Ellibs - ebooks and audiobooks
The e-books and audiobooks available in Vanamo libraries can be found in Ellibs. The collection includes fiction, nonfiction, guide books, and children’s and young adults’ literature. Most of the materials are in Finnish.
You can read e-books and listen to audiobooks on your web browser, use a free Ellibs mobile app or download e-books into a reader program.
No new e-materials will be acquired for the Vanamo Ellibs collection. The service will be replaced by The Finnish nationwide e-library starting this year.
Good to know
- You can browse the collection without logging in.
- A library card and four-digit pin code are required for borrowing and reserving material.
- The material can be borrowed by only one customer at a time. You can have up to five loans and seven reservations at a time.
- Loans are automatically returned after the loan period expires.
- A loan cannot be renewed. You can borrow a previously borrowed item when you return it and then borrow it again.
- Checked out e-materials do not show in your Vanamo online library loans.
- If you obtain a new library card, you will have to sign up in Ellibs as a new customer. Your bookshelf contents (loans and reservations) will not be retained in your new user account.
- You can search for material by using a keyword, or you can filter the search result by, for example, genre, topic, language, age group or format.
Ellibs instructions in English
Video instructions for Ellibs (in Finnish)
PressReader - newspaper and magazine service
PressReader service offers you top newspapers and magazines from more than 120 countries in 60 languages. There are a number of ways you can access PressReader through your library.
PressReader remote use with a browser
Remote use of the PressReader is available to all Vanamo library customers.
- Go to PressReader on your browser. Select ‘Sign In’ in the top right-hand corner. Select the ‘Library or Group’ button and search for Vanamo. Log in using your library card number and PIN code.
- After logging in, create a PressReader account (email, password, name) ja accept the terms of use by pressing 'Agree'. If you already have an account, you can sign in with your user name and password.
- A 'Welcome' window opens and you can start reading.
- With one login, you can use the service for 30 days. After that, a new login with a library card and a PIN will be required.
PressReader-application
Download the free PressReader application on your mobile device from the application store. If you have downloaded the application earlier, make sure it is updated to the latest version.
- Open the PressReader app and select ‘Sign In’ from the menu. Select the ‘Library or Group’ button and search for Vanamo.
- Enter your library card number and PIN code.
- In order to accept the terms of use, you must create a PressReader account and fill in the required information. If you already have an account, you can sign in with your user name and password.
- Wait a moment for the PressReader HotSpot window to open
- If the coffee cup icon at the top of the Publications section is not green, launch HotSpot from the Settings.
- You can download magazines to your device for reading offline.
- In the PressReader application settings, you can specify whether the service is also allowed to be used on the mobile network.
- If the app doesn't offer the option to sign in with a library card, do so: go to the PressReader site on your browser, log in with your library card number and PIN, click on your own name and then "Manage account". Add an email address and password to your account. Launch the app and sign in with your email address and password.
Video instructions for PressReader (in Finnish)
Naxos – music and audiobooks
Naxos Music Library
Listen to classical and world music.
- To use the services, you need a library card for Hämeenlinna city library.
- To log in, enter your library card number (above the barcode) and click Login.
- There can be three users in the service at a time.
- There is no time limit for listening.
- Recordings cannot be saved to your own device.
- Remember to log out after you finish using the service.
After logging in, the front page opens showing the latest additions. The menus include, for example, directories according to music genres, performers and composers, ready-made playlists and various additional material. You can search for a work, composer or performer with the keyword search.
Naxos Music Library app (NML)
First log in to the service through a web browser and create your own account.
- Go to Naxos Music Library on your browser.
- To log in, enter your library card number (above the barcode) and click Login.
- Go to playlists from the Playlists link, Press Sign up and create your own Playlist Account.
- Fill in the registration form, accept the terms and conditions and press Register New Account Now.
- You will receive a confirmation message in your email. Log in to your email and click the link in the message.
Download NML application (Naxos Music Library) to your mobile device.
- Go to the App Store or Play store on your mobile device.
- Find the app and install it on your device.
- Sign in with your email address and Naxos password.
- The service can also be used offline.
- Remember to log out after you finish using the service.
Rockway - remote music courses
Learn to play instruments, sing and record music by watching online video courses.
Rockway is a Finnish online service that provides remote music courses. The service is available only in Finnish. Log in to the Rockway library with your library card number. The first time you log in, you will be asked to fill in your contact information and create a password.
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