The University Library was inaugurated in 1972. As the main library of the University, it houses the most extensive collections on a wide range of disciplines and offers technology-rich facilities and flexible study spaces. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University Library, the exhibition will be held from now until 15 February 2023 to allow the CUHK community and our alumni to reminisce about its developments over the years.
The University Library was established in 1965 and was originally located in the On Lee Building in Kowloon. In August 1969, it moved to temporary quarters in the Benjamin Franklin Centre on the Shatin campus. On 15 December, 1972, Mrs. Kin May W. Tang, in memory of her late husband, Dr. the Hon. Tang Ping-yuan, officially opened the five-storey library building in the central area of the campus. To accommodate the growth of the Library’s collection and increase in users, the Library extended with the Tin Ka Ping Building in 1993 and the Library new extension building and Learning Garden in 2012. The new extension was officially named the Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Building in 2016.
In responding to changing needs for learning, teaching and research, refurbishments have been carried out in recent years. The Digital Scholarship Lab was opened in 2016 to support the digital scholarship service while MakerSpace in the Learning Garden was opened in 2019 to support the University-wide themes on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. In April 2022, the newly renovated Hong Kong Literature Hub was opened to provide more spaces to showcase literary works of contemporary authors as well as exhibits covering the history and development of Hong Kong literature.
Exhibition Period: 15.12.2022 – 15.02.2023
Venue: Exhibition Area next to Digital Scholarship Lab, G/F, University Library, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
