Xujiahui Academy, with a total area of 18650 square meters, has two floors underground and three floors above ground, and has nearly 800 reading seats. It is an open, innovative and integrated compound library that integrates literature reading, exhibition lectures, art appreciation, cultural and creative exposition, tourist guide and other services in the all-media era. On the morning of June 65438+1 October1,2023, Xujiahui College, which attracted much attention from all walks of life, started its new school.
Xuhui has invested nearly ten years in planning, preparation and construction, and all walks of life are also very concerned about it. 20 19 in order to improve the functional layout and meet the diverse reading needs of citizens, Xuhui District Library was closed.
202 1 Xuhui District Committee and District Government decided to take the core area of Xujiahui Garden as the new site of Xuhui District Library. June 2023 65438+1 October1,Xujiahui College was newly opened. The college was designed by David Chipfield, a designer of the West Coast Art Museum and a famous British architect, and the interior was completed by a team of famous architects Yu Ting.
Collection resources of Xujiahui Academy;
The children on the first floor of Xujiahui Academy are divided into four sections: junior children's section, children's section, primary school section and middle school section, which continues the investment of Xuhui District Library in children's reading for more than 20 years. The service area on the second floor integrates borrowing and lending, and the collection covers all 22 categories specified in China Library Classification, among which retro Shanghai style stained glass is decorated.
On the third floor, you can see a special literature area composed of large-scale complete series of books such as Treasure of Town Hall, Yongle Grand Ceremony, Sikuquanshu and various local chronicles. A full set of copies of famous newspapers and magazines in Shanghai from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China can also be found here.
In addition, the college is divided into sunshine reading area, light box space, 24-hour reading area and other areas to provide citizens with multi-faceted, meticulous and pleasant reading space.