New Taipei City Main Public Library

New Taipei City Main Public Library
新北市立圖書館
New Taipei City Main Public Library; 新北市立圖書館
	25°00′05″N 121°27′18.5″E / 25.00139°N 121.455139°E
Location	139, Guixing Rd. Banqiao; New Taipei, Taiwan 22060
Established	1948; 2015 (current main library)
Branches	104
Other information
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.^[2]

Architecture

New Taipei City Main Public Library comprises 10 above-ground floors and three below.

Floor Plan

Floors	Use
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