Haining Library

Haining Library (simplified, traditional, pinyin: Hǎiníngshì túshūguǎn, lit. 'Haining City Library'), or Haitu, is a public library affiliated to Haining Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sport. The library is located in Haining, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China, with a main building located in 60-62 Xuelin Street and 11 branches and tens of circulation points located in all the towns and sub-districts under Haining. As of August 2018, the library contains 1.7 million item. It is ranked as a National First Class Library by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China. The Library's history dates back to 1904, when Haining Zhou Library was founded as the first county-level library to use the Chinese term "/" in China. On 30 June 1956, the Library was renamed as Haining County Library in Chinese. After Haining was designated as a county-level city in February 1987, the Library was renamed as Haining City Library. Haining Library was the first county-level public library in China and was known as one of the most beautiful basic-level libraries in China.

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