Wuxi Municipal Library was first established in 1912 and opened to the public in 1915. It is listed among the first batch of municipal public libraries in China.

The newly-built Wuxi Municipal Library opened in October, 2000. It has a floor area of 28,243 square meters and has advanced communication facilities, multi-media introductions and an automated management system. The library also has over 20 service windows for book lending, e-reading, and document retrieval, and provides 1,800 reading seats.

Around 15 percent of the library’s 2 million books are considered to be ‘ancient’. It receives 1.8 million readers every year and circulates 1 million books. In addition to this, around 360 reader activities - including exhibitions, workshops and forums – are held annually.

Wuxi Municipal Library has won numerous titles as a result of government assessments. It was evaluated as a pilot for national spiritual civilization construction in 2009, a national civilization pilot in 2011 and a national first-level library in 2014.

Address: No 1, Zhongshu Road

Post code: 214021

Tel: +86-510-85757830

Buses: No 67 at Taihu Square (Qingnian Road) station No 29 at Jinming Road (Wenhua Road) station Metro line 1 at Qingming Bridge station (Exit 5A)

Official WeChat: wxlibrary

The hall of Wuxi Municipal Library. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Reading room for literary and historical books. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Reading room for cultural and artistic books. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Wuxi Municipal Library. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]