The Shenzhen Library North Hall (

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. The North Hall and the main hall are located in different districts. The former is in Longhua District, while the latter is in

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, approximately 10 kilometers apart. The building has an area of approximately 72,000 square meters, with 6 floors above ground and 3 floors underground. It is designed to hold 8 million books and provides 2,500 seats. The building is white, echoing the new building of the Shenzhen Art Museum. It can be reached by taking the Shenzhen Metro Line 4 or Line 6 to Hongshan Station.

Underground Book Storage

The library has an intelligent three-dimensional book storage system located on the third underground floor of the library, reaching a depth of 18 meters. The total area is about 3,000 square meters, close to the size of 7 standard basketball courts, and can accommodate more than 4 million physical books. Whenever a reader places a borrowing order, the robotic arms start shuttling up and down the steel shelves to retrieve the books.

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