The new location of the main branch of the New Taipei City Library will be close to MRT Far Eastern Hospital Station. When it is inaugurated in May, it will be the first library in Taiwan to providea a 24-hour daily service. The library recently tested its lighting at night. When lit and looked at from a distance at dar, the building, which resembles a book shelf and piles of books, looks like a gleaming book shelf. The library management hopes that by providing a 24-hour service, they are turning on a light in the city’s night sky and creating a different kind of reading atmosphere.
The new main library has 10 floors above ground and three floors below ground. The floor plans are varied, and include food and beverage services on the first floor, resources for the elderly on the second floor and so on. It is estimated that the library will provide more than 1,100 journals and magazines, more than any other public library in the nation. Additionally, self study rooms will also be open 24 hours a day. A seat management and access control system will also be in place, and visitors can enter and leave by using their library cards.
(Liberty Times, translated by Ethan Zhan)
Photo courtesy of New Taipei City Library
照片:新北市立圖書館提供
新北市立圖書館總館新址鄰近捷運亞東醫院站,預計五月啟用,首創國內公立圖書館廿四小時不打烊服務。館方日前進行夜間點燈測試,建築外型仿效書架和堆疊書本的新總館,點燈後在黑夜中遠看宛如「黑暗中的發光書架」。館方期許,廿四小時全天服務,能為城市的夜空點亮一盞燈,也能開創不同的閱讀氛圍。
新北市圖新總館設有地上十層、地下三層,空間規劃多樣化,包括一樓提供餐飲服務、二樓設置樂齡資源區等。預計將提供一千一百多種期刊雜誌,為全國公共圖書館中數量最多者,另開放廿四小時自修室,配合座位管理與門禁系統,讀者只要利用借閱證即可進出。
(自由時報記者李雅雯)
The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years killed at least 16 people and damaged dozens of buildings, but the destruction was largely contained thanks to decades of preparedness work. Taiwan sits on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of intense seismic activity along the Pacific Rim, and — much like neighboring Japan — has a long history of catastrophic quakes. How does April 3 compare with other recent quakes? The April 3 earthquake, which measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale, was felt across Taiwan. It was the most severe since a 7.6 magnitude quake in 1999 killed
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