The new Xiaoshan District Library is located in Xiaoshan District Cultural Center, which is the main building of the Cultural Center. Xiaoshan District Cultural Center has a total area of 44,000 square meters and a total investment of 230 million yuan. Among them, Xiaoshan District Library has an area of more than 1 10,000 square meters, which is the largest free public service space in the whole region. It is open to all members of the society, and all library resources are free to read and borrow. Absolutely guarantee the public's right to enjoy the cultural information service of the library, so that readers can truly feel that Xiaoshan Library is the public's own study. The new museum has been open for half a year, and the maximum number of readers has exceeded the design capacity of 5000 people per day. By the end of June 2007, the number of readers had reached 733,000, a year-on-year increase of 229%. The number of books borrowed reached 4.4 million, an increase of 339% over the same period last year.
Based on the regional economic and social development, Xiaoshan District Library has built a distinctive collection structure. In 2007, the special fund for books was 3 million yuan. There are more than 600,000 books (pieces). Collect rich local literature information resources, put 7500 volumes (volumes) of ancient books into the library, and purchased four collections, such as Catalogue Series of Si Quan Shu, Continuation of Si Quan Shu, Collection of Si Quan Shu, Forbidden Books Series and Ancient and Modern Books Collection. In 2007, we subscribed to 1464 periodicals and 352 newspapers, including 27 original overseas newspapers. Subscribers are providing online information services to the public through digital resources such as Apabi e-books.