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About Us
New Taipei City Library is the largest public library system in Taiwan. It has 107 branches, located in 29 districts throughout New Taipei City, with approximately 9.7 million volumes in its collection. We provide convenient access and information services to the general public..

In order to meet the diverse reading needs of our readers, New Taipei City Library strives to reinvent how a library engages with its community. We create a lifelong learning environment that is welcoming to people of all ages. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff work to change people's conceptions of what a library can be. To that end we have several innovative services to better serve our community:

★Friendly Universal Design
★Mobile Library
★Collaborative Resource Sharing
★Accompanying Reading
★Book Crossing
★Human Library
★Reading Corner
★Inclusive Play

The other branches in our system also fulfill their roles as customized and informed centers for community life. Each branch in our library system forms a link that provides access to the education, technology, and diversity that makes our community thrive. It is the mission of the New Taipei Public Library system to become a center for the pursuit of knowledge in the modern world.

History

◆In 1923, during the Japanese colonial era (1895-1945), Haishan County Library was founded. This formed the basis for what would later become the Taipei County Library.

◆In 1948, Taipei County Library, temporarily located in Zhong-Shan Auditorium, Banqiao, was founded under the authorization of the County Department of Education and formally opened in July of the same year. Xiao-You Hong was appointed as the first Director.

◆In 1983, Taipei County Cultural Center was founded and Taipei County Library was transferred under the supervision of the Cultural Center.

◆In 1990, a plan to reorganize Taipei County Library was initiated.

◆In 2005, Taipei County Library was officially established.

◆In 2010, complying with Taipei County's administrative upgrade to New Taipei City, Taipei County Library was officially renamed as New Taipei City Library and all 29 district public libraries were reorganized and became New Taipei City Library branches.

◆On May 10, 2015, the New Taipei City Library Main Branch was officially opened.

New Taipei City Library Organization

★Director

◆Chief Secretary

●Acquisitions and Cataloging Section

●Circulation & Preservation Section

●Extension Section

●Secretariat

●Comprehensive Planning Division

●Information Technology Division

●Accounting Office

●Personnel Office

●Civil Service Ethics Office

●Library Branches
Click Library Branches for related websites.
 

Special Features

★Self-Service Checkout and Reservation Kiosks

★Reading Corner (Window of the World)

★An All-Ages, Multi-Functional Library

★A First-Class, Eco-Friendly Library

Our services

◆Applying for a Library Card
1. For citizens, a national ID card, driver’s license, disability card/ brochure or household certificate is acceptable.   
2. For foreigners, an Alien Resident Certificate, passport or a Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents that is still valid is acceptable.

◆Checkout
Readers must apply for a library card to check out items. Thirty volumes can be checked out for a 30-day loan period, renewable twice. Video/audio multimedia materials, comic books and periodicals can be checked out for a loan period of 7 days.

Business Hours
◆Opening Hours：

◆Closing Days
National holidays and the last Thursday of each month, when the library is closed for cleaning and maintenance.

Location & Transportation
●Address: 139, Guixing Rd. Banqiao District, New Taipei City 220218
●MRT: Far Eastern Hospital Station

●Bus Route Information

●Parking
City-operated parking available from B1 to B3 areas.

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Contact Us
•Address: 139, Guixing Rd. Banqiao District, New Taipei City 220218
•TEL : +886-2-29537868
•FAX：+886-2-29538139
•Email：cad2170001@ntpc.gov.tw

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