Henan Provincial Library

The Henan Provincial Library (simplified Chinese: 河南省图书馆; traditional Chinese: 河南省圖書館), also known as the Henan Library, is a Zhengzhou-based^[3] provincial-level public library,^[4] located at 150 South Songshan Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It is the largest public library in Henan, with a total cumulative collection of 3.1 million books (pieces).^[5]

Henan Provincial Library
河南省图书馆
34.74353622060784°N 113.62768942264672°E / 34.74353622060784; 113.62768942264672
Location	76 Songshan S Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province[1], China
Type	Public library
Established	1909[2]
Other information
Website	www.henanlib.com

Henan Provincial Library was officially opened to the public in February 1909^[6] and is one of the earlier provincial public libraries in China.^[7]

History

Henan Provincial Library was officially opened in a family Ancestral Hall in Kaifeng^[8] on the eighth day of February in the lunar calendar of the first year of the Xuantong (i.e. 27 February 1909 AD).^[9]