On October 30, 2014, accompanied by Ms. Shi Conglin from the Europe and Africa Department of the Foreign Affairs, Ms. Chiara Bisconti, Deputy Mayor of the City of Milan, Ms. Marta Mancini, Director of the International Relations Office and Ms. Eugenia Palagi, Consul General of Italy in Shanghai visited the Shanghai Library. Director Wu Jianzhong expressed his thanks to the foreign guests for their visit, and gave the guests a brief introduction to the history and current situation of the Shanghai Library. Subsequently, Ms. Chiara Bisconti and other guests toured the Innovation Space, the New Technology Demo Center and the Friendship Library. The foreign guests expressed their amazement at the development of the Shanghai Library and the modern high-tech reading rooms. The two sides talked about strengthening the book exchange program, exchange of personnel and other cooperation projects, such as holding a Sino-Italian cultural e-exhibitions and etc.