Green Tomato, with the dream of "Reading for All", has created a brand new free lending model: using N LIBRARY libraries as nodes, it has set up a nationwide network of public **** libraries to provide users with free lending and returning services; readers can enjoy free lending and borrowing at any library with the IN LIBRARY logo in the whole country, as long as they log on to the official website of Green Tomato and make registration and deposit recharge. Readers who visit the official website of Green Tomato to register and make a deposit can enjoy free reading and borrowing of books at any library with the IN LIBRARY logo across the country. By the end of 2013, readers will be able to borrow and return books from a network of more than 600 IN LIBRARY libraries in 54 cities and 17 provinces and municipalities directly under the central government.
Readers' borrowing process:
-Register on Green Tomato's website and pay a deposit to become a Green Tomato member;
-Locate an IN LIBRARY library near you on Green Tomato's website;
-Look for a good book at an IN LIBRARY library and register to borrow it with the clerk;
-Go to an IN LIBRARY library and return it to your nearest IN LIBRARY library. LIBRARY libraries to return the books you have borrowed.
Reading privileges and deposits for different reading sizes: Reading size Books borrowed Borrowing time Deposit (RMB ¥) M 2 books 14 days 110 L 4 books 21 days 210 XL 6 books 28 days 310 XXL 10 books 56 days 510 Green Tomato Librarian's Consultation hours are: Monday through Friday 9:00-12:00 14:00-18:00. Closed on national holidays, but the online book borrowing and returning process is not limited by time.
When readers don't need the free lending service of Green Tomato, they can log in to "My Lending Card - Refund Management" and click to submit a refund application, which will return the deposit of the lending card.