Resources in the library
Books
Rauma’s libraries have over 140,000 books in their collections.
One of the special emphasis of the Central Library’s collection is literature related to lace-making and lace-making manuals, which are kept in their designated lace-making shelf.
Audiobooks
CD audiobooks are available, as well as a limited collection of cassette audiobooks.
E-audiobooks are available on the E-Library app.
Patrons with reading disabilities can loan Celia audiobooks from the library and can sign up for the Celia audiobook service. More information: Celia.fi
Newspapers and magazines
Newspapers and magazines can be read in and borrowed from the Newspaper and Magazine Room. The loan period is two weeks, but latest issues cannot be loaned.
Magazines can also be read remotely with your library card number and PIN code.
Newspapers can be read in digital format on the library’s computers and using the library’s wifi.
Music
Music is available on CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and sheet music.
The Central Library also has a suitcase record player and a limited LP collection. The record player can also be used to digitize LPs.
There is an electric piano in the 2nd floor of the Central Library, which can be played with headphones. There is also an electric piano in the Kourujärvi Library.
Movies
Films and series are available on DVD and Blu-ray for adults, young people and children.
Documentaries are on the non-fiction shelves, categorised by subject.
You can watch films on the Cineast online service. To log in, you need your library card number and PIN code.
Games
You can loan board games and console games for different consoles and players of all ages.
Sports equipment
Sports equipment can be loaned from the Central Library and Lappi Library. The loan period is 14 days. It is not possible to renew the loan or reserve equipment.
Season tickets for home games of various sports teams are seasonally available in the Central Library.
Microfilms and microcards
In the microfilm reading room in the 2nd floor of the Central Library you can read microfilms and microcards:
- Church and parish records of Rauma and Rauma area
- Länsi-Suomi (see also digitized volumes of Länsi-Suomi from years 1877–1879 and 1905–1939 at the National Library’s website)
- Pohjanlahti
- Rauman lehti
- Rauman sanomat
- Microfilms of the general inventory of Finnish settlements and the Finnish Genealogical Society’s reproductions of historical documents
Rauma Collection
The Rauma Collection, housed in a separate Rauma Room in the Central Library, contains a wide range of literature and other material on Rauma and Rauma-related topics.
Acquisition catalogs
Lists of new acquisitions to the library in PDF format (in Finnish).
