an ID to certify your name and current address. (e.g. ☆ Alien Registration Card, Student ID, etc.) ☆ to be changed to Residence (“zairyu”) Card in July 2012 !

※ The library card can be used at all Shibuya City Libraries.

※ You are required to notify us when you change your registered Information (address or phone number).

◆ Borrowing Services

※ You can check out up to 10 books (including magazines) and 3 CDs or Cassette tapes at the counter of each library. You can borrow them for up to 2 weeks.

※ You can extend the period of borrowed materials for another 2 weeks except those are on the hold list .

◆ Returning Procedures

※ Please bring back the borrowed books to the counter. You don’t need to show your library card.

※ You can also return the books to the outside bookdrop (BOOK POST) when the library is closed. CDs and Cassette tapes are fragile, so please return directly to the counter at the library .

◆Copying Services

※ Library materials can be photocopied with coin-operated photocopier.

◆The Library Website (Japanese only)

※ You can search and reserve books, magazines and CDs of all Shibuya City Libraries through our website .

PC http://www.lib.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/ Mobile phone http://www.lib.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/ij/

◆ Reservation Services

※ If you cannot find materials you want, you may request then by filling out a form and handing to the counter.

※ You can also reserve the library materials by using the computer terminal of each library or through our Website .

※ When you reserve materials through either the terminal or our Website, your library card number and password are needed. Your ☆temporal password is your date of birth(e.g. 6th May 1970 →700506). ☆ can be changed to any other word.

※ When the reserved materials are available, we will e-mail to your e-mail address.

◆ Materials at the Libraries

※ Foreign Books Corner The Chuo Library has a Foreign Books Corner, primarily with books in English. There are novels, books on life and culture in Japan, and beautiful illustrated volumes.

※ Children’s Books Corner There are also children’s tales and picture books in English both at the Chuo, the Komorebi-Owada and Sasazuka-Kodomo Libraries .

※ CDs, Cassette tapes, Laser discs, DVDs The Shibuya Library has CDs and Cassette tapes. The Honmachi Library offers the enjoyment of films and music on Laser discs and DVDs, (although it is available only within the library ).

Shibuya City Libraries' Maps

Chuo Library 中央図書館 Komorebi Owada Library こもれび大和田図書館 & & Keio Shibuya Sta. Hachiko Statue ●

Harajuku Gaien J.H.S. Keio Inokashira Line

Police Station 渋谷 ●

Mark City ●

渋 to to Meidaimae Tokyu Plaza ● 谷

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Pedestrian Overpass Bridge Moyai

● Statue Shibuya

Crepe Shops Library toHarajuku ✕ Route 246 ● St. Meiji‐jingu

● Chuo Shrine JR Togo Shrine Cerulean Tower ● ● Jingu-mae 1-chome B.S. dori ‐ ● 原 Takeshita exit Takeshita-dori St. park ●

宿 Meiji Meiji‐jingu mae Sta.

Harajuku Sta. Harajuku ● to Shibuya (Sub. Line Fukutoshin Omote‐sando St. Chiyoda Subway Line Shibuya City

Cultural Center Owada toEbisu Line Yamanote JR

A 5-minute walk from on the JR Yamanote Line A 5-minute walk from on the JR Yamanote Line Adress:1-4-1 Jingumae / Phone:03-3403-2591 Adress:23-21 Sakuragaokacho / Phone:03-3464-4780

Shibuya Library 渋谷図書館 & Nishihara Library 西原図書館 & Hatagaya Sta. Kosyu-kaido St. to Shinjuku 渋 Route 246 ● Aoyama Gakuin Univ. Keio-Shinsen Line 谷 幡ヶ谷

Shibuya Sta. Shibuya Shibuya Police Station -dori St. to Sasazuka Bank ● ●Bank to Shinjuku

