Shenzhen Library North Hall

Shenzhen Library North Hall
深圳图书馆北馆
Shenzhen Library North Hall
General information
Type	Library
Town or city	Longhua District, Shenzhen
Country	China
Opened	28 December 2023
Technical details
Floor count	6
Floor area	72,000 m²
Other information
Seating capacity	2,500

The Shenzhen Library North Hall (Simplified Chinese: 深圳图书馆北馆; Traditional Chinese: 深圳圖書館北館) is located in Longhua District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. The North Hall and the main hall are located in different districts. The former is in Longhua District, while the latter is in Futian District, approximately 10 kilometers apart.

The building has an area of approximately 72,000 square meters, with 6 floors above ground and 3 floors underground. It is designed to hold 8 million books and provides 2,500 seats. The building is white, echoing the new building of the Shenzhen Art Museum. It can be reached by taking the Shenzhen Metro Line 4 or Line 6 to Hongshan Station.[1][2]

Underground Book Storage

The library has an intelligent three-dimensional book storage system located on the third underground floor of the library, reaching a depth of 18 meters. The total area is about 3,000 square meters, close to the size of 7 standard basketball courts, and can accommodate more than 4 million physical books. Whenever a reader places a borrowing order, the robotic arms start shuttling up and down the steel shelves to retrieve the books.[3][4]

References

1. "North hall of Shenzhen Library officially opens". english.www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
2. "深圳图书馆北馆正式开馆-新华网". www.news.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
3. "Award-Winning Shenzhen Art Museum & Library Transforms China's Metropolis". D5 Design Magazine. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
4. "湾区打卡｜全国最大地下智能书库！深圳图书馆北馆3大必看特色 | 深圳速度 | 乐活湾区". 当代中国. Retrieved 2024-09-29.