Shanghai Library


Shanghai Library is a municipal public library in Shanghai, China. It was founded by the People's Liberation Army in 1952 and is currently owned by the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. The library is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its main building is in Xuhui, with a branch hall in Pudong. As of 2024, it has a collection of 58 million volumes.
At 24 stories and 348 feet tall, the library's main building is the second tallest library in the world, after the National Library of Indonesia in Jakarta.
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History

Shanghai Library was originally founded in 1952 by the Shanghai Military Management Committee of the People's Liberation Army.
After being transferred to Shanghai civil government management, in 1958, Shanghai Library merged with Shanghai City Science and Technology Library, Shanghai City Newspaper Library, and Shanghai City Historical Documents Library, to become the second largest public library in the country after the National Library of China.
In November 1958, the Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technical Information was established. In October 1995, Shanghai Library merged with the Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technical Information to become a research-oriented public library and a comprehensive information research center.