My Account

Your automatically set passwort is your birth date in the format DDMMYY

Once you have registered you can:

• Extend the return date for your borrowed items
• View your user account
• Check your user data
• Change your e-mail address and your password (under Menu point 'Account' > 'User details' > 'Change password')

Find detailed Infos on page 'Search Instructions'

Reservations

If according to the catalog, an item is borrowed, you can reserve it from your home via the Catalog. A fee for reservation will be charged.

Registration

If you want to register yourself as a new user, simply stop by your nearest library. Our information staff will be glad to receive you and to answer any questions.

GoldCard

For 230 Francs a year you can borrow as many items as you like and whenever you like.

My Advantages

As a member, you not only benefit from eight libraries with roughly 270,000 media, but also from additional arrangements and offers in the city.

Number of Items

Normally, per user account you can borrow 10 media items at once. Here are the rules.

Fees

A member subscription to the GGG City Library of Basel Stadtbibliothek Basel – the world at your feet for little money

Rules

The rules of the GGG City Library of Basle in German and English. Short versions are available in French, Italian, Spanish, Albanian, Croatian and Turkish.

Return Book Boxes

Borrowed items can be returned outside the opening times. Here you find further information and a list of all the drop boxes for returns.