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Public library in Urumqi, China
Xinjiang Library
自治区图书馆
43°50′47″N 87°34′34″E / 43.84634841810761°N 87.57604909788796°E / 43.84634841810761; 87.57604909788796
LocationBeijing Road, Ürümqi, China
TypePublic library
EstablishedAugust 1930
Other information
Websitehttps://www.xjlib.org/

The Xinjiang Library (simplified Chinese: 新疆图书馆; traditional Chinese: 新疆圖書館), also known as the Library of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region-level public library of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, located on Beijing Road in Urumqi.

History

Xinjiang Library was founded in August 1930 as the Xinjiang Provincial Library and renamed as the People's Library of Xinjiang Province in December 1949, which was renamed as the Library of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region when the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was established in October 1955.

By the end of 1999, Xinjiang Library had a total of 1.14 million volumes in its collection.

References

  1. Encyclopedia of China: (A-Z). Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. 2009. ISBN 978-7-5000-7958-3.
  2. The World of Learning 1995. Europa Publications. 1995. pp. 336-. ISBN 978-1-85743-002-8.
  3. The Atlas of Excellent Cultural Facilities in China's New Era. Culture and Arts Press. 2004.
  4. "Xinjiang Library has become "smart"". Xinhua News Agency. 2019-11-26. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021.
  5. "Autonomous Regional Library spreads positive cultural energy for citizens". People's Daily. 2012-12-19.
  6. Documentary Resources Building and Library Collections Workbook. Bibliographic Literature Press. 1993.
  7. Ravindra N. Sharma; IFLA Headquarters (27 December 2011). Libraries in the early 21st century, volume 1: An international perspective. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 130–. ISBN 978-3-11-027063-1.
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