Shanxi Library, founded in August of 1909, is one of the earliest public libraries in China and the earliest public library in western China. Shanxi Library, as a non-profit cultural institution sponsored by Shaanxi provincial government, is a social non-profit service institution and academic research institution that provides literature borrowing, information consultation and learning exchange for the public. It is an important service window for spiritual civilization construction in Shaanxi province, and it is also a local literature collection center, a coordination center for library and library science research in Shaanxi province, a business counseling center for public libraries in Shaanxi province, a Shaanxi branch of the national cultural information resource sharing project and an ancient book protection center in Shaanxi province.