Yes, you heard it right...



Today I was at the Zurich main library wanting to get some
books. I was quite happily pulling out my wallet to pay for
the annual registration fee and then it happened....free!!

There are no annual fees to get a card. You get full access
to the books and can even use it in other libraries.

http://www.zb.uzh.ch/ - homepage of the Zurich main library
which is not in english.

You can easily use

http://opac.nebis.ch/F?local_base=ne...le_name=find-b

to search all libraries and even specify "english" only books.

Please take advantage and enjoy....ps they verified I lived in Canton
Zurich and had a "B" permit. You need you auslander card when you
register.

best wishes.
Anwar

Very good indeed ! Thanks for the info

Ah, be careful, oh naive reader ... no charge to join, no charge for borrowing, but just wait till you RETURN the book! Haha! THAT's when they go for the jugular!

...and if you go again: Down in their cafeteria, there is a W-LAN (WiFi)! Free, too!

Why return the books, then?

Then you'd get to find out about the size of the overdue book fines!

same goes for the membership and books in Geneva too - you have to pay a franc for movies and cd's but there are a couple coupons for free ones included in the registration

Wish Basel would go along with that. Basel library fees

Do they have a good selection of english books and dvds in geneva library? Do they do exchange with other libraries in Switzerland? (so you can rent a book that is at another library?)

many thanks for this great information!

Its like the time when all those people traveled km's and km's, day and night through life threatening weathers to see baby Jesus...and thank God there wasnt an entry fee

Was that in Zurich? I thought it was further east.

Hello im new in switzerland...i dont know verry good how thing are gone there but till now all was fine whit out my problem to finde a job...but i want to say accoring of the person who get something free on library...few days ago i was look in city to finde some new specker for my pc...i was goo inside of one shop in that ideea...there was a verry frendly man who was show me all what him have ) nice things but too expensive for me..when i say that surprise..the mr was give it tp me a real nice specker from philips blue whit 6 small and one big for bass lol...i was so happy sp i think swiss people are realy generous...Bye bye p.s sorry for my english i know is not perfect...