The Taipa Library, under the Macao Central Library, in turn under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, was officially inaugurated on 1 September, Tuesday, at 3pm by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis, Tam Chon Weng, the President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Ung Vai Meng, and the president of the Association of Neighbourhood of Taipa, Liu Soi. After the ceremony, all the guests were guided by the Director of the Macao Central Library, Tang Mei Lin, to have a library tour, in order to have a thorough understanding about the library operations and the latest facilities.
The total area of the Taipa Library is about 2,200m2, with the estimated storage capacity up to 150,000 volumes and approximate 400 seats for reading. Children’s library becomes one of the highlights in the Taipa Library. With specially designated theme for parents and children, the children's library offers over 30,000 children’s volumes, comprising the most significant collection among all the branch libraries. Other features like nursery room, baby-trolley parking area and children’s theatre are also facilitated in the children's library. Besides, the library has organized several activities for parents and children, which were highly appreciated by the public. In addition, the multimedia room has the largest area amongst all libraries under the Macao Central Library, which offers over 7,000 multimedia materials. Aside from providing various types of films in the film room, we consider to organize regular workshops, seminars or art education activities so as to enrich people in daily reading.
Besides, the Taipa Library is the first library under the Cultural Affairs Bureau running self-check system. This allows the public to have self-service on book loan and return. In regard to the reading targets, we increase the number of foreign reading materials and the respective multimedia equipment in the library based on the characteristics of the residential population distribution in Taipa. This makes the library particularly rich in foreign languages materials. The Taipa Library offers a public reading platform to the residents in Taipa, which helps to improve its cultural facilities and promote reading habits in the society. The Library has been operated on an experimental basis since 15 April. It received a high-recorded number of visitors and was highly appreciated by the public.
The Taipa Library, located at B1, Parque Central da Taipa, Rua de Seng Tou, Taipa, opens from 9:30am to 8:30pm, from Tuesday to Sunday, and from 2pm to 8:30pm on Mondays, but closes on public holidays. For more information, please contact Mr. Lam, during office hours, through the telephone numbers 2884 3105 or 2884 3172, or browse the Macao Central Library’s webpage at www.library.gov.mo.