Tsing Yi Public Library
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Tsing Yi Public Library (青衣公共圖書館) is a public library on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It is classified as Major District / District Libraries under the system of Hong Kong Public Libraries. Before the library was established , Hong Kong Government provided the islanders with only mobile library service.
After the completion of phase IV of Cheung Hong Estate, Tsing Yi Public Library was established on the ground floor of Hong Shing House of the estate on 21st March 1986. Although the library was small, it had one children's library, one adult library and one reference library.
The population of Tsing Yi Island continued to grow rapidly in 1980s and 1990s towards 200,000 as new housing projects in the new town completed. Regional Council decided to built a new library which was suggested in new town planning in 1980s. On 2000-01-31 the library moved to the current location, Tsing Yi Municipal Services Building. The library is on a single floor and is more spacious than the old library. Computing facilities and a newspaper reading room was introduced to the library. As the Council was disbanded, the library is then managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
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[edit] Facilities
- Adult Lending Library
- Children's Library
- Computer Information Centre
- Extension Activities Room
- Multimedia Library
- Newspapers and Periodicals Section
- Reference Section
- Students' Study Room
[edit] Opening Hours
- Monday
09:00am - 08:00pm - Tuesday
09:00am - 08:00pm - Wednesday
09:00am - 08:00pm - Thursday
Closed - Friday
09:00am - 08:00pm - Saturday
09:00am - 07:00pm - Sunday
09:00am - 05:00pm - Public Holiday
09:00am - 05:00pm
(Closed on New Year Day, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day of the Chinese New Year, Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day)
Except library closing day, the library will be closed at 5:00 p.m. on the following days: New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year's Eve, Mid-Autumn Festival and Christmas Eve.
[edit] Mobile services
Although the library in the central location of the new town of Tsing Yi Island, it is too far from the remote part of the new town. There are mobile services provided for Cheung Ching Estate in its south, Cheung Fat Estate in its north and Cheung Wang Estate in its east.
It also lends some of her collections to other organisations on the island.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Tsing Yi Public Library. Leisure and Cultural Services Department (2006-12-21). Retrieved on March 6, 2007.
- Library Locations. Leisure and Cultural Services Department (2006-12-21). Retrieved on March 6, 2007.
- Tsing Yi Public Library. Kwai Tsing District Council. Retrieved on April 7, 2007.
