Book Loaning/Lending: library materials are available to be loaned to the general public provided they are members of the library. For one to be a member of GPL, he/she will have to fill a form which is collected at the Issue/ Circulation desk upon request. When submitting the form, the user will also submit 3 passport photos and a copy of the ID or a birth certificate in the case of children as well as a copy of a residents permit if one is not a citizen of Botswana.
Interlibrary Lending: the library also requests books and other library materials for its clients from other partner libraries.
Community information: this is a section in the library where information materials about other ministries and their departments are kept which are made available to the general public.
Periodical services: the library provides its clientele with newspapers, magazines. GPL subscribes to newspapers being: Mmegi, Sunday Standard, The monitor, Gazette, Guardian, The voice and Echo. It also subscribes to magazines which include: Drum, Bona, Kutlwano, Lapologa and Kick Off. The periodicals are meant to provide the users with current affairs and magazines are also used for recreational purposes.
Special Lending: it’s a special loaning arrangement which encompasses the loaning of library materials which are not to be issued out to users under normal circumstances. These materials include reserved library materials, reference sources, periodicals, acts and policies, community information materials and audio materials. These are usually loaned over weekends. Unlike Book Lending, this service is extended to the general public and not restricted to members.
Children’s activities: children’s activities are carried out on week days between 1400hrs-1600hrs. These activities include: computer lessons, guidance and counselling, storytelling, debates/discussions, folk tales, traditional & educational games, puzzles and subject revisions. These activities are administered to children by a member of staff who is responsible for them. These activities are meant to help with the psychological and intellectual development of children. These activities however are not provided during school holidays the reason being that most children would have gone to their respective homes and would not visit the library. On Saturdays, children use their library to read on their own.
Photocopying: Copier services are available for library materials only at a cost and on a staff assistance service basis. This service is charged at 50 thebe per A4 page and P2.00 per A3 page. A user can only make copies amounting to 20pages per book to avoid copy right violation.
Internet services: The Library provides a number of internet workstations for public use. Each of these workstations can be used to browse the Internet and for office applications for general purposes. Surfing or browsing the internet is for free.
Computer Facilities: There are four (4) computers which are used by adults and youth in the library and three (3) computers used by children. The library staffs provide computer training classes to the public if they need to be trained. This training is done at a cost. The publics are allowed to use any storage devices to store their work.
