Photos of Takeo city Library

Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, famous for its hot springs, cooperated with Toriya Bookstore to transform the original municipal library into a Takeo City Library that combines library, bookstore and coffee shop. More people are immersed in the scholarly world. After reopening in April 2013, the museum has set a record of 260,000 visitors within three months of its opening, which is five times the local population. Rather than a library, the elevated space, stylish design, a variety of books and audio-visual CDs, and even a café are more like a composite bookstore. In cooperation with TSUTAYA, one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world, in addition to retaining the original functions of the library (such as book lending, reading room, audio-visual room, etc.) Enhance lighting, add iPad rental services, set up a dedicated reading area for audio-visual devices, etc. At the same time, the elements of bookstores and DVD rental shops are also added, so that people who come to the Takeo City Library can not only borrow books, but also buy their favorite books and rental CDs. In order to avoid confusion, the book display area is The black and white color is divided into sales and borrowing; and considering the busyness of modern people, a mechanism has also been set up that can be returned at the TSUTAYA branch after renting a DVD in the library. Not only that, there is also a coffee shop in the library, where you can While reading a book, sipping coffee, there are also limited-edition merchandise in the museum.