| New Taipei City Main Public Library 新北市立圖書館 | |
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| 25°00′05″N 121°27′18.5″E / 25.00139°N 121.455139°E / 25.00139; 121.455139 | |
| Location | 139, Guixing Rd. Banqiao New Taipei, Taiwan 22060 |
| Established | 1948 2015 (current main library) |
| Branches | 104 |
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| Director | Jin-Hua Wang |
| Employees | 626 |
| Website | www.library.ntpc.gov.tw |
The New Taipei City Main Public Library (Chinese: 新北市立圖書館; pinyin: Xīnběi Shìlì Túshūguǎn) is the central library of New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is the main library of the New Taipei City Public Library System and opened in May 2015. The building is located in Guixing Rd, Banqiao District, near the Taipei Metro Far Eastern Hospital Station. It is the first library in Taiwan to offer 24-hour service.
Architecture
Old building
The former building of New Taipei Main Public Library was opened in 1983, comprises 3 above-ground floors. It was changed to "New Taipei City Library Banqiao Jiangzicui Branch" after the opening of the new main library.
New Building
New Taipei City Main Public Library comprises 10 above-ground floors and three below.
| Floors | Use |
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| 10 | Administration office |
| 9 | Reference, Western Publications and Multicultural Collection, Local Collection, Conference Room |
| 8 | 000-399 Stacks, Government Publications, Simplified Chinese Collection, Reading Corner (American style, Japanese Zen style) |
| 7 | 400-799 Stacks, Discussion Room, Reading Corner (Mediterranean style) |
| 6 | 800-999 Stacks, Reading Corner (British style, South French Cottage style, Bali style) |
| 5 | Multimedia Area, Information Commons, Group Multimedia Area, Multimedia Classroom, Classroom, Audiovisual Room, Multifunction Room, Reading Corner (Northern European style) |
| 4 | Study Room, Comics & Manga, New Taipei City District Resource Center, Sun Room |
| 3 | Young Reader’s Area, Young Reader’s Storytelling Zone, Auditorium, Family Reading Area,Breastfeeding Room |
| 2 | Periodicals & Newspapers, Bound Periodicals, Senior Citizens’ Resources |
| 1 | Circulation Service, 24 Hours Self-Checkout, 24 Hours Self-Return, New Arrival Books Area, New Taipei City Gallery, Braille Materials Room, Multifunctional Area, Coffee Shop |
| B1-B3 | Parking Garage |
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"New Taipei City Gallery"
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Periodicals & Newspapers Area
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Young Reader’s Area
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Study Room
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"Sun Room"
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Multimedia Area
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Group Multimedia Area
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7th floor
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"Reading Corner" (Japanese Zen style)
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Reference Area
References
- 分館閱覽室，新北市立圖書館，2017-08-18
- "Taiwan's Top 7 Libraries". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- 何玉華.〈台北都會〉新北市圖總館將搬新家 現址變分館 Archived 2019-05-24 at the Wayback Machine.自由時報.2015-02-08
External links
- New Taipei City Main Public Library Official Website (English version)
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