Qilu Evening News Qilu one-point reporter Yu Yue
On January 6, shandong provincial library announced the 2021 "Lutu Borrowing List", in which social science books are still the most popular, of which Liu Cixin's "Three-Body Problem" topped the list, and Jin Yong's martial arts novels are still popular with readers.
"The Three-Body Problem" has the highest borrowing volume
Classic literary works are popular
In the 2021 lending list of Shandong Provincial Libraries, most of the classics that have been on the list for many years are best-selling classics. For example, Lu Yao's "Ordinary World", Liang Xiaosheng's "Human World", Shen Congwen's "Border City", Yu Hua's "Alive". These literary works have been published for many years and are still loved by readers.
The most popular books for the general public are still literature, with Liu Cixin's "Three-Body Problem" ranking first with 484 borrowings. "Literary books are still overwhelming, with the top 20 all literature, 18 of which are Chinese literature and two are foreign literature. This is also related to the relatively large variety of literary books and the wider coverage. ”
"In addition, some readers do not have a strong purpose in reading in the library, and literary books are more able to adapt to the needs of readers with different tastes." Zhu Li, director of the Book Lending Department of the shandong provincial library Chinese, introduced. Judging from the list of social science books, science fiction novels have been loved by readers in recent years, such as "Three-Body Problem" has been at the top of the list for two consecutive years.
"Judging from the individual books, 'The Three-Body Problem' and 'Ordinary World' have ranked among the best in the past five years, which shows that classic books are more popular with readers." Julie says they're constantly adding these classics every year to feed readers.
Jin Yong's works have occupied the top of the list for many years
Increase replicas based on borrowing
Julie introduced, from the list reflected in the popularity of the author, Jin Yong and Liu Cixin are deeply loved by readers, in the top 20 of the list, Jin Yong's martial arts novels have 6, "Divine Eagle Hero", "Legend of the Eagle Hero", "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", "Yitian Slaughtering Dragon", "Deer Ding" are at the top of the list.
This is also a feature of many years, Jin Yong's novels have always been loved by Readers in Shandong. In addition to "The Three-Body Problem", Liu Cixin is also in the top 20 list. Julie introduced.
The popularity of TV series and movies will also increase the number of borrowings of original works. For example, works such as "The Name of the People" and "Great Rivers" have set off a round of ratings and brought about an offline reading boom. In addition, famous works such as "Journey to the West" and "Dream of the Red Chamber" are also on the list.
In the natural science borrowing list, books such as "A Brief History of All Things", "A Brief History of Time", and "Theory of Relativity" are on the list, in addition to Chen Jun's "Earth Ring", Li Jinzhen's "Element Collection", Wu Jun's "The Beauty of Mathematics" and other works are also on the list.
"It can be seen from the list of natural science books that 4 of the top 20 books are published by publishing houses in the province, which is also related to the Luban book recommