She talked about her visit to the hong kong central library. Public libraries leisure and cultural services department. Hk public libraries launches third selfservice library station in tai wai. Library services suspended during christmas for system upgrade. Location and opening hours of libraries providing multimedia information services. In the near future, she will be the largest chinese theological library catalog in the world. Main library library survival guide research guides at. The list below shows the names of the parents who participated in the 20162017 book donation programme and the titles of the books which have bookplates on them. Location and opening hours hong kong public libraries.
My library the app, developed and maintained by the leisure and cultural. This i believe is the first specialist publication on hong kong. Begin typing your librarys name to see if its a member of this website, or click the down arrow to select from a list. This directory is a component of library technology guides. Please contact marshall breeding to report corrections about information listed for. Opening hours of the hong kong university libraries.
Welcome to the university of hong kong libraries hkul. The library serves a population of 7,346,000 residents. The students need to read the letter and finish 2 tasks. Hong kong central library the largest public library in. Media in category hong kong central library the following 60 files are in this category, out of 60 total. Press releases leisure and cultural services department. Automatic renewal three days before the due date, if the borrower does not take any action to return or renew an item, alma will automatically renew the item for the borrower. The hong kong central library is a major information and cultural centre, offering a total stock of more than 2 million items and providing a wide range of facilities. We had a great launch event at scad hong kong on the 15th of march, 2017. Hong kong central library detail, hk causeway road hkcl covered footbridge 2 victoria park act now banners nwfbus 601 680a 680p stop cropped. Holders of valid library cards issued by the hong kong public libraries, identity cards allowed for library purposes, or library cards or borrowers cards issued by. Readers may use the e books via the following means.
A borrower whose borrowing privilege has been suspended or. Users may not use the excuse of not receiving the courtesy notice for not returning library materials. Once you select a library, well show you the best way to get a library card. The first british council english teaching centre in hong kong was open in the easey commercial building in wan chai. The new due date is calculated from the date of renewal. If readers fail to login the new system for the first time with their usual passwords, please try again by using the last 4 digits of. The hong kong public libraries hkpl of the leisure and cultural. Enter your internet password or the last four digits of your registered telephone number. It now comprises of the main library and six specialist branch libraries and they are located in buildings in around the campus with varying opening hours. May 25, 2014 the hong kong public library is committed to promoting reading and encouraging the public to develop an interest in reading. Jun 23, 2016 hong kong is not short of libraries, with over 60 public libraries not including those in universities. In the presence of the assistant director of the leisure and cultural services department libraries and development of the hksar government miss rochelle lau shukfan and the consul general of france in hong kong, mr eric berti, a donation ceremony took place on thursday march 2 at 3 pm at the hong kong central library in causeway bay.
Hong kong public libraries how to renew or enquire about. Library learning commons and learning space enhancement project 2019. Ein library union catalog is the largest theological library catalog in hong kong. Aug 22, 2016 a new library at dawning views shopping plaza on 23 yat ming road, fanling will open tomorrow to serve the public and district residents. Hong kong public libraries how to renew borrowed library. Hong kong public libraries renewal of library materials. Business library support national library board singapore. It is located at the intersection of moreton terrace and causeway road in causeway bay. The following libraries provide internet digital service ids workstation for user to access the digital library service and multimedia on demand service provided by the multimedia information system mmis. Yet progress of ebooks is rather lackluster in hong kong, accounting for only 1. Renew a library item many local councils let you renew library items like books and dvds online. If you have logged in with your hong kong identity card number, it will be.
Need to do it the old way, ie go to the physical library and renew. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. You need a library card to borrow digital titles, place holds, and add titles to your wish list. Go to my account renewal input box on homepage or click my account on the floating menu.
Chapter 1 background chapter 2 views of library stakeholders. However, please be aware automatic renewal will only apply to eduhk library items with loan period of 14 days or more. Renewal the education university of hong kong eduhk. The first british council library in hong kong started its operation in february in statue square. How to renew library booksmaterials borrowed from the public.
