The Hangzhou Library () is a public library located at East Jiefang Road,

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. Hangzhou Library has a collection of over 2.8 million items, with 31 thousand newspapers, 40 thousand

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-era books, 5058 ancient books, and 1 thousand and 4 hundred rubbings.

History

Hangzhou Library was established in July 1958 at Youth Road in

. In the mid-1980s, the library was relocated to Huansha Road. In 1994, it was designated as a national first-grade library. In 2003, it became a member of the

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. In October 2008, the Hangzhou Municipal Government appropriated 400 million yuan to construct the new library. In 2010, the library was listed among the second batch of the "Key Protection Units of Ancient Books in China" by the

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. Hangzhou library has been noted for its early adoption of artificial intelligence technology in library services.

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