A biography B fiction C magazines D newspapers E non-fiction F photocopiers G reference books H study area

Welcome to the Selmore Public Library which has just been reopened after major refurbishment. This tour will introduce you to the building and its services. At any time you can stop the tour. We enter by the cafe and our tour begins at the issue desk.
If you stand between the information desk and the issue desk and look at the opposite wall, you will see shelves of books in the left-hand corner. This is where you will find a large number of novels and short stories. They are arranged alphabetically. If you’re looking for something in particular and it’s not on the shelf you can reserve it. The next area, directly opposite the issue desk, is a section where people can study. The library provides computers for users free of charge on the next floor beside the reference books but this area is for people to use their own laptops. You should ask for the internet passcode at the information desk.
In the right-hand corner of this floor there is a cafe. A selection of daily newspapers is always available there but you can also take magazines into the cafe to read while you have a drink. You will find these on the racks to the left of the cafe and there is a large selection. They are for reference only and cannot be borrowed but you are welcome to photocopy any articles of interest. We ask you to return them when you have finished. You are not allowed to take fiction or any other books from the shelves into the cafe.
Next to the cafe is the exit door leading to the stairs and escalator to the other floors. The largest collection of books in the library is fiction and the next largest is non-fiction which is in the corner of this floor opposite the cafe. These can all be borrowed as opposed to the reference books on the next floor, most of which cannot be taken out of the library — but they can be photocopied.
There are several photocopiers available for this purpose downstairs in the basement. To one side of the issue desk is a door leading onto a gallery. This was added to the library as a public space where talks are given once a week on a Saturday by visiting authors of both fiction and non-fiction. It also houses the biography section. There are notices advertising the talks in the study area.
Any books that you want to borrow should be taken to the issue desk. Before we leave this floor I will give you some information about using the library. There are also helpful notices by the information desk.