Chapter II Formulation of Administrative Measures for Shanghai Public Libraries

Article 7 (Design Scheme Review)

When building, rebuilding or expanding a public library, the construction unit shall report the design scheme to the cultural administration department for the record in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) the design of the city, district (county) library should be reported to the Municipal Bureau of Culture for the record;

(two) the design scheme of the street (township) library shall be reported to the district (county) cultural administrative department for the record.

Article 8 (Building Area)

District (county) library construction area should reach more than 5000 square meters; The construction area of street (township) library should reach 100 square meter.

The construction area requirements of the municipal library shall be formulated separately by the Municipal Bureau of Culture.

Article 9 (Reading Seats)

The sum of the total number of reading seats in the district (county) library and the total number of reading seats in the district (county) street (township) library should reach 2‰ of the total population of the district (county).

District (county) library reading seats should reach more than 500; Street (township) libraries should have more than 50 reading seats.

Article 10 (Layout Requirements)

Public libraries are divided into reading rooms, libraries, offices and other rooms.

Public libraries can open reading rooms for books, newspapers, audio-visual products and electronic publications according to the needs of their work.

Article 11 (Registration of Establishment)

City and district (county) libraries shall, within 30 days from the date of establishment, go through the registration formalities with the Municipal Bureau of Culture; The street (township) library shall, within 30 days from the date of its establishment, go through the registration formalities with the district (county) cultural administrative department.

Article 12 (change of restrictions on the use of public libraries)

The reading room and collection warehouse of public libraries must be strictly managed and protected, and shall not be occupied at will. If it is really necessary to occupy the reading room or collection warehouse of a public library, the examination and approval procedures shall be handled in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) the city, district (county) library to apply to the Municipal Bureau of Culture, the Municipal Bureau of Culture from the date of accepting the application 15 days to make a decision on examination and approval;

(two) street (township) library to the district (county) administrative department of culture to apply, the district (county) administrative department of culture from the date of accepting the application, make a decision on examination and approval within 15 days.

It is forbidden to set up commercial cultural and entertainment places in public libraries.

Article 13 (termination and modification)

The merger, division, cancellation or change of the site and name of a public library shall go through the examination and approval procedures with the administrative department of culture in accordance with the procedures stipulated in Article 12 of these Measures.

A public library that has been approved for merger, division, cancellation or change of its site and name shall, within 30 days from the date of the above-mentioned situation, go through the registration formalities for merger, division, cancellation or change with the administrative department of culture in accordance with the procedures specified in Article 11 of these Measures.