National Library of Public Information


The National Library of Public Information is a public library in South District, Taichung, Taiwan.

History

The library was originally established in 1923 as Taichu Prefectural Library. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945 and Taiwan became the province of the republic, the library was named Taiwan Provincial Taichung Library from March 1946 until June 1999. In July 1999, it was renamed to National Taichung Library and it came under the jurisdiction of Council for Cultural Affairs. In January 2013, it was renamed National Library of Public Information.

Architecture

The current building of the library consists of five stories above ground and two stories underground with a total floor area of 41,797 m2.

Branches

The library has three branches, which are the Liming Branch, Jing Wu Branch and Zhongxing Branch.

Transportation

The library is accessible within walking distance south west from Taichung Station of Taiwan Railways.

Directors

National Library of Public Information