Any person over 16 years of age may apply for library membership.
Membership for a year costs 15 hrn. To obtain a library card you should present your passport and fill out the registration form. A valid library card entitles you to use library services. It is valid during the year from the date of your checking in. Any person who do not have permanent residence in Kyiv or Kyiv region may use American Library facilities but not may borrow books (*).
Please inform us if there is a change in your name, address or phone number. Please report immediately if you happened to loose your library card. You will not be held responsible for items borrowed at your card after the lost was reported.
(*)Exceptions: In cause you are not permanent resident of Kyiv or Kyiv region and you’d like to borrow books you may bring reference from:
• place of your permanent work in Kyiv
• dean’s office, if you are a full-time student.
 

• Online
  You will need your library card number and Personal Identification Number (PIN).
• By telephone
  To renew items by telephone, call: 417 – 31 - 13
• In person
  at the library location. Patrons should visit the library and bring the books for this.

Materials that may not be borrowed include reference, periodicals, art albums.
 

For damage or loss of a book, a fine of its ten time cost will be charged. It is also possible to provide the library with the same or appropriate book.
 

THE AMERICAN LIBRARY INTERNET STATION USE POLICY
 

The American library at NaUKMA is committed to provide free and open access to informational, educational, recreational and cultural resources for library users of all ages and backgrounds. Library staff will answer your questions and will help you to navigate the Internet
 

American library Internet users may:


• Use the Internet stations on a first-come, first-served basis. Users are required to sign-in at the library desk
• Sign-in directly or by phone 417-31-13
• Take part in individual or collective consultations, training groups for Internet use.

A library member has up to 1 hour on the Internet if others are waiting. A library member has up to 2 hours maximum if no one is waiting. In order to maximize availability of the Internet for all users, each individual is limited to a total of 2 hours per day, regardless of how many terminals are used.

The American Library does not offer electronic mail accounts. You have to use Internet only. You may use any free e-mail server for your e-mail.

You may use pre-formatted disks or USB flash drives. Your Internet findings may be downloaded or e-mailed.
You may not: • Use the library workstations to gain unauthorized access to the Library networks or computer systems or to any other network or computer system.
• Make any attempt to damage computer equipment or software
• Make any attempt to cause degradation of system performance
• Use any library workstation for illegal or criminal purpose
• Use Internet-games and chat-groups
• Stay more than two persons at the workstation at the same time.

Violators of Internet station use policy may lose library privileges up to one month. The library reserves the right to terminate an Internet session at any time. Systematic violation of Library policy may cause the user’s deprivation of Internet access
 

Eating, drinking, and smoking are not allowed in the library. Please do not talk loudly in the library. Please do not bring radios, walkman or mobile phone into the library.

Reading the library rules members accept the library policy