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Sham Shui Po Library will open next week!Very tall building + huge bookshelf Netizens look quickly: it looks like Linghui Pavilion

The Po Sham Shui Library will be fully opened on March 30, providing around 170,000 local and foreign books for public reading. Various activities will also be held regularly, such as book exhibitions, children’s story time, special lectures, etc. However, the interior design of the library has attracted many heated discussions among netizens. Some netizens bluntly said because of the design of the high floor and the huge grid bookcase in the middle of the sky: “It looks like a specialized building !”

Sham Shui Po Library will open next week!Very tall building + huge bookshelf Netizens look quickly: it looks like Linghui Pavilion

The Sham Shui Po Library will be fully opened on March 30 (Thursday). It is located on the ground floor and first floor of the Sham Shui Po Leisure and Cultural Building. It covers an area of ​​3,700 square meters and has approximately 3,700 square meters. 170,000 collections, covering Chinese and English books and CDs, etc. And more than 150 types of newspapers and magazines published locally and abroad are available for the public to read, and the variety is quite rich.

(Image source: Government News Network)

In addition to the adult library and the children’s library, Sham Shui Po Library also has a multimedia library, a computer information center, self-checkout and renewal services, self-return services and promotional activity rooms. The self-study room was last opened It will be first opened in October to facilitate self-study for the public, and students can also have a better environment to cope with the upcoming public exams.

(Image source: Government News Network)

In addition, the library will regularly organize different promotional activities, including book exhibitions, children’s story time, special lectures, reader education activities, etc., hoping to improve the enjoyment of reading in different forms.

(Image source: Government News Network)

The overall interior design of the Sham Shui Po Library is dominated by light wood tones. It can be seen from the photos released by the government news website that there are stairs next to the stairs that connect the ground floor and the first floor. Readers can sit and read as they please. There is also a connection in the central lobby. The huge two-story bookcases reach the ceiling, and the extremely high floor space is like the famous Starry Sky Library in Seoul. It has a very youthful feel. !

(Image source: Government News Network)
(Photo source: Kang Wen + + + Facebook)

Only the square-shaped lattice bookcases make netizens think of them. Some netizens joked that they can be used as a “verified store” to rent. Some even said: “It looks like a specialist building…”, “I thought it was a columbarium at a glance”, and even said bluntly: “At first glance, I was I thought there was a new situation for someone to draw!”

Although the image of the Sham Shui Po Library is different from the images of traditional libraries, and it seems that there are many login slots, I would like to remind everyone, in order to prevent other readers from being affected, that any photography is general. banned in the library If you are interested Remember to pay attention when you visit!

Sham Shui Po Public Library

Address: G/F and 1/F, Sham Shui Po Leisure and Cultural Building, 38 Sham Mong Road
Transportation: About 10 minutes’ walk from Exit A1 of Nanchang MTR Station

Opening hours:
Monday: 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Tuesday to Saturday: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sundays and public holidays: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm