Dear readers
During the 2026 New Year 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（746 Changle Road） Date January 1 (Thursday，National Holiday) 9:00-16:00 (Reference Materials Request) 9:00-15:30 (Historical Documents Request) 9:00-11:00, 13:00-15:00 9:00-16:00 (Children’s Area) 10:00-16:00 1st Floor Exhibition Hall：9:00- 16:00 Reading rooms closed January 2 (Friday) Normal hours Click here for detailed information 1st Floor Exhibition Hall：9:00- 17:00 Reading rooms closed January 3 (Saturday)
| 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 | ||||
| January 1 (Thursday，National Holiday) |
9:00-16:00 (Reference Materials Request) 9:00-15:30 (Historical Documents Request) 9:00-11:00, 13:00-15:00 | 9:00-16:00 (Children’s Area) 10:00-16:00 | 1st Floor Exhibition Hall：9:00- 16:00 Reading rooms closed | |
| January 2 (Friday) | Normal hours Click here for detailed information | 1st Floor Exhibition Hall：9:00- 17:00 Reading rooms closed | ||
| January 3 (Saturday) | ||||
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
January 1
(Thursday，National Holiday)
9:00-16:00
(Reference Materials Request)
9:00-15:30
(Historical Documents Request)
9:00-11:00,
13:00-15:00
(Children’s
Area)
10:00-16:00
1st Floor Exhibition Hall：9:00-
16:00
Reading rooms closed
January 2
(Friday)
Normal hours
Click here for detailed information
17:00
January 3
(Saturday)
The opening hours of each branch and service point of the Shanghai Central Library during the 2026 New Year Festival are subject to their own announcement.
Please inform each other.
Shanghai Library (Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technical Information)
December 22
