The new Changzhou Library is located in Changzhou’s new landmark, the Cultural Square.

From June 6 to 12, the new library will have a one-week trial operation. The booking system will be ready in June with maximum 800 appointments per day. By then, citizens can make appointments either online or offline.

With a gross building area of 28,300 square meters, it has a 1,200-seat capacity and space for 1 million volumes. The library also serves as an event venue featured with a performing arts center, a live streaming center, a parent-child book reading center, a study room and a seminar hall. There are also reading areas reserved for collections, foreign language books, arts, ancient books, picture books and biographies. On the first floor, the Qiubai Studio is open 24 hours a day, allowing citizens to borrow and return books at self-service kiosks.

During the trial operation, the library’s opening hours are 9: 00-11: 30 and 13: 00-17: 00 seven days a week.