Fejér György Városi Könyvtár
8360 Keszthely, Zeppelin tér 3.
Telefon/Fax.:
06-83/312-446, 06-83/511-102
E-mail:
Gyermekkönyvtár
8360 Keszthely, Kossuth u. 2.
Telefon: 06-83/312-303
Fejér György Library of Keszthely
REGULATIONS AND RULES OF THE LIBRARY
Valid from 01. 03. 2022.
Edited by Mrs. Xénia Amberg Kalmár
Membership is available for anybody either Hungarian or foreign citizen who accepts the rules of the library. The adult section of the library can be used by anybody older than 12 years of age. The membership is valid for 12 months and can be extended every year. Applicants will be required to provide evidence of identification of their personal information (name, place of birth, mother’s name, ID number, address) such as Photo ID and proof of address upon joining. Applicant below the age of 16 needs to sign a guarantee form upon joining.
Applicants from non-EU countries need to provide their temporary residence permit and their passport. Photo ID will be required from citizens of EU countries. Those foreign citizens who do not hold a temporary residence permit can become members of the library if a Hungarian citizen 18 or over act as collateral for him or her.
Readers must inform the library of any changes to their current address or personal data.
Annual membership fees:
- Family (at least 3 members of the family living in the same household) 2.200,- HUF
- Professional (employee, self-employed) 1.800,- HUF
- Teacher or student card holders, unemployed, on maternity leave, pensioner 900,- HUF
- Students (younger than 16 years old), pensioners (+70 years old), disabled pensioners, public servant card holders free
- Visitor’s Pass (for occasional visitors, it allows to read the books in the library and use the internet for free) free
Other services such as inter-library loans, photocopying etc. are subject to the annual rate.
Rules of the library:
The following services are available for Visitor’s Pass and Reader’s Card holders free of charge:
- visiting the library;
- using documents in the library;
- access to catalogues;
- getting information about the library and its services;
- visiting events and exhibitions;
- using the European Union corner;
- listening to music;
- Services of the Digitális Jólét Program Pont
- access to PC and internet (using databases, editing documents etc.);
- Free Wifi.
- access to the services on the library’s webpage is available 24/7 www.fgyvk.hu ;
- visiting the Jozsef Simandy room and the archive;
- access to the regulations of the government of Keszthely.
The following services are only available for those paying the membership fee:
- borrowing printed documents;
- borrowing VHSs, DVDs and CDs
- booking (maximum 2 documents on the shelves can be booked for 5 days)
- borrowing CDs from IT magazines;
- services of the music department.
The following services are only available by paying extra fee:
- photocopying only from documents of the library (A/4: 20 HUF and 30 HUF; A/3: 30,- HUF and 40 HUF)
- inter-library loans: postage fee
- research 20 HUF/thesis
- subject lookout: customized pricing
- advance booking: 50 HUF/item
- scanning: 50 HUF/page
- printing: A4: 20 HUF, A4 both sides: 30 HUF
- PC and Internet User course - 20 hours: 5000 HUF
- deposit in the beach library (only for members): 1000 HUF
Borrowing entitlements:
Readers/members are entitled to loan a maximum of:
- 6 volumes for 4 weeks
- 2 volumes from the documents with one week loan time
- 3 audio books for 4 weeks
- 2 DVDs or VHSs each for 2 days
- 3 music CDs for 1 week
- Renewing current loans can be done maximum two times in the library, by phone, online or by mail. If the documents have been requested by a member renewing is not possible.
- Members are responsible for the volumes and are not allowed to lend them to another person.
- Books and magazines from the reading area (maximum 4 of each) can be borrowed exclusively during the closing times of the library. Failure to return material on time will result in losing the right to borrow again.
- You don’t need to be registered to read documents from the beach library on the beach. Members with valid membership cards can borrow maximum of 6 documents for free. Visitors registered at the beach can borrow maximum of 6 documents after paying a deposit (1000.- HUF).
