Libraries 圖書館
One national library, a city system of 44 branches, and reading rooms in every district.
National Central Library 國家圖書館
The National Central Library, by the botanical garden in the Zhongzheng District, is the deposit library of the region: every published book must lodge a copy. Reading rooms, microfilm archives and inter-library services make it the quiet engine of research in the city.
The city system 市立圖書館
The Taipei public library system, established in 1952, now runs about 44 branches from its main library — from glass-walled reading rooms to an award-winning timber branch in Beitou, and kiosk-sized neighborhood stations. A single card works across every branch; most close one day a week, alternating Monday.