Between 1930-1947, four libraries were established in the Sungshan (Songshan), Chenbei, Kuting (Guting) and Chenxi districts. After the establishment of the Nationalist Government in Taipei, the abovementioned four libraries were merged into the Taipei Municipal Library, according to the regulations of The Organizational Rules of Taiwan Provincial Xien and City Libraries in 1952. In 1967, as Taipei City was upgraded to the status of Subordinate Metropolis to the Executive Yuan, the Library thus received great support to provide its services. In 1978, under the Government Cultural Construction Planning, the Library made a big stride forward, reaching a new milestone. Especially important was the opening of the new main library building in 1990; it provides the citizens of Taipei with a rapidly developing library and information service. At present, the Library has one Main Library, forty-four branches, eleven neighborhood reading rooms, 7 intelligent libraries, and 8 FastBook - automatic book stops located in metropolitan Taipei.