Henan Provincial Library Explained

Henan Provincial Library
Native Name:	河南省图书馆
Native Name Lang:	Chinese
Country:	China
Type:	Public library
Established:	1909^[1]
Location:	76 Songshan S Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province^[2]
Website:	www.henanlib.com

The Henan Provincial Library, also known as the Henan Library, is a Zhengzhou-based^[3] provincial-level public library,^[4] located at 150 South Songshan Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It is the largest public library in Henan, with a total cumulative collection of 3.1 million books (pieces).^[5]

Henan Provincial Library was officially opened to the public in February 1909^[6] and is one of the earlier provincial public libraries in China.^[7]

History

Henan Provincial Library was officially opened in a family Ancestral Hall in Kaifeng^[8] on the eighth day of February in the lunar calendar of the first year of the Xuantong (i.e. 27 February 1909 AD).^[9]

Notes and References

1. News: Report on the conservation of ancient books and antiquities in Henan Provincial Library. 2010-11-24. National Library of China.
2. News: Henan Provincial Library. Dec 18, 2018. China Daily.
3. Book: Taylor & Francis Group. The Europa World of Learning 2008. 2007. Routledge. 978-1-85743-458-3.
4. Book: Bai Zhuangyu. Reading Records. 2009. Petroleum Industry Press. 978-7-5021-7105-6.
5. News: Henan Digital Library opens. 2011-12-27. MCT.
6. Book: Reader's Handbook. 1986. Hebei People's Publishing House.
7. Book: China Literature and Art Yearbook. Cultural Art Publishing House.
8. Book: Kuang-Pei Tu. Transformation and Dissemination of Western Knowledge and Values: The Shaping of Library Services in Early Twentieth Century China. 1996. University of California, Los Angeles.
9. News: Introduction to Henan Provincial Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520073150/https://www.henanlib.com/webs/show/notice/597/1277.html. live. 2021-05-20. 2021-05-20. Henan Library.