Xinjiang Library

The Xinjiang Library (simplified Chinese: 新疆图书馆; traditional Chinese: 新疆圖書館), also known as the Library of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,[2] is an autonomous region-level public library of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, located on Beijing Road in Urumqi.[3]

Xinjiang Library
自治区图书馆
43.84634841810761°N 87.57604909788796°E / 43.84634841810761; 87.57604909788796
LocationBeijing Road, Ürümqi, China
TypePublic library
EstablishedAugust 1930[1]
Other information
Websitehttps://www.xjlib.org/

History

Xinjiang Library was founded in August 1930 as the Xinjiang Provincial Library[4] and renamed as the People's Library of Xinjiang Province in December 1949,[5] which was renamed as the Library of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region when the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was established in October 1955.[6]

By the end of 1999, Xinjiang Library had a total of 1.14 million volumes in its collection.[7]

References
  1. Encyclopedia of China: (A-Z). Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. 2009. ISBN 978-7-5000-7958-3.
  2. The World of Learning 1995. Europa Publications. 1995. pp. 336-. ISBN 978-1-85743-002-8.
  3. The Atlas of Excellent Cultural Facilities in China's New Era. Culture and Arts Press. 2004.
  4. "Xinjiang Library has become "smart"". Xinhua News Agency. 2019-11-26. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021.
  5. "Autonomous Regional Library spreads positive cultural energy for citizens". People's Daily. 2012-12-19.
  6. Documentary Resources Building and Library Collections Workbook. Bibliographic Literature Press. 1993.
  7. Ravindra N. Sharma; IFLA Headquarters (27 December 2011). Libraries in the early 21st century, volume 1: An international perspective. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 130–. ISBN 978-3-11-027063-1.
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