A library card (Toshokan card) is required to borrow materials. You can use your library card at the following five libraries in Kamakura: Kamakura Central Library, Koshigoe Library, Fukasawa Library, Ofuna Library and Tamanawa Library.
If you lose your card, please contact the library.
Anyone who lives in or commutes to Kamakura can resister.
Anyone who lives in Fujisawa, Miura area (Zushi, Hayama, Miura, Yokosuka) or Yokohama
To get your library card, please fill in an application form and present an identification card which can prove your name and address, such as an Alien Registration card, health insurance card, driver's license, passport, student ID or mail received.
To bollow materials, please take them to the circulation desk with your library card.
| Material | No. of materials allowed to be bollowed | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Books, magazines | as much as you can read in your loan period. | Up to 2 weeks |
| Audio Visual materials | as much as you can use in your loan period. | Up to 2 weeks |
You may renew your loan period one time only (2 more weeks), as long as there is no reservation for the bollowed material and no overdue material.
You may apply for renewal at the library counter, on the phone, from one of the library computers and from the library website.
To return bollowed materials, please bring them to the circulation desk. You can return books to any of the above five libraries.
When the library is closed, you can put them into the bookdrop outside the library entrance (books, magazines, picture books etc.) also at JR Kamakura Station and Ofuna Station. Please refrain from putting CDs or DVDs into the bookdrop as they break easily.
If the material which you want to borrow is out on loan, you can reserve.
Anyone who lives in or commutes to Kamakura can reserve.
Anyone who lives in Fujisawa, Miura area (Zushi, Hayama, Miura, Yokosuka) can reserve.
| Material | No. of materials allowed to be reserved |
|---|---|
| Books, magazines | Up to 20 |
| Audio Visual materials | Up to 5 |
Operating Hours
Central
Tue,Wed,Sat,Sun and and national holidays 9:30-18:00
Thu＆Fri. 9:30-19:00
Koshigoe,Fukasawa,Ofuna,Tamanawa
Tue,Wed,Sat,Sun and and national holidays 8:45-17:15
Thu＆Fri. 8:45-19:00
◇ Kamakura Central Library
| Address | 20-35 Onarimachi, Kamakura City 248-0012 |
|---|---|
| Tel | 0467(25)2611 |
| Operating Hours | Tue,Wed,Sat,Sun and and national holidays 9:30-18:00 Thu. & Fri. 9:30-19:00 |
| Transportation | 7 minits on foot from JR Kamakura Station West exit |
◇ Koshigoe Library
| Address | 864 Koshigoe, Kamakura City 248-0033 |
|---|---|
| Tel | 0467(33)0711 |
| Operating Hours | Tue,Wed,Sat,Sun and and national holidays 8:45-17:15 Thu. & Fri. 8:45-19:00 |
| Transportation | 12 minutes on foot from Koshigoe Station (Enoden), 10 minutes on foot from Nishi-Kamakura Station (Shonan Monorail). In front of Nakagawa Bus-Stop |
◇ Fukasawa Library
| Address | 111-3 Tokiwa, Kamakura City 248-0022 |
|---|---|
| Tel | 0467(48)0022 |
| Operating Hours | Tue,Wed,Sat,Sun and and national holidays 8:45-17:15 Thu. & Fri. 8:45-19:00 |
| Transportation | 5 minutes on foot from Shonan-Fukasawa Station (Shonan Monorail) |
◇ Ofuna Library
| Address | 2-1-26 Ofuna, Kamakura City 247-0056 |
|---|---|
| Tel | 0467(45)7710 |
| Operating Hours | Tue,Wed,Sat,Sun and and national holidays 8:45-17:15 Thu. & Fri. 8:45-19:00 |
| Transportation | 7 minutes on foot from JR Ofuna Station East Exit. |
◇ Tamanawa Library
| Address | 2-16-3 Okamoto, Kamakura City 247-0072 |
|---|---|
| Tel | 0467(44)2218 |
| Operating Hours | Tue,Wed,Sat,Sun and and national holidays 8:45-17:15 Thu. & Fri. 8:45-19:00 |
| Transportation | 15 minutes on foot from JR Ofuna Station West Exit. |