High-quality development of national reading (new data and new highlights)
The actual number of licensed readers in public libraries exceeds 103 million
"Changsha library has a good environment, good service, and many activities. My parents and I come here almost every weekend." At 9 am, 9-year-old Pan Yiyi and her parents came to the library on time, walked into the borrowing room and activity room, and enjoyed Weekend time.
"Now an average of more than 5,000 people enter the library every day. Last year, the number of readers entering the library reached 1.5 million, and 2.55 million books were borrowed and returned." Wang Ziyang, director of the Changsha City Library in Hunan, introduced, "As of now, the number of licensed readers in the Changsha City Library has reached 695,000 people, an increase of 11 times in 10 years."
The exuberant popularity of the Changsha library is the epitome of the vigorous development of our country's public libraries in the past 10 years.
"By the end of 2021, the actual number of licensed readers in public libraries across the country will exceed 103 million. In 2012, this data was 24.8451 million. In 10 years, the actual number of licensed readers in public libraries has increased by more than 315%." Ministry of Culture and Tourism The relevant person in charge of the Public Service Department said, "Behind the growth of data, it reflects the continuous expansion of public libraries' coverage, continuous improvement of attractiveness and service efficiency, and the acceleration of public cultural undertakings and national reading undertakings."
——The institutional system is more complete, which promotes the flourishing of the library industry.
"The library is opened at home, and people become close friends because of books. It is really surprising and unforgettable." Speaking of many "book friends" because of books, Luo Xi, a citizen of Foshan, Guangdong, was very excited.
There are more than 1,300 "library directors" in Foshan. They manage the "neighborhood libraries" opened in their homes, and use the collection resources of public libraries and books at home to regularly organize reading and sharing activities.
In 2015, the Central Office and the State Office issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of a Modern Public Cultural Service System", proposing to encourage and guide the participation of social forces; Emphasize the gradual construction of a multi-level and multi-modal public cultural service supply system.
"Under the guidance of the policy, we innovatively launched the 'Neighborhood Library' and 'Easy Books' services." Huang Baichuan, director of the Foshan City Library, introduced that the enjoyers of public cultural services have transformed into participants, providers and creators , Beaded into a chain, conserving the scholarly atmosphere of the city.
In the past 10 years, the "Public Cultural Service Guarantee Law of the People's Republic of China" has been implemented, providing legal protection for the people's basic cultural rights and interests such as reading and reading newspapers; , service provision, management system and guarantee mechanism have made specific provisions...
The relevant person in charge of the Public Service Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said: "A series of laws, regulations and policies have been issued to ensure that the construction, management and services of public libraries can continuously meet the growing spiritual and cultural needs of the people, and promote the vigorous development of the library industry. .”
——The facility system is continuously improved, and high-quality resources are extended to the grassroots.
"It's convenient and fast to borrow books by lifting your feet!" said Wang Wanrong, a citizen of Wuhan, Hubei.
In Wuhan, more than 80 car library service points, 147 self-service libraries, and more than 100 public libraries in cities, districts, streets, and communities have realized borrowing and returning.
Readers don't have to spend a lot of time and energy borrowing and returning books, and the convenient borrowing process attracts a growing number of readers.
Li Jingxia, director of Wuhan Library, said: "Wuhan has built a four-level library service network of 'central library-headquarter library system', and books have been integrated into the daily life of citizens."
By the end of 2021, there will be 3,215 public libraries nationwide, more than 40,000 township (street) cultural stations, more than 570,000 village-level comprehensive cultural service centers, and more than 580,000 rural bookstores. All public libraries will be open for free .
In order to extend high-quality reading resources to the grass-roots level, various places have promoted the construction of the general branch system of county-level libraries. The original "single supply" in communities and villages has been transformed into "multiple supply" and "interactive supply", and the book resources are more abundant and high-quality.
As of June this year, 2,642 counties (cities, districts) have established a general library system.
——Service innovation is increasingly diversified to meet the individualized cultural needs of the masses.
"The decoration design is fashionable, and the service is considerate and thoughtful." Li Weihan, a citizen of Rizhao, Shandong, praised the "City Study Room". "With books as companions, cultural life is enjoyable."
At present, more than 18,000 new public cultural spaces such as "urban study rooms" and "cultural stations" have been built, providing people with more personalized public cultural services.
In addition, public libraries across the country widely carry out the service of "you read books, I pay the bill", and the purchase of new books is decided by readers, which greatly improves the popularity and satisfaction of libraries.
Qingdao, Chengdu and other places have built cultural supermarkets, adopting personalized and "order-based" services to meet people's diverse needs; Beijing, Tianjin and other places have issued "cultural benefit cards", which package preferential cultural products The masses choose independently.
——Online services are continuously upgraded, allowing reading to break the constraints of time and space.
"With just a few clicks, the mail will be delivered to your home." Recently, the "Tianyi Shuoshu" service launched by Zhejiang Ningbo Library has attracted the attention of citizens Huaxi Xin.
No matter in the mountains or on the islands, as long as there is a mobile phone, readers can easily enjoy the book lending service.
According to reports, at present, all prefecture-level city libraries and 99% of county-level libraries in the country can provide readers with 145TB of digital resources, including 300,000 e-books, more than 7,700 periodicals, 200,000 music audios, etc. .
On this basis, various localities have continuously innovated digital service models, and activities such as digital libraries, online lending, and online reading have won the welcome and praise of the general public, especially young readers.
"The rapid increase in the number of readers reflects people's recognition of public library services. In the next step, we will adhere to the theme of high-quality development to promote reading for all, and strive to provide the public with higher quality, more efficient, fairer, and more accessible libraries. Continuous and safer public cultural services.” said the relevant person in charge of the Public Service Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Our reporter Zheng Haiou