Hebei Library

In June 1908, Yang Shiqiang, the governor of Zhili, ordered to rebuild the Lotus Pond in Baoding and established a library on it, and another official, Lu Jing, personally inscribed the name of the library as "Zhili Library". In November 1909, the library was officially opened to the public. This makes the library one of the first libraries in northern China. Between 1912 and 1928, as China entered the Warlord Era, the library developed very slowly and was often garrisoned, and in September 1918, by order of the Department of Education of Zhili Province, the name of the "Zhili Library" was changed to the "Second Zhili Provincial Library". == Buildings ==

The new building, completed in 2011, covers an area of 50,000 square meters, with more than 30 service windows and 3,500 reading seats. The library area is fully covered by wireless network and radio-frequency identification has been introduced to help find books. When it was built in 1909, the library covered an area of 235 square meters. The building was used until 1958, at which time the library was moved to Nanmadao, West City of Baoding. == Collection ==

As of 2016, the library has a collection of over 3.2 million books. ==See also==