In the Library

The librarian (knjižničar) can point you toward the catalog (katalog).

The librarian showed me the new catalog.
Knjižničar mi je pokazao novi katalog.

Discovering Genres

Libraries are organized by genre (žanr), separating general fiction (beletristika) from specific categories.

Where is the fiction, and where are the thrillers?
Gdje je beletristika, a gdje su trileri?
I read many different genres, but I like thrillers.
Čitam puno različitih žanrova, ali volim trilere.

In the Reading Room

You can leaf through (prelistati) books in the reading room (čitaonica) before checking them out.

I just leafed through the catalog in the reading room.
Upravo sam prelistao katalog u čitaonici.

Borrowing and Deadlines

Once you have made your selection, it is time for borrowing (posudba).

Since the borrowing is free, I took a few novels.
Budući da je posudba besplatna, uzeo sam nekoliko romana.

Keep a close eye on your due dates so they don't expire (isteći).

The deadline for borrowing has expired.
Rok za posudbu je istekao.

Late Fees

If you forget to return your books on time, you will have to pay a late fee (zakasnina).

I have to pay the late fee because the deadline expired yesterday.
Moram platiti zakasninu jer je rok istekao jučer.