Shenzhen Library

Shenzhen Library (Chinese: 深圳图书馆) is the public library system of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The main library is a part of the Shenzhen Cultural Center in Futian District.

Shenzhen Library
深圳图书馆
Shenzhen Library main library
22.546132617923615°N 114.05766906664427°E / 22.546132617923615; 114.05766906664427
LocationShenzhen, Guangdong, China
TypePublic library
Shenzhen Library
Simplified Chinese深圳图书馆
Traditional Chinese深圳圖書館

The main library occupies a 49,589-square-metre (533,770 sq ft) building on a 29,612-square-metre (318,740 sq ft) plot of land.[1]

History

It was previously the Bao'an County Library.[1] As of 2016 there were 627 public library facilities in Shenzhen.[2] The previous facility opened in 1986 in Lychee Park's northwest area after construction that began in 1983.[3]

In 2009 the city government began a library platform program called "City of Libraries" ("City of Library" [sic]).[4]

References
  1. "Overview." Shenzhen Library. Retrieved on September 6, 2017.
  2. "City of Libraries." Shenzhen Library. Retrieved on September 6, 2017.
  3. "Library Overview". Shenzhen Library. 2002-12-19. Archived from the original on 19 December 2002. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  4. Fang, Conghui. Chinese Librarianship in the Digital Era. Elsevier, June 30, 2013. ISBN 1780633734, 9781780633732. p. 69.
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