| Ningbo Library | |
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 Exterior view of the new Ningbo Library | |
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| 29°51′37.63″N 121°37′23.88″E / 29.8604528°N 121.6233000°E （宁波图书馆新馆） | |
| Location | Zhejiang Province Ningbo City Yinzhou District 2100 Ningpen Road (New Hall) Haishu District 135 Yongfeng Road (Yongfeng Hall), PRC |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1927 |
| Reference to legal mandate | "Public Library Law of the People's Republic of China" "Provisional Regulations on the Registration and Management of Public Institutions" "Regulations on the Promotion of Reading for All in Ningbo" "Charter of Ningbo Library" |
| Branch of | Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism |
| Branches | 8 buildings (2 main buildings, 6 regional buildings) |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Paper books and periodicals, newspapers, electronic books and periodicals, handwritten notes, calligraphy, picture books, photographs, music and film materials |
| Size | 3,353,374 million books (pieces) 60,881 million ancient books 125 TB of electronic documents (by the end of 2021) |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | Ningbo public library card |
| Population served | Mainly all citizens of Ningbo |
| Other information | |
| Budget | 10,361.26 million (2021) |
| Employees | 164 (by the end of 2021) |
| Website | www |
| References: Monday: 13:00-21:00, Tuesday-Sunday: 9:00-21:00 | |
Ningbo Library is a public library located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ningbo Municipal People's Government, under the administration of the Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism,[1] and is a legal entity established by the Ningbo Municipal Government as a public welfare institution.[2] As the center of Ningbo's public library service system, Ningbo Library not only has paper and electronic books, journals, and newspapers but also has a wide range of collections such as handwritten books, calligraphy, picture albums, photos, music, film, and television materials. Among them, the library has collected the writings of famous Ningbo people as well as Ningbo local newspapers and magazines in the work of preserving in situ cultural relics, which is the characteristic collection of the library. Based on the above-mentioned collection, the library has conducted research on literature resources in Ningbo and surrounding areas. By the end of 2020, the library had a collection of 3.1 million paper books (including nearly 80000 ancient books), over 3.6 million electronic books, and 15000 electronic journals.
Ningbo Library is a national first-class library accredited by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.[3] Formerly known as Ningbo Municipal Library, which was opened in September 1927. After several restructuring and relocations, it now operates two main buildings. Located at 135 Yongfeng Road, Haishu District, Ningbo. Yongfeng Hall (the old hall) was built with funds donated by Yue-Kong Pao and opened on May 1, 1989. The new building, located at 2100 Ningpen Road, Yinzhou District, is located in Ningbo East New Town and was designed by Danish SHL Architects and opened on December 28, 2018.
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