The Macao Public Library ( Chinese : 澳門公共圖書館 ; Portuguese : Biblioteca Pública de Macau ), formerly known as Macao Central Library ; founded in 1895, is a public library system under the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government .
6-584: 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 . On 24 September 2019,
12-503: Is a public library in São Lourenço , Macau , China . A part of the Macao Public Library system, is located in St. Augustine's Square in the Historic Centre of Macau , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The library is housed in a mansion that has good historical, cultural and architectural value. The old building has the head office of the library system, located on the ground floor, and
18-789: The Seac Pai Van Library [ zh ] 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 ( 氹仔黃營均圖書館 ; Biblioteca de Wong Ieng Kuan da Taipa ), which opened in 2005, closed on 1 January 2022. It was located inside the Luís de Camões Garden . The libraries of the Macao Public Library system include
24-568: The building was presented to the Government for conversion to a public library in accordance with his will. Sir Robert Ho Tung Library was officially opened in 1958 to the general public. In 2005, a new building was constructed near the back garden of the mansion, making the library the biggest public library in Macau. 22°11′33″N 113°32′16″E / 22.19250°N 113.53778°E / 22.19250; 113.53778 This article about
30-666: The following: Central District: North District (all in Nossa Senhora de Fátima ): Southern District (all in São Lourenço ): Western District (all in Santo António ): Taipa and Coloane : 22°11′33″N 113°32′25″E / 22.19240°N 113.54032°E / 22.19240; 113.54032 This Macau -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sir Robert Ho Tung Library The Sir Robert Ho Tung Library ( Portuguese : Biblioteca Sir Robert Ho Tung ; Chinese : 何東圖書館 )
36-577: The offices of the Macao ISBN Agency, located on the second floor. The building was constructed before 1894 and was owned by Dona Carolina Cunha. Later the mansion was purchased by Hong Kong businessman Sir Robert Ho Tung in 1918 as a retreat and he lived there between 1941 and 1945 during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong as the Japanese respected Portuguese neutrality in Macau . He died in 1955 and
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