Yingkou library was formally established on October 21, 1956. The library is located at no. 1, xinlili, liaohe street, with a building area of 800 square meters. In September 1984, it moved to no.6 east bohai street, zhanqian district, with a building area of 3800 square meters. Moved to 10 park road, zhanqian district in May 2007, with a building area of 12,000 square meters. In July 2018, it moved to no. 8, west qinghua street, xicheng district, located in the east of the book building, with a construction area of 21,000 square meters. It will be fully open to the public on April 23, 2019.

Yingkou library has the largest collection of books, the largest scale and the longest history in yingkou area. It is a literature and information sharing center, an education center for lifelong learning and a cultural center for holding reader activities.

City library in recent years, adhering to the principle of inheriting civilization, social service, adhere to the readers for the service concept, implements the whole free public welfare zero threshold service, to share strong pavilion, the state museum of science and technology, promoting the pavilion brand bright hall, activity, civilization plastic pavilion five steps, promote scientific development in yingkou district public library. The introduction of library integrated management system, the implementation of the main branch library system model, the establishment of city, county (district) secondary library service network; We launched the construction of digital library, strengthened the construction of public electronic reading rooms and Shared projects, introduced more than 30 kinds of large electronic databases, innovated service means and methods, and vigorously carried out emerging media services. We will vigorously carry out nationwide reading promotion activities, and form such themed activities as world reading day series, library publicity week series, welcome the New Year series, winter and summer vacation series, and celebrate the sixth series. Care for special group needs, provide blind pilot, enlightenment, warm sunset, learning the sea boat and other characteristic brand services.

The high quality and efficient service has been recognized and praised by the readers and the higher authorities, and won dozens of honorary titles, such as "national first-class library", "national demonstration base of reading for all", "national base of science popularization and education", "national womens civilization post", "provincial civilized unit", "provincial advanced collective of cultural system", etc.