Tai Kok Tsui Public Library, Public library in Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong.
Tai Kok Tsui Public Library occupies several floors within a municipal building and divides its space between adult and children's sections. The rooms hold books, digital resources, and reading areas organized throughout the facility.
The library was created as part of Hong Kong's public library network to serve the growing population of the Yau Tsim Mong area. It reflects the expansion of public education facilities that developed alongside the city's growth.
The library's name comes from its district, Tai Kok Tsui, and its Chinese and English collections serve a neighbourhood that had 19 schools nearby when the first branch opened in 1987. The current floor houses a newspaper reading room and a promotion activity room used for community programmes.
The library occupies the third floor of the Tai Kok Tsui Municipal Building at 63 Fuk Tsun Street. It opens 53 hours a week and is closed on Thursdays. The nearest MTR is Olympic Station; the building can also be reached on foot from Tai Kok Tsui Road.
The library opened on 28 April 1987 in a rented 120-square-metre shop at 9 Tieshu Street, with a monthly rent of HK$11,000 and 18,000 Chinese and English books. It moved to the third floor of the Tai Kok Tsui Municipal Building on 2 December 2005, where it now covers about 670 square metres.
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