Announcement from Konan Library

• Events scheduled to be held in December
• Events scheduled to be held in January
• About the use of meeting rooms
• I'm looking for an old photo
• Please use the "resting place"

Konan Library mascot character Konan Usapon has created problems with books and libraries to enjoy a quiz with everyone!
Take the quiz and get the wonderful goods of this kind of Usapon!
Date and time / From Tuesday, October 1 to Saturday, December 28
Targets: From Children to Adults
Distributing quiz sheets / Konan Library, Konan Ward Office, Konan Ward residents' facilities
Hosted by Konan Library, Konan Ward Regional Promotion Division
For more information, please see the page "Unravel the challenge library quiz from Konan Usapon!"

To commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the naming of Konan Usapon, we will carry out "Konan Usapon Coloring Large Recruitment!"
Participate in coloring and get Konan Usapon original goods!
Application period: From Tuesday, November 26, 2024 to Saturday, December 28
Notice period: From Tuesday, November 26, 2024 to Friday, January 31, 2025
For details, please see the page of "Konan Usapon Coloring Large Recruitment!"

The children's songs, which are the basis of words, have been sung in a relaxed rhythm with beautiful Japanese.
Have a pleasant time while having fun. It will be held three times in a row.
Date and time/
1st: Tuesday, December 3
2nd: Tuesday, December 10
No. 3: Tuesday, December 17
From 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
※You can participate only once. (A total of 3 times is recommended.)
Venue / Noba Community Care Plaza Multipurpose Hall
Target: 1- and 2-year-olds and their parents
Capacity / First 15 pairs each time
Application / Reception is accepted at Noba Community Care Plaza telephone (045-848-0111) from 9:30 am on Monday, November 11　
Lecturer Hiromi Sugiura (former librarian City Library Yokohama)
Organized by Konan Ward Regional Promotion Division, Noba Community Care Plaza, Konan Library

This is a winter storytelling party by the librarian of Konan Library.
Date and time: Friday, December 20, 2024
From 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Target: Children who can listen to stories by themselves (up to elementary school students)
Free participation on the day (up to the first 20 people)

Date and time: December 13, 2024, Friday, December 27, 2024
(1)From the age of 0: From 10:00 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
(2)From 2 years old: From 10:40 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 12 pairs)

Date and time: Saturday, December 14, 2024
(1)About 3 years old: From 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
(2)From elementary school students: From 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room on the 2nd floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 20 people)

Date and time: Sunday, December 15, 2024
(1)About 3 years old: From 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
(2)About 5 years old: From 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room on the 2nd floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 20 people)

This is a meeting of children's songs and picture books by the librarian of Konan Library.
Date and time: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
From 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Target: Infants and parents
Free participation on the day (up to the first 12 pairs)

Date and time: Thursday, December 26, 2024
(1)From the age of 0: From 10:00 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.
(2)From the age of 0: From 10:40 a.m. to 11:05 a.m.
（1）（2） The content is the same.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 12 pairs)

Date and time: January 10, 2025, Friday, January 24, 2025
(1)From the age of 0: From 10:00 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
(2)From 2 years old: From 10:40 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 12 pairs)

Date and time: Saturday, January 11, 2025
(1)About 3 years old: From 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
(2)From elementary school students: From 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room on the 2nd floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 20 people)

This is a meeting of children's songs and picture books by the librarian of Konan Library.
Date and time: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
From 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Target: Infants and parents
Free participation on the day (up to the first 12 pairs)

Date and time: Thursday, January 23, 2025
(1)From the age of 0: From 10:00 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.
(2)From the age of 0: From 10:40 a.m. to 11:05 a.m.
（1）（2） The content is the same.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 12 pairs)

Date and time: Sunday, January 26, 2025
(1)About 3 years old: From 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
(2)About 5 years old: From 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room on the 2nd floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 20 people)

2024 storytelling party calendar (second half) (PDF: 436KB) From October 2024 (2024) to March 2025 (2025)

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★Opening of the summer season has ended.
　The conference room is used for various purposes, such as library operations, talks and face-to-face readings.
　In the future, we will consider it based on the usage of the entire building.

Only registered organizations can use the conference room once a month.
※Meeting room use registration groups are reading parties, research groups, lifelong learning groups, etc. in Yokohama City for the purpose of promoting reading activities, etc.
　Organizations and groups that have submitted the “Konan Library Conference Room User Group Registration Application Form” for profit purposes.

Do you have any photos of old Konan Ward scenery on your album?
Please let the Konan Library know if you have any photos showing the buildings, streets, and life at that time, such as before and after regional development or before the housing complex was established.
The photos we are looking for are from Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras to around 1998, showing changes in the cityscape of Konan Ward, the status of regional development, and changes in civil life.

• The photos you provide are on the website.Yokohama's Memory (outside site)Will be released.
• It will also be used for panel exhibitions in the library.
• The photo will be returned after the data is taken in.
• If you donate, it will be saved at the library.

I put benches, chairs and tables. You can eat and drink at the "resting place".
Available time is from 9:30 to 16:30.
It is not available when the library is closed.
In addition, please take your trash home. No smoking.
We look forward to your continued support.

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Opening hours

From Tuesday to Friday: From 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday, Monday, national holiday (holiday) day, December 28 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

January 4 is from noon to 5:00 p.m.

Closed days

Facility inspection date: Please refer to the library calendar.

FY2024 inventory: From Tuesday, June 25 to Thursday, June 27

New Year holidays: From Sunday, December 29, 2024 to Friday, January 3, 2025

For details on registration and lending, please refer to the following page.

• Date of installation: January 21, 1987
• Total floor area: 1503.36 square meters
• Number of Collections: 112,785 (including 36,436 children's books)
• Number of books borrowed annually: 353,793 books (including 115,307 children's books)
• Number of visitors per year: 170,076 people

From "Library in Yokohama 2024"