Chongqing Library Explained

Chongqing Library
Type:	Public library
Established:	1947^[1]
Location:	Fengtian Road, Shapingba District, Chongqing City
Website:	www.cqlib.cn

The Chongqing Library, initially called the National Roosevelt Library,^[2] is a large-scale comprehensive public library, located in Shapingba District, Chongqing City, China.^[3] The library was established in 1947,^[4] and was one of only five national libraries in China at the time.^[5] It is one of the two earliest United Nations document depositories in China.^[6]

In 1947, the National Roosevelt Library, the predecessor of the Chongqing Library, was established ^[7] to commemorate former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's contributions to China's resistance to Japanese aggression and the anti-fascist victory in World War II.^[8]

On May 27, 2021, the Culture Officer of the U.S embassy in China, and the Economic Officer of the U.S. Embassy in China, with a delegation group, visited Chongqing Children's Library, also known as "Former Site of Roosevelt Library," to discuss the future direction of cooperation in culture and tourism between Chongqing and the United States.^[9]

See also

• National first-class library

Notes and References

1. Book: Sino-foreign cultural exchanges, Issues 39-44. 1999. Cultural Exchange.
2. Web site: Treasures of the Chongqing Library. Mar 27, 2021. China Institute.
3. Web site: Depository Libraries Directory. 2021-05-05. United Nations.
4. Web site: Chongqing reproduces the "National Roosevelt Library" to exhibit the history and culture of the war. 2019-01-22. China News Service.
5. Book: Chinese Library Chronicle, 1840-2000. 2004. Beijing Library Press. 978-7-5013-2440-8.
6. Web site: China's Chongqing Library "brings home" early UN publications through New York exhibition. https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154131/http://www.xinhuanet.com/book/2017-11/15/c_129741390.htm. dead. May 5, 2021. 2019-04-26. Xinhua News Agency.
7. Wang R., Yang Y. (2004) China’s Roosevelt Library. In: Raven J. (eds) Lost Libraries, pp. 236-246.Palgrave Macmillan, London.
8. Web site: The Public Library Act was introduced . https://web.archive.org/web/20190426050619/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/26/c_138010156.htm. dead. April 26, 2019. 2017-11-15. Xinhua News Agency.
9. 2021 Vivian Yang (2021). Chongqing and the U.S. to Hold Ongoing Cooperation in Culture and Tourism. iChongqing.