Shenzhen Library

Shenzhen Library is the municipal public library of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The main library is a part of the Shenzhen Cultural Center in Futian.

Shenzhen Library
深圳图书馆
Shenzhen Library main library
22.546132617923615°N 114.05766906664427°E / 22.546132617923615; 114.05766906664427
Location	Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Type	Public library
Other information
Website	szlib.org.cn

Shenzhen Library
Simplified Chinese	深圳图书馆
Traditional Chinese	深圳圖書館
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shēnzhèn Túshūguǎn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sam1 zan3 tou4 syu1 gun2

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 .^[1]

History

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

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

See also

• Shenzhen Library North Hall
• National first-class library