The Macao Public Library (; ), formerly known as Macao Central Library; founded in 1895, is a

public library A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil servic ...

system under the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government. There are 15 branch libraries including Macao Central Library in the Macao Public Library network, as well as a special library. In 2023, the public library system had approximately 2.54 million library visitors, and more than 550,000 books will be borrowed. The head office is on the ground floor of the old building of the Sir Robert Ho Tung Library in São Lourenço.

History

On 24 September 2019, the opened. It is located at the Community Complex of the Seac Pai Van public housing estate in Coloane. 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: * Macao Central Library – São Lázaro * Library in Ho Yin Garden (; ) – Sé North District (all in Nossa Senhora de Fátima): * Bairro da 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 (; ) Patane Library 03

Western District (all in Santo António): * Patane Library (; ) * Red Market Library (; ) * Wong Ieng Kuan Library in Luis de Camões Garden (; )

Taipa Taipa ( zh, t=氹仔, ; , ) is an area in Macau, connected to Coloane through the area known as Cotai, which is largely built from reclaimed land. Located on the northern half of the island, Taipa's population is mostly suburban. Administrativ ...

and Coloane: * Taipa Library (; ) * Coloane Library (; ) * Seac Pai Van Library (; )

References

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