Taipei Public Library Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The Taipei Public Library (TPL) celebrated its 50th anniversary with a series of month-long activities that kicked off in late October. On October 23, the celebration ceremony was held at the TPL main branch in conjunction with a retrospective exhibition recounting the development of the library over the last five decades. The day was also marked with an international public library exhibition, which continued through November 23. The celebration coincided with the opening of the “Small World” foreign language book library, which was established in cooperation with America’s J&V2000 Foundation. The foundation provided the funding for the library, and the TPL contributed space and staff. The library occupies an area of about 5,400 square meters on the B2 level of the TPL’s main branch.