- Beach library might be closed from time to time depending on the weather conditions or the decision of the manager. In this case, readers will be informed by the manager.
Items on Loan:
Any borrower who fails to return a book until the end of the book return period and does not ask for a renewal (in person, by mail, by phone or via email) shall be liable to a fine and postage fee accordingly:
- Volumes and discs with 4 weeks borrowing period: 5,- HUF/pc for each day
- Other documents (CD, video, DVD, documents with 1 week borrowing period, books from the Readers’ Area and magazines): 50,- HUF/pc for each day
- Postage fee: 150,- HUF/pc.
Readers can ask for a notice via email 5 days before the end and an overdue reminder one day after the end of the borrowing period.
After 2 weeks from the end of the borrowing period the borrower will be sent a notice letter to return the documents.
Failure to return the document after one month from the end of the borrowing period will result another notice from the library urging the borrower to return the library material. This notice letter will be sent to the collateral if the borrower hasn’t got his/her own income. The letter contains details about the borrowed materials such as its type and number of pieces.
In case the documents will be returned the borrower will be charged with the postage fee and the fine for the late return.
In case the notice is still inefficient we send a Signed For letter to the borrower. In this case the fee for each overdue material and the postage fee need to be paid. Once a year, the date is assigned by the manager of the library, we do not charge for registration and we shall reduce the fee payable for overdue items.
Every lost document needs to be replaced by the borrower. If it cannot be done you will be charged the cost of replacing the item or the cost of photocopying and binding the book.
Other rules:
- Documents and services of the library are only allowed to be used according to their function. Anybody who causes a damage in library materials, disturbs other readers, behaves outrageously must reimburse for the damage they caused and can be banned from the library temporarily or permanently by the manager.
- Damaging or destroying the unique identifiers (barcodes) in the documents may result in a fine of 100 HUF each.
- Use of the cloakroom is free and obligatory. Lockers are provided for the valuables.
- The library do not take any responsibility for the valuables, cash etc. of the visitors.
- Eating in the public areas of the library is prohibited. Smoking allowed in designated areas only according to rules and regulations.
Adults’ Department
Contact:
Fejér György Library of Keszthely
3. Zeppelin Square
H-8360 Keszthely
Tel.: 06-83/312-446, 06-83/511-102, 30/383-3816;
E-mail:
General enquires: info@fgyvk.hu
Readers’ Services (extensions): kkozi@fgyvk.hu
Webpage: www.fgyvk.hu
Opening times:
Winter (in term time)
Readers’ Services
- Monday: CLOSED
- Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
- Wednesday: 9:00-18:00
- Thursday-Friday: 9:00-17:00
- Saturday: 9:00-13:00
IT and musical services
- Monday: CLOSED
- Tuesday-Friday: 9:00 - 16:00
- Saturday: 9:00 - 13:00
Summer (during school holiday)
Readers’ Services
- Monday: 12:00-16:00
- Tuesday-Friday: 9:00 - 17:00
- Saturday: CLOSED
IT and musical services
- Monday: CLOSED
- Tuesday-Friday: 9:00 - 16:00
- Saturday: 9:00 - 13:00
Children’s Department
Contact:
Children’s Library
2. Kossuth L. Street
Keszthely, H-8360
Tel.: 06-83/312-303
E-mail: gyermekkonyvtar@fgyvk.hu
Opening hours:
Winter (in term time)
- Monday: CLOSED
- Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
- Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
- Thursday-Friday: 10:00-17:00
- Saturday: 10:00-13:00
Summer (during school holiday)
- Monday: 13:00-16:00
- Tuesday - Friday: 10:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00
- Saturday: CLOSED
Beach library
Address:
Beach of Keszthely
H-8360 Keszthely, Csik Ferenc sétány 3. (Városi strand)
Opening hours:
Assigned summer term
Monday-Sunday: 10:00-17:00