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A power outage test at Liipola Library and Jalkaranta Library will cause a brief power outage, during this time the library will be inaccessible.

The City of Lahti will carry out a power outage test at Liipola Library on Monday 19 October and Jalkaranta Library on Tuesday, 21 October 2026. As a result of the test, Liipola Library will experience a power outage lasting 11:30. Jalkaranta Library will experience a power outage lasting self-service time 6:00–13:00. During the outage, it is not be possible to use library.

The purpose of the test is to ensure that building systems function correctly during a power outage and return to normal operation once power is restored.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Mobile library Saaga will not run its routes on October 14th to 16th, due to technical fault.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Reservations from the mobile library can be picked up at the main library or transferred to a local library upon the customer's request.

Photo: Juha Harmaala / Lahti City Library

A power outage test at the Loisto multi-purpose center will cause a brief power outage at the Nastola Library, during this time the library will be inaccessible.

The City of Lahti will carry out a power outage test at multi-purpose center Loisto on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, starting at 13:00. As a result of the test, Nastola Library will experience a power outage lasting up to 90 minutes. During the outage, it is not be possible to use library.

The purpose of the test is to ensure that building systems function correctly during a power outage and return to normal operation once power is restored.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

The self-service access at Ahtiala Library cannot yet be opened due to final technical work being carried out in the building. The service will be opened as soon as all systems are operating reliably and safely.

We will announce the opening date of the self-service access as soon as it has been confirmed.
We apologise for any inconvenience and thank our customers for their patience.

Päijät-Hämeen Asianajajat Bar Association offers a free lawyer advice service at Lahti Main Library. Users can receive general legal guidance without an reservation in advance.

A lawyer is available on Tuesdays from 17:00 to 19:00. The duty lawyer distributes queue numbers at 17:00 in the Päijät-Häme Room (2nd floor), where visitors also wait for their turn. Clients are invited to the consultation room in queue number order.

The service takes place in a separate room where discussions can be held confidentially.
Read more about the lawyer advice service (in finnish language, link opens in a new window).

Autumn 2026 advice service dates

• 22.9.
• 6.10.
• 20.10.
• 10.11.
• 24.11.

Queueing for the service takes place in the Päijät-Häme Room. Poster in Finnish provides the same information as this news article about the free lawyer advice service at Lahti Main Library. Photo: Nora Nordman / Lahti City Library

Lahti City Library’s 150th anniversary celebrations continue this autumn with a diverse programme of events. The themes of the season are encounters, conversation and reminiscence, and the library offers a wide range of content exploring humanity, society, literature, music and culture.

The programme includes Erätauko discussions, reading groups, a new Music Club, a film club, and visits from authors and musicians. Among this autumn’s guests are historian and archaeologist Minna Silver, author Helena Steen, and crime writers Noora Mustajoki and Bosse Hellsten. Music enthusiasts can enjoy biographical literature events featuring Peer Günt’s legendary drummer Erkki “Twist, Twist” Erkinharju, who will discuss his memoir, while Tuire Ranta-Meyer presents her work on composer Erkki Melartin. New additions to the children’s and young people’s programme include temporary transfer "tattoo" workshops, combining visual arts and creative writing.

The season’s events have been compiled in the Library Autumn brochure, available at libraries and in digital format. Selected events will be streamed, and all events are organised with accessibility and inclusivity in mind.

You can access the digital brochure here (in finnish language please use online translator service of your choice, link opens in a new window).

Lastu Libraries have introduced a new email-based reservation pickup reminder service. The aim of the service is to make it easier for customers to keep track of their reservations and to reduce the number of uncollected reserved items.

The pickup reminder service sends a reminder to the email address saved in your customer information when the final pickup date of your reservation is approaching. You can activate the service either in the Lastu online library or through the library's customer service.

You can choose how many days before the final pickup date you would like to receive the reminder. The reminder email can be set to arrive anywhere from three days before the deadline up to the final pickup day itself. The email will include all of your reservations whose pickup periods are about to expire.

Ahtiala Library will open in its new premises at the Vire community hub in Myllypohja on 10 August. The new library will offer local residents a welcoming living room-style space for reading, working, studying and spending time together.

The library’s facilities and services have been designed to serve a wide range of users. Visitors will find comfortable seating areas for reading and relaxing, as well as spaces for working on their own devices or using library computers. In addition, the library includes a multifunctional room that can be reserved for meetings and small events.

