Reading report of public libraries across the province released: 33.343 million readers were received throughout the year_Sichuan Online

Sichuan Online reporter Bian Yuluo Haiyun

On April 22, on the occasion of the 29th World Book Day, the Sichuan Provincial Library launched a series of “Bookish Tianfu·National Reading” activities across the province, aiming to further promote national reading, accelerate the construction of “Bookish Sichuan”, and promote The society has created a strong social atmosphere of “loving reading, reading good books, and being good at reading”.

Sharing the fragrance of books

Provincial public library reading report released

On the same day, the Sichuan Provincial Library released the “Sichuan Provincial Library and the Province’s Public Libraries 2023 Reading Report” on-site, showing the construction achievements of the province’s public library industry in reading services, reading groups, reading trends, service efficiency, etc. .

The report shows that in 2023, the Sichuan Provincial Library has a total document collection of 6.026 million volumes (pieces), with an increase of 136,000 volumes; 66,600 electronic journals, 2.5725 million electronic books, and 2.274 million hours of audio and video resources. A total of free and open digital resources 195 databases. Throughout the year, it received 1.414 million readers, borrowed 623,000 copies of paper documents, and received 2.9207 million visits to the digital resource platform.

In 2023, there will be 209 public libraries in the province, with a total collection of paper documents reaching 61.406 million volumes, an increase of 1.245 million volumes; electronic books 64.141 million volumes, a total digital resource volume of 15,900 TB, and a total of 1,621 digital resource libraries. It received 33.343 million readers throughout the year, and the total number of registered readers reached 6.517 million; 23.412 million documents were borrowed out, and digital resources were visited by more than 68.23 million times.

On the same day, the Sichuan Provincial Library selected and encouraged 10 outstanding readers of the year based on the 2023 loan data.

System guarantee

“Sichuan Provincial Public Library Regulations” will be steadily implemented

At the ceremony, Huang Jian, a third-level researcher at the Public Service Office of the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, emphasized that the revision of the “Regulations on Public Libraries of Sichuan Province” (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”) will help create a modern public library service system with Sichuan characteristics and promote The transformation of public cultural services from “maintaining basics” to “promoting development” is of great significance. In the next step, we will vigorously carry out publicity and popularization activities of the “Regulations”; carefully organize and carry out training activities on the interpretation of the “Regulations”; urge public libraries at all levels in the province to strengthen business construction, enrich service content and methods, etc., and promote the “Regulations” in multiple forms and through multiple channels. 》Promote and implement, expand the awareness and participation of the whole society, meet the new reading needs of various groups, and highlight the work effects and social benefits.

Library-school linkage

Together we embark on a new journey of cultural and educational integration between museums and communities

Sichuan is a province majoring in vocational education, with 528 vocational schools and 2.063 million students enrolled. In order to achieve the cooperation goals of “complementary advantages, mutual benefit and common development”, the Sichuan Provincial Library and the Sichuan Provincial Chinese Vocational Education Society signed a “Strategic Cooperation Agreement” on-site. In terms of “reading promotion, volunteer services, and promotion of traditional culture”, Carry out all-round and three-dimensional cooperation, explore in-depth linkage between libraries and societies, and jointly promote innovation and development in the integration of culture and education.

In addition, Sichuan’s universities are rich in resources, providing a solid talent reserve for cultural volunteer service activities in our province. The “Zhi Xing Youth, Scholarly Summer” volunteer activity was jointly launched by the Sichuan Provincial Library, the Sichuan Provincial University Graphics Working Committee, and the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League. It will organize college students from more than 100 colleges and universities in the province to take advantage of the opportunity to return home during the summer vacation. , and went to dozens of public libraries in various cities (states) to carry out various volunteer service activities such as cultural dissemination, ancient book protection, and reading promotion.