Taichung City Library Shalu Deep Wave Branch Introduction
In 1986, the "Shalu Township Library" was established on the fourth floor of the Shalu Township Office, initially housing 12,922 books. To provide a more convenient reading space, then-township mayor Chen Mingdi sought to collaborate with private entities to construct a larger library, in response to the government policy at the time of "Every township has a library." Partnering with local "Wei-Dan Enterprises," the township office provided 4,797 square meters of public land, while Wei-Dan Enterprises invested in the construction. The education office of Taiwan Province and Taichung County Government subsidized equipment upgrades. In 1988, construction began by Wei-Dan Enterprises and was completed by the end of 1989, handed over to the township office for management, and officially opened on February 20, 1990, with borrowing services starting on July 14 of the same year. In recognition of the company's dedication to the community, the library was named "Shalu Township Shenbo Library" after Wei-Dan Enterprises founder Yang Shenbo. On December 25, 2010, due to the merger of Taichung County and City, it was transferred to the Taichung City Government Cultural Bureau and renamed "Taichung City Shalu District Shenbo Library." On March 1, 2016, it was reorganized and became "Taichung City Library Shalu Shenbo Branch." The Shalu Shenbo Branch is adjacent to the Shalu administrative center and is close to several schools, including Shalu Junior High School, Shalu Elementary School, Beishi Junior High School, Shalu Senior Vocational School, Zhulin Elementary School, Providence University, and Hungkuang University, serving a wide audience. In 2003, the Shalu Shenbo Branch took the lead nationally by hosting the "Bookstart" infant reading promotion program introduced from the UK, and the following year further promoted parent-child reading clubs, allowing reading to accompany family growth. In addition, the Shalu Shenbo Branch is one of the top "movie-themed" specialty libraries in the country, housing thousands of film-related collections, including film books, audiovisual materials, journals, exhibition brochures, and movie posters, as well as complete film screening equipment. It regularly screens films from around the world and organizes themed film exhibitions, creating a public library rich in cinematic atmosphere.
