Dear readers
During the 2026 Spring Festival, the opening hours of the Shanghai Library (Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technical Information) are as follows:
Location | Library on Huaihai Road(1555 Middle Huaihai Road) | Library East(300 Huaihai Road) | BIBLIOTHECA ZI-KA-WEI (80 North Caoxi Road) | Genealogy Library (746 Changle Road) |
Date | ||||
February 15 (Sunday) | Please refer to the normal opening hours on Sunday. Click for details | 1st Floor Exhibition Hall 9:00-17:00 Reading rooms closed | ||
February 16-19 (Monday-Thursday,National Holidays) | 9:00-16:00 (Reference Materials Request) 9:00-15:30 (Historical Documents Request) 9:00-11:00, 13:00-15:00 | 9:00-16:00 (Children’s Area) 10:00-16:00 | 1st Floor Exhibition Hall:9:00-16:00 Reading rooms closed | |
February 20 - 23 (Friday-Monday) | Please refer to the normal opening hours on Friday-Monday | 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 Spring Festival are subject to their own announcement.
Please inform each other.
Shanghai Library (Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technical Information)
February 9, 2026

