Tianjin Library

{{Short description|Public library in Tianjin, China}}

{{not to be confused|Tianjin Binhai Library}}

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The Tianjin Library ({{zh|s=天津图书馆|t=天津圖書館}}) is a provincial-level public library{{cite web |url=http://cpc.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1130/c64387-29678135-2.html|title="Public Library Law" promulgated|author=|date=2017-11-30|accessdate=|work=People's Daily}} located in the Hexi District of Tianjin City. Established in 1908, it is one of the first provincial public libraries in China.{{cite web |url=http://exploringtianjin.chinadaily.com.cn/venues_2.html|title=Venues - Exploring Tianjin - Tianjin, China - China Daily|author=|date=2018-06-29|accessdate=|work=China Daily}}

Tianjin Library is one of the largest public libraries{{cite book|author=James L. Mullins|title=Library Management and Marketing in a Multicultural World: Proceedings of the 2006 IFLA Management and Marketing Section's Conference, Shanghai, 16-17 August, 2006|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qExLTEF7-jcC&pg=PA249|date=3 November 2008|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-598-44026-7|pages=249–}} and a national first-level library in China.{{cite web |url=https://www.gmw.cn/01gmrb/2006-02/07/content_369878.htm|title=Tianjin Library builds digital resource center|author=|date=2006-02-07|accessdate=|work=Enlightenment Daily}}

History

The predecessors of Tianjin Library were Zhili Library (founded in the 34th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty{{cite book|title=Civilization's Watch: History and Exploration in the Conservation of Ancient Books|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rb0zAQAAIAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Beijing Library Press|isbn=978- 7-5013-3139-0}}), Tianjin Municipal Library and the Former Tianjin Library, among which Zhili Library was the main one. {{cite book|author=|title=A Brief History of Tianjin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ie42AAAAMAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Tianjin People's Publishing House|isbn=978- 7-201-01022-9}} The library was renamed several times, and in 1982, it was renamed to its current name.{{cite book|title=Tianjin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=udIc5QCVt4YC|year=1990|publisher=China Railway Publishing House|isbn=978-7-113-01017-1}}

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