 The LCSD categorises libraries as "major", "district", or "small".Sha Tin Public Library is the only "major library" in Sha Tin district, and has been assessed as falling short of the prevailing space provision standard for this type of library, as has the district library in nearby Ma On Shan.In order to address this district-wide shortcoming, a new district library was built in nearby Yuen Chau Kok, which opened in 2017.