Nanjing Library, referred to as Nantu for short, can be traced back to Jiangnan Library at the earliest, and was founded in 1907. 1927 changed to National Central University Library of Chinese Studies; 1933 the national government established the national central library; 1952 the sinology library and the former central library merged into the present Nanjing library. By the end of 2004, Nanjing Library * * * has collected more than 8 million volumes of various documents, making it the third largest library in China and the fourth largest library in Asia, next only to the National Library of China and the Shanghai Library.
The new Nanjing Library is located in the Daxing Palace area in the city center. Founded in 1998, it was started in 2002, completed and partially opened to the outside world in 2006, and fully opened in 2007. The new building covers an area of 25,200 square meters, with a construction area of 78,700 square meters and a construction investment of 400 million yuan. The library has 3,000 reader seats and more than 4,000 information points, and is equipped with various advanced software and hardware facilities. The building automation control system and the library business management automation integrated system have reached the domestic first-class and international advanced level. In terms of functional layout, the new library mainly embodies the concept of "use" and reader-centered, and takes opening shelves as the main service mode to realize the integration of collection, lending, reading, inquiry and management. The first floor is the exhibition work area such as training classroom, exhibition hall, multi-function hall, academic lecture hall and cultural relics exhibition area of the Six Dynasties. The first floor is a comprehensive service area, a Chinese newspaper reading room, a children's book lending room and a visually impaired book lending room; The second floor is the loan area; The third floor is the reading area; The fourth floor is a special reading area; The fifth floor is the digital area and the ancient books research area; The sixth and seventh floors are the library area; The eighth floor is the administrative office area.
New readers apply for new certificates:
Direct reading card reading is free, and you can use your ID card directly. Borrowers need a deposit, and the price of different library cards is different. Deal with it on the first floor
hope this helps