The Macao Public Library (; pt, Biblioteca Pública de Macau) is the public library system of
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...
. The head office is on the ground floor of the old building of the
Sir Robert Ho Tung Library in
São Lourenço (Saint Lawrence Parish).
History
On 24 September 2019, the opened. It is located at the Community Complex of the Seac Pai Van public housing estate in
Coloane
Coloane (Cantonese: Lou Wan) is a former island in Macau that is united with the island of Taipa by an area of reclaimed land known as Cotai. It is located at the southern part of Macau. Administratively, the boundaries of the traditional civil pa ...
.
The Wong Ieng Kuan Library in Taipa (; ), which opened in 2005, closed on 1 January 2022. It was located inside the
Luís de Camões Garden.
Libraries
The libraries of the Macao Public Library system include the following:
Central District:
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Macao Central Library –
São Lázaro
São Lázaro is the smallest civil parish ( pt, freguesia) of Macau, located in the central-east region of the Macau Peninsula. It is surrounded by the parishes of Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Santo António, and Sé.
This parish was one of five ...
* Library in Ho Yin Garden (; ) –
Sé
North District (all in
Nossa Senhora de Fátima):
* Ilha Verde Library (; )
* Mong Há Library (; )
* Wong Ieng Kuan Library in (; )
* Wong Ieng Kuan Children's Library in Areia Preta Urban Park (; )
* Wong Ieng Kuan Library in
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Municipal Park (; )
Southern District (all in
São Lourenço):
*
Sir Robert Ho Tung Library
* S. Lourenço Library (; )
Western District (all in
Santo António
Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony), also known as Santo António do Príncipe, is the main settlement of the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on the north east coast. It is the capital of the Autonomous Reg ...
):
* Patane Library (; )
* Red Market Library (; )
* Wong Ieng Kuan Library in
Luis de Camões Garden (; )
Taipa
Taipa ( zh, t=氹仔, ; pt, Taipa, ) was a former island in Macau, presently united with the island of Coloane by reclaimed land known as Cotai. Administratively, the boundaries of the traditional civil parish Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do ...
and
Coloane
Coloane (Cantonese: Lou Wan) is a former island in Macau that is united with the island of Taipa by an area of reclaimed land known as Cotai. It is located at the southern part of Macau. Administratively, the boundaries of the traditional civil pa ...
:
* Taipa Library (; )
* Coloane Library (; )
* Seac Pai Van Library (; )
References
External links
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Macao Public Library
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Macao Public Library
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Macao Public Library
Libraries in Macau
Public libraries in China
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