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The central library is one of the greatest resources for people living in Osaka. Most books are of course Japanese but there is a sizable collection of English books, and smaller collections of French, Spanish and other language books. In addition, they also have newspapers and magazines. There are books for children and the library is kid friendly with a large part of the ground floor a kids reading area.

Membership is free, and the staff can speak enough English to help with filling in the registration form. You can borrow loads of books at a time (20 or 30, I can’t remember) but the loan period is a little short (15 days). Other things to note, the library is closed on Fridays, and the last day of each month. They are also closed a couple of weeks for stock-taking (this year was April). Opening times are: Mon-Fri (9.15am - 8.30pm), Sat, Sun, Public Holidays (9.15am - 5pm).

So, where is the library? To get to the library, the easiest way is by subway. You can take either the Sennichimae line (pink) or the Nagahori Tsurumi Ryokuchi line (light green) to the Nishinagahori station (S13/N14). Take exit 7 to get to the library.

If you want to go by foot or bike, here a google map (unfortunately in Japanese):

Central Library in Osaka

And finally here are links to the English web site, Chinese web site and Korean web site.

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