St. ✕

● Jissen Joshi Gakuen H.S. and J.H.S. Convenience Store ● Promenade

Meiji-dori Meiji-dori Tokiwamatsu E.S. Shibuya ● ● Library Kokugakuin-Daigaku mae Stationerystore to Ebisu ● JR Yamanote Line ● Kokugakuin Univ. Nishihara Library Liqurestore A 2-minute walk from Kokugakuin-Daigaku mae bus stop on the metropolitan bus A 4-minute walk from Hatagaya Station on the Keio-Shinsen Line line running between Shibuya Station and Nisseki-Iryo Center Adress:2-28-9 Nishihara / Phone:03-3460-8535 Adress:1-6-6 Higashi / Phone:03-3407-7544

& Tomigaya Library 富ヶ谷図書館 & Sasazuka Library 笹塚図書館 to Nakano Crossing Kosyu-kaido St. Sasazuka B.S. ● Bank Keio Line ● Bank 小田急線 Odakyu Line to Shimo-Kitazawa to Shinjuku 笹 塚 to Meidai-mae ● 代々木八幡 Sasazuka Sta. to Shinjuku -hachiman Sta. Sasazuka Library Bicycle parking lot ● ● Merkmal Keio Sasazuka 4F Shopping mall

Tomigaya Library St. Yoyogi-koen Sta.

E.S. ● 代々木公園駅 ● Sasazuka Kindergarten Convenience ● Chiyoda Subway Line

Store

Tomigaya Uehara 1-chome B.S. 1-chome Uehara

Inokashira-dori St. Yamate-dori

A 3-minute walk from Yoyogi-Hachiman Station on the Odakyu Line A 1-minute walk from Sasazuka Station on the Keio Line Adress:1-46-2 Uehara / Phone:03-3468-9020 Adress:1-47-1 Sasazuka / Phone:03-3460-6784

Honmachi Library 本町図書館 りんせん & Honmachi 1-chome B.S. & Rinsen Minnano Library 臨川みんなの図書館 聖心女子大学 Suido-dori St. Univ. of the Sacred Heart,Tokyo shibuya-bashi crossing ● ● Park stairs Rinsen E.S. ●

Theater Ebisu-Bashi B.S. Rinsen Kindergarten

Honmachi Library toShibuya JR Yamanote Line Yamanote JR Komazawa-dori St. Meiji-dori St. Hiroo sta.

Hibiya Subway Line

National

● Convenience Store Shibuya river Yoyogi Police ● ● New 恵 ●Coffee Shop Keio-Shinsen Line × Station ● 比 Convenience Store ● 幡ヶ谷 初台 寿 East Exit Hiroo hospital

Kosyu-kaido St. EbisuSta. to Sasazuka Hatagaya Sta. Hatsudai Sta. to Shinjuku

Ebisu Sta. GaienNishi-dori St. Hibiya Subway Line Subway Hibiya A 7-minute walk from Hatsudai Station on the Keio-Shinsen Line A 12-minute walk from on the JR Yamanote Line Adress:1-33-5 Honmachi / Phone:03-5371-4833 Adress:1-9-17 Hiroo / Phone:03-5793-9500

Sasazuka Kodomo Library 笹塚こども図書館 Yoyogi Library 代々木図書館 & & Sasazuka children's Library Sasazuka-chugaku.BS. JR Yamanote Line Yoyogi Sta.

to Shinjuku 代々木 Nakahata E.S. to Harajuku ● Police Box Sasazuka branch office Minami-Shinjuku Sta. 南新宿 Sasazuka J.H.S. Sasazuka -chugaku BS. Suido-dori St. ● Nakano-dori St. Odakyu Line Seminar Sasazuka E.S.

Hachiko Bus Kosyu-kaido St. NakanodoriAve.

Yoyogi Kumin-Kaikan Keio Line 笹 塚 to Shimo-kitazawa to Meidai-mae to Shinjuku Yoyogi Library Sasazuka Sta.

A 7-minute walk from Yoyogi Station on the JR Yamanote Line A 12-minute walk from Sasazuka Station on the Keio Line Adress:3-51-8 Yoyogi / Phone:03-3370-7566 Adress:3-3-1 Sasazuka / Phone:03-3378-1983

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