Guangzhou New Library covers an area of 21,000 square meters, 5,000 square meters larger than the old library. Its collection of books amounts to four million volumes, twice as many as that of the old library. Its overall floorage reaches 98,000 square meters, making it five times larger than the old one in this regard. A total of 840 million yuan has been invested in the new library, which is equipped with 6,110 seats and 2,520 information stands. The library is expected to receive some 10,000 readers on a daily basis and even 15,000 readers during peak hours.