Alongside staffed opening hours, the library will also offer self-service access, enabling customers to use the library even when staff are not present.

More information about the library’s services and opening hours is available on the Lastu Libraries website at lastu.finna.fi. Further information about the Vire community hub can be found on the City of Lahti website at lahti.fi.

Self-service access at Nastola Library will be restricted from 26 June until further notice.

From 26 June 2026, the self-service hours at Nastola Library will be as follows:
Mondays 6:00–13:00, Tuesdays 6:00–13:00, Wednesdays 6:00–10:00 and 17:00–19:00, Thursdays 6:00–13:00, Fridays 6:00–10:00, and weekends and public holidays 6:00–15:00.
On eves of public holidays, there is no self-service access after staffed service hours end.

Restricting the self-service hours at Nastola Library is necessary due to disruptive behaviour. The library’s self-service hours have been temporarily restricted several times before. Behaviour in the unsupervised space has been inappropriate and in violation of the rules, particularly during evenings and weekends. Multiple persons have repeatedly been let into the library without logging in as a user, and there have been instances of mess and vandalism. Limiting the self-service opening hours is a necessary measure to ensure the safety of both the library premises and its customers.

Photo: Katja Niemi / City of Lahti

A Pride Month-themed LGBTQ+ Material Pack is now available for loan at Lahti Main Library.

The LGBTQ+ Material Pack can be borrowed and returned at Lahti Main Library. It can be checked out from the adult services desk by asking staff. The loan period is two weeks.

The material pack contains information, materials and practical tools for anyone who wants to better understand the diversity of gender and sexuality. It is source for professionals in education, training and youth work, as well as for students, parents, grandparents and godparents – for everyone who wants to understand better, encounter others more respectfully, and help make everyday life safer for all.

The material pack was created in response to young people’s own wish to support and educate the adults who work with them. It was developed by Vera Koskenheimo, Lahti Seta, and the young people and instructors of the City of Lahti’s LGBTQ+ Working Group in collaboration with Theatrum Olga. The physical package was created by artists Remi Eskelinen and Paula Ramis Sempere under the direction of Lasse Kantola.

Photos: Otto Puusaari / Lahti City Library

In reservation pickup notifications sent by Lastu Libraries, the sender’s name of the text message will appear as “Lahti” instead of a phone number.

The change only affects the sender’s name. Unfortunately, the sender name “Lastu” could not be used due to security policies. The content of the message remains the same, and it will still clearly state where the reservation can be collected.

This change is part of a nationwide reform aimed at improving the security of text messages and making scam messages easier to identify.

The E-library can now also be used via a computer’s web browser. The beta (test) version of the web interface was released on 21 April 2026. You can try the web interface at web.e-kirjasto.fi/en/ekirjasto (link opens to a new window).

In the beta version, you can read Finnish and Swedish e-books and magazines directly in your web browser on a computer. Also magazines in English. You can sign in using strong authentication via the Kirjaudu sisään (Sign in) button in the top right corner of the interface.

More information about the beta version is available in the E-library news article (link opens to a new window).

A new soundproof workspace intended for customer use has been opened at the Main Library.
The space can accommodate up to two people at a time, and it is designed for quiet work and studying. The workspace can be reserved for the purposes mentioned above. Havu is located at the Main Library in front of the auditorium.

More information about booking spaces can be found on Lastu’s website Library Spaces | Lastu-kirjastot (open in a new tab).

The selection of musical instruments in the main library's hobby rooms has been expanded with an electronic drum kit.

The Main Library collection of musical instruments has been expanded. We have acquired a set of Roland electronic drums, which emulate the feel of playing acoustic drums.

You can play the electronic drums in the piano room 4. The piano room can be reserved via the Timmi booking system. Read more about the rooms for recreational activities and how to reserve them at https://lastufinna.lahti.fi/rooms-for-recreational-activities/ (opens to a new window).

We also have some additions to the collection of sports equipment that can be borrowed. The library now has new equipment that may tempt our customers to go hiking or doing other physical exercise outdoors. The sports equipment in the library has been provided by the Lahti City Sports Services.

”Last autumn the Lahti Sports Services conducted a survey on what sports equipment our customers would wish to have. It’s great that we now have frisbee golf discs, for example,” says Suvi Haikola, Head of Library Services.