On New Year's Day, 20 15, the new library located at 62 Xuelin Street was officially opened to the public. The total construction area is 1.99 million square meters, the designed book collection is 800,000 books, and there are more than 1 10,000 reading seats.
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The new library opened on 20 15 was designed by Landscape Architecture Design and Research Institute of China Academy of Fine Arts, which has rich experience in library design. The overall design of the new museum and Chajimin Memorial Hall, the architectural outline from west to east from low to high. The appearance of the building is like a "superimposed book". The bottom of the library and memorial hall is like a pedestal and a heavy book, while the third and fourth floors of the library are located on the pedestal in the form of large-scale cantilever, which looks like two superimposed books from a distance.
The new library is also excellent in energy-saving design. Regarding the basement, the semi-basement with natural lighting and ventilation is adopted to reduce artificial lighting and realize active energy saving. In addition, combined with the climate characteristics of Haining, the new building will adopt external wall insulation system. Not only is the building beautiful, but the new library is also very particular about greening. On the east side of the building is a plant viewing area, and there are ten theme plant viewing areas from south to north, including magnolia, clove, plum blossom, cherry blossom, osmanthus, crape myrtle, begonia, pomegranate, cherry blossom and camellia. There are plants to see in different seasons, which will further arouse readers' all-round sensory experience.
Haining Library-National Day Opening Hours 20 19