A Visit to the Shanghai Public Library Aging manuscripts share the building with makerspaces. By Deborah Fallows Shanghai Public Library (Deborah Fallows) April 22, 2015 ...

One of the world’s largest new libraries has opened in Shanghai. A center of art, culture, and technology-driven learning, Shanghai Library East covers more than 1.2 million sf ...

Shanghai is adding yet another futuristic building to its modern skyline. The Chinese megacity just broke ground on the Shanghai East Library, a new public library that will serve 4 million ...

Brooklyn-based nARCHITECTS' “Library As Home" proposal for a Shanghai Library won a Jury Prize from the 2017 Architizer A+Awards in the Institutional Unbuilt category.

Now China’s most modern city is racing to rescue what’s left of these ancient manuscripts. The Shanghai Public Library has the world’s largest depository of Chinese genealogy records, or jiapu.

Despite being in the heart of downtown, Shanghai Library Station on metro Line 10 on Huaihai Road Middle is in a world of its own tranquility. Nearby can be found many cultural landmarks ...

Shanghai is the most populous city in the world with almost 25 million inhabitants and the library system of the city dates back to 1847, so the competition to determine the architecture firm that ...

The Shanghai-based library aims to “offer a seamless connection between real and virtual reality and an immersive interactive reading experience” using various technologies. The metaverse refers to an ...

The new Pudong branch of Shanghai Library celebrated its official opening with a series of exhibitions and activities on Wednesday.

Forced to close in China, a beloved bookstore finds a new home — in D.C. Jifeng Bookstore’s journey from Shanghai to Dupont Circle spanned six years and seven thousand miles.

Inspired by Taihu stones, or ancient Chinese scholars’ rocks, Shanghai Library East emphasises creativity, collaboration, and public art. More than 80% of the building’s space is dedicated to ...