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Shanghai Library agrees to donate 500 books to the State Library of Queensland as part of the 'Window of Shanghai' program

Commitment Year•2006Country of Activity•AustraliaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•AustraliaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 13, 2006
End (planned)
Nov 25, 2006

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Shanghai Library

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • The State Library of Queensland

Loan description

Shanghai Library agrees to donate 500 books to the State Library of Queensland as part of the 'Window of Shanghai' program

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 13, 2006, the Assistant Director of the Shanghai Library, Mr. Chen Chao, and the State Librarian from the State Library of Queensland, Mrs. Lea Giles-Peters, signed a “Memorandum of Exchange and Cooperation between Shanghai Library and The State Library of Queensland” at the Parliament House of Brisbane. According to the Memorandum, Shanghai Library will donate 500 copies of books to The State Library Queensland in 2006 as a part of the Shanghai Library's Window of Shanghai program. The purpose of the Shanghai Library's Window of Shanghai program is to help overseas Chinese to maintain a close link with their motherland, its language and culture; to meet the world's desire to learn more and better about China and Shanghai by providing the latest Chinese publications; and to promote the Shanghai Library internationally and serve as a foundation for its other cooperation with overseas counterparts. The books were intended to be displayed in the State Library of Queensland's new building, which opened to the public on November 25, 2006. It is unclear if the books were ever delivered.