Dear readers
During the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Period, the opening hours of the Shanghai Library (Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technical Information) are as follows:
the opening hours of Mid-Autumn Festival Period | ||||
Location | Library on Huaihai Road (1555 Mid- Huaihai Road) | Library East (300 Hehuan Road) | BIBLIOTHECA ZI-KA-WEI (80 North Caoxi Road) | Chinese Genealogy Archive of Shanghai Library（746 Changle Road） |
Date | ||||
September 25 (Friday, National Holidays) | 9:00-16:00 (Reference Materials Request) 9:00-15:30 (Historical Documents Request) 9:00-11:00,13:00-15:00 | 9:00-16:00 (Children’s Area) 10:00-16:00 | 1st Floor Exhibition Hall 9:00-16:00 Reading rooms closed
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September 26-27 (Saturday-Sunday) | Please refer to the normal opening hours Saturday-Sunday, click for details | 1st Floor Exhibition Hall 9:00-17:00 Reading rooms closed | ||
the opening hours of National Day Period | ||||
Location | Library on Huaihai Road (1555 Mid- Huaihai Road) | Library East (300 Hehuan Road) | BIBLIOTHECA ZI-KA-WEI (80 North Caoxi Road) | Chinese Genealogy Archive of Shanghai Library（746 Changle Road） |
Date | ||||
October 1-3 (Thursday-Saturday, National Holidays) | 9:00-16:00 (Reference Materials Request) 9:00-15:30 (Historical Documents Request) 9:00-11:00,13:00-15:00 | 9:00-16:00 (Children’s Area) 10:00-16:00 | 1st Floor Exhibition Hall 9:00-16:00 Reading rooms closed
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October 4-7 (Sunday-Wednesday) | Please refer to the normal opening hours Sunday-Wednesday, click for details | 1st Floor Exhibition Hall 9:00-17:00 Reading rooms closed | ||
The opening hours of each branch and service point of the Shanghai Central Library during the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Period are subject to their own announcement.
Please inform each other.
Shanghai Library
(Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technical Information)
September 18, 2026
