A welcoming intellectual space you can count on
Opened within the Sapporo Community Plaza on October 7, 2018, the Sapporo Municipal Library and Information Center is a solution-oriented library. Unlike existing libraries in Sapporo, which focus on lending services, it specializes in providing information and reference services.
Marketing, entrepreneurship,
license acquisition,
other topics
Health and medicine,
law, other topics
Performing arts,
contemporary art,
other topics
Coordination with specialized institutions
The center establishes consultation desks of specialized institutions and co-hosts seminars with them to build bridges between those organizations and visitors.
The center provides information about the appeal of Sapporo through digital images and books to Sapporo residents and other visitors who come to the Sapporo Community Plaza.
The center provides an indoor space where users are permitted to talk, as well as an advanced information technology environment. These help them engage in exchanges and find necessary information.
...Use our shared workplaces, with free Wi-Fi and other amenities.
...Book our meeting rooms or group seats.
...Use our consultation service, where advice is given by people from institutions specializing in finance, law and other fields.
...Find solutions from our extensive collection of some 40,000 books, 600 magazine titles and 90 newspapers.
...Use our Research Counter.
...Come to the center to spend a pleasant time at the café reading books from our library, for example, or to use seats equipped with electrical outlets.
...The center is here to convey the appeal of the North through books in myriad fields, including those on the region’s natural splendor, urban development, foods, tourist spots, and local daily living.
Located in the heart of Sapporo, the center is easily accessed by downtown workers and visitors to Sapporo. By connecting people with information, bringing people together, and fostering vibrancy and interpersonal connections, the center has updated the idea of what a library can be and serves as an information hub suitable for its location downtown.
Brochure of the Sapporo Municipal Library and Information Center（Japanese PDF, 2,652KB）
Flyer of the opening of the Sapporo Municipal Library and Information Center（Japanese PDF, 1,959KB）
The emblem uses two of the 70 colors of Sapporo Scenery: Sosei willow and midnight. The colors and motifs in the emblem are found at various places in the center.
The 70 Colors of Sapporo Scenery (City of Sapporo website) (Japanese) 
Kita 1 Nishi 1, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0001
Contact (Japanese)
