Epaminondas 30 & A. Triada
Phone: 2109635990
Email: library@glyfada.gr

The Glyfada Municipal Library is located within the Glyfada Interschool Centre, at 30 Agia Triados and Epaminondas Street. It has a reading room with 20 seats, 14,000 volumes of books and periodicals, a specially designed computer room for study and research, and free access to the internet.

The aim of the Glyfada Municipal Library is to promote knowledge, information, education and culture without political, religious, racial or other discrimination. It functions as an information centre that ensures users access to knowledge and information, while enhancing readership and all kinds of related educational and cultural activities.

In the context of the reconfiguration of the action and program of the Glyfada Municipal Library, adult activities are planned – Literature Club, Writing Workshop, Parents’ School – book presentations, creative activities for children and speeches for information, awareness and understanding of issues that concern all of us. The programme of these activities is announced at the end of each month on this website and on the social networking page of the Public Library.

The Glyfada Municipal Library in its effort to develop a constructive dialogue with the educational community of our city, organizes programs and activities aimed at the continuous communication between School and Library. The programmes are addressed to school classes of all educational levels (Primary, Secondary, High School) and are designed by the Library staff in cooperation with the teachers of the classes that wish to participate, in order to be individualized and meet the needs of the students’ cognitive level, as well as the educational and pedagogical goals of the teachers. Indicatively, the programs in which classes may participate are:

• Getting to know the Library. For all grades of all levels.
• Literacy. For all grades of primary school. The program combines storytelling with visual education.
• Book research paper. From 4th grade to 3rd grade. The programme aims to introduce and guide children in searching, finding and processing the material available in the library for a research project of their choice.
• Educational games and activities. From 1st to 6th grade. The game as an aid to the learning process In order to design and implement the programmes, cooperation with teachers is essential.

Hours of operation

Winter Hours:

• Monday and Thursday: 08:30 – 17:30
• Tuesday and Wednesday: 08:30 – 16:00
• Friday: 08:30 – 19:30
• Official holidays: Closed
• 24/12 & 31/12: Closed

Summer Hours (from 15 June to 15 September):

• Monday to Friday: 08:30 – 15:30

• ¹ August to 20 August: Closed

LIBRARY REGULATIONS

For the proper operation of the Glyfada Municipal Library, the public must be aware of and comply with the following rules. Failure to comply with these Rules of Operation may result in the removal of the person from the premises.

General Rules

• During their stay in the area the Visitors must respect the area, keep the silence and take care not to disturb the other readers with their behaviour. Conditions necessary for the smooth operation of the Library and the protection of private reading.
• Large groups of people are not allowed to visit and use the premises, unless scheduled.
• Visitors must set their mobile phone to silent mode upon entering the premises.
• Staying on the floor is not allowed.
• Smoking, eating and drinking are not allowed.
• It is not allowed to move furniture and equipment, as well as any kind of modification.
• The Library is not responsible for any personal belongings of the Visitors that may be lost or stolen.

Unaccompanied Children

• Children up to twelve (12) years of age, who are not accompanied by a guardian, etc. are not allowed to stay and use the space.
• The children’s chaperones are solely responsible for the safety and behaviour of the children.
• The staff is not responsible for children left unattended on the premises.

Lending / Reading room

Access to the reading room is free to the public.

The service hours are as follows:

• Monday and Thursday: 08:30 – 17:30
• Tuesday and Wednesday: 08:30 – 16:30
• Friday: 08:30 – 19:30
• Official holidays: Closed
• August: 01/08 -20/08 Closed

The service of the Registered Readers is provided by the employees of the IBG.

Borrowing procedure

• A membership card is required to borrow documents.
• For the issuance of the membership card, a copy of the Identity Card, a copy of the ID card, a photograph and an application form are required, in which the obligations arising from this regulation are assumed. Only a resident or citizen of Glyfada is allowed to be issued an ID card.
• Identity is personal. In case of loss, the Library staff must be informed in order to cancel the card and issue a new one.
• The reader may borrow up to two (2) books for a period of two weeks.
• At the end of this period, the borrower is obliged to hand over the borrowed books. An extension of time, not exceeding seven (7) days, shall be granted.

Fines & fines Compensation

In case of loss or destruction, partial or total, of material and equipment, which is an asset of the Glyfada Municipal Library, the person responsible for the damage must compensate the Library for this material. The compensation may take one of the following forms:

• Replacement of worn or damaged material with new material, which will be the same, unless otherwise deemed by the GBG.
• Replacement of the worn or damaged material with another of equivalent value, after consultation with DBG.
• Financial compensation, based on its current selling price/market value.

Desktop Computers & Desktop Computers Internet use

• The shared computers are part of the IHU and their use is subject to the terms of its Operating Regulations.
• For the use of the computers, a user form must be completed.
• As far as possible, the IBG staff can support users in the operation of computers, etc.
• The use of the computers is allowed to high school students, high school students and adults.
• The use of computers by primary school children requires the consent of the parent/guardian who must accompany them.
• IBG reserves the right to reserve part or all of the computers for reasons related to scheduled activities, maintenance, etc.
• Any tampering with the equipment and/or software is prohibited.
• You may not delete, change, upgrade and/or add software and change settings that already exist on the computer.
• Visitors should report any problems or malfunctions to the relevant staff and not try to fix them themselves.
• Visitors cannot save their files on the computers.
• Copying or downloading from the Internet any software or other material (music, video, etc.), whose users do not hold the copyright or legal license, is expressly prohibited.
• You may not use the computers and equipment of the IBG in general for illegal purposes or in a manner offensive to morality.
• Visitors are obliged to keep the computer areas and equipment clean and to comply with the general rules of use.

Use of the Internet

• Visitors may freely use the computers to access the internet services.
• They can also freely use the wireless network (WIFI) and connect for free to their personal devices.
• Visitors, in any case, are responsible for their access to the internet and for the material they come into contact with. The display of material with violent, racist, offensive or sexual connotations, participation in gambling and access to illegal material is not permitted.
• IBG shall not be liable for any damage or loss of data or software or equipment failure resulting from the use of the Internet services offered by IBG.