Hong kong central library is the largest library in hong kong, flagship library of hong kong public libraries hkpl and used as hong kong public library headquarters, functioning as the territorys national library. New library to open hong kongs information services department. Hong kong public libraries library technology guides. To reach the best candidates by posting your jobs here. Holders of valid library cards issued by the hong kong public libraries, identity. It is housed within a 12storey building located at the intersection of moreton terrace and causeway road in causeway bay, wan chai district in hong kong. The overdue fine will be charged to your account and can be settled when you come to the library. If you need to return a book to hong kong public libraries, simply drop the book in a conveniently located book drop at any of these three mtr stations. Run run shaw library special booking arrangement for create.
The total library materials issued in 2009 of hong kong public libraries is 61,662,386 items. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Book now at 276 restaurants near hong kong central library on opentable. Borrowing of library materials city university of hong kong.
Circulation and document delivery university of hong kong. Hkul was established in 1912 and is the oldest academic library in hong kong with over two million volumes of collections. Hong kong region hong kong island kowloon region west kowloon east kowloonw new territories region west new territories east new territories outlying islands outlying islands find a book bag library near you and click on the icon for more details. Regal coinage of hong kong, by ray hamson published by the hong kong museum of history in may 1975. How to reserve booksmaterials from public libraries. A courtesy notice will be emailed to alert reader 3 days before the loan due date. This library is affiliated with hong kong public libraries. The personalized library information notification service provided in the app will send the.
It contained sections on arts, music, history, literature, biography, philosophy and politics and was open to the public. If you have logged in with your hong kong identity card number, it will be converted and. Hong kong government libraries ignore citys biggest minorities. The collection of the library contains 14,350,000 volumes. The hong kong central library is a major information and cultural centre, offering more than 2. The hong kong city hall is a historical building that can be traced all the way back to the colonial times.
The renewed date has exceeded the specified maximum renewal period from the date of the initial checkout. The availability of e books is subject to change without prior notice. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The multimedia learning centre was originally started to house all nonprint collections, but the multimedia learning centre also provides a physical space, which embodies the librarys mission to provide technologyenhanced services like group viewing rooms and multimedia stations. In view of the latest situation of covid19, library facilities including hong kong central library and the six major libraries city hall, kowloon, tsuen wan, sha tin, tuen mun and ping shan tin shui wai public library reopened earlier this month will be temporarily closed starting from march 23 monday. The list below shows the names of the parents who participated in the 20162017 book donation programme and the titles of the books which have bookplates on. Digital collection mmis hong kong public libraries. Borrowers can renew their loans in person or online via my library record anytime before the due date. Book donation ceremony at hong kong central library. All book drop services of the hong kong public libraries and those located at three mtr stations as well as the selfservice library stations at island east sports centre sittingout area, the hong kong cultural centre and tsuen nam road, tai wai will also suspend services. Click through for a report and some pictures from the night. Renewal of library materials hong kong public libraries. Enter your library card number or hong kong id card number.
The library catalogue is best viewed with browsers of microsoft internet explorer 11 and firefox 44. The hong kong central library is the main library of the territory featuring a comprehensive collection of more than 1 million volumes. However, today we want to talk to you about the coolest and the best public libraries in hong kong. This discrimination based on language is a shining example of how the hong kong government firmly keeps the domestic worker community as third class citizens.
Occupying 550 sq m, fanling south public library has a collection of 50,000 items, including chinese and english books, reference materials and compact discs. Designed by tang antoine based on new welcome to english 4b unit 6. At present, the ein has 5 member libraries and its union catalog has over 510,000 records. Bring me a book hong kong is a registered charity under section 88 of the inland revenue ordinance ir file numner 918143, and an affiliate of bring me a book foundation, which is a 501 c 3 award winning literacy nonprofit headquartered in mountain view, ca, usa. Donate now to support family literacy in hong kong. Procedures to apply for reservation of library booksmaterials are as follows.
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