Xuzhou Library was founded in 1930 65438+ 10/,and its predecessor was Tongshan County Library. There are more than 20 thousand books. During the fall of Xuzhou during the Anti-Japanese War, the Puppet Subei Administrative Office set up a library in Kuaizaiting Park on 1940. 1944 When the pseudo Huaihai Province was founded, it was renamed Huaihai Library. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, it was merged into Jiangsu Provincial People's Education Museum. In 48, 65438+February 1, Xuzhou was liberated and renamed Xuzhou People's Education Museum. 49 years 65438+February 1 announced the official establishment of Xuzhou People's Library. It is located in the present Third Hospital of the city. 1976 A new museum of more than 3,000 square meters was built at No.50 Datong Street (now 1 12). 1978 was completed and opened. The new museum was listed as one of the key municipal projects in Xuzhou during the Ninth Five-Year Plan period 1999-2000. 19991October 1 18 laid the foundation stone, and construction started in mid-February of that year. It was completed at the end of February 2003 and officially opened to the outside world on February 8, 2003. The new building covers an area of 40 mu, about 26,700 square meters, with a construction area of 2 1.500 square meters. This is a large building, with one floor underground, two floors above ground and four floors above ground. Its designed book collection capacity is 6.5438+0.6 million volumes (pieces), which can accommodate more than 654.38+0,000 reading seats and more than 700 pre-installed information nodes. The design receives 2000 readers every day, and the annual borrowing volume exceeds 1 10,000 copies (pieces).