Soon to be the largest single-building library in China, Shanghai Library East Branch will be officially opened to the public on September 28, 2022.

With a building area of 115,000 square meters and a height of 60 meters, Shanghai Library East Branch has 7 floors above ground and 2 underground floors. After opening, it will be able to provide nearly 6,000 seats and hold more than 200 lectures and thousands of various academic activities every year. The annual reception volume of readers will be able to reach 4 million.

Shanghai Library East Branch is positioned as a new generation of intelligent compound library. Here, many services will be available by appointment, including borrowing books, using seats, participating in activities and making use of spaces. Robot "librarians" and intelligent bookshelves will provide intelligent lending services.