Guangzhou Library, located in Zhujiang East Road, Guangzhou, is the cultural window of Guangzhou. In 20 18, it was rated as a national first-class library by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of People's Republic of China (PRC) and China. In 20 16, the people's government of Guangdong province announced the library as a key protection unit of ancient books in Guangdong province.
Guangzhou Library, formerly known as Zhongshan Library, was built in June 1933. Guangzhou fell 1938, and the library was closed; 1949 was renamed Guangzhou Zhongshan Library; After the liberation of Guangzhou, it was called Guangzhou Zhongshan Library. 1955, the provincial and municipal libraries merged into Guangdong Zhongshan Library, and the original site of Guangzhou Zhongshan Library was changed to the North Library of Guangdong Zhongshan Library, which was called Sun Yat-sen Literature Library. 1980 65438+In February, the office meeting of Guangzhou Municipal Committee decided to build Guangzhou Library.
Purpose and vision
Purpose: reader first, service first.
Vision: With the vision of "connecting the wisdom of the world and enriching reading life", we will "build a first-class international metropolis library with people as the foundation".
Cultural activities
20/kloc-official website information of the library in February, 2008 shows that the brand activities carried out by Guangzhou Library include Cantonese Opera series lectures, music zero distance, meeting the library, creating reading space, small cherry reading tree, Yangcheng School, Guangzhou Reading Month and so on.