Hong Kong Public Libraries

Hong Kong Public Libraries
Hong Kong Central Library, the location of the head office
Established1962
Branches70 static, 12 mobile [1]
Collection
Size11.36 million books and 1.74 million multimedia materials[2]
Access and use
Circulation60.0 million [2]
Population served7,184,000
Members4.1 million borrowers [2]
Other information
Budget776.2 million HKD [3]
DirectorLee Yuk-man, Leisure and Culture Services Assistant Director (Libraries and Development)
WebsiteOfficial website
Hong Kong Public Libraries
Traditional Chinese香港公共圖書館
Simplified Chinese香港公共图书馆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Gōnggòng Túshūguǎn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 gung1 gung6 tou4 syu1 gun2
Tuen Mun Public Library

The Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL; Chinese: 香港公共圖書館) is a system of 70 static and 12 mobile public libraries in Hong Kong.[1] Offering a total collection of 14.35 million items, the system is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The network of libraries are interconnected by a computerised library management system, one of the largest bilingual systems in the world, offering both Chinese and English capabilities.[4]

The library head office is located on the eleventh floor of the Hong Kong Central Library in Causeway Bay.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "Hong Kong Public Libraries - Introduction". Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong Government. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Cultural services". Annual Report 2012-13. Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ p. 200, "Head 95 - Leisure and Cultural Services Department" (PDF). 2011–12 Budget. John Tsang. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  4. ^ Lau 2002, pp. 198.
  5. ^ "library_list_eng.pdf." Hong Kong Public Libraries. Retrieved on 18 April 2017. "Hong Kong Public Libraries Head Office 11/F., 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay."
  6. ^ "Location Map of the Hong Kong Central Library." Hong Kong Public Libraries. Retrieved on 18 April 2017. "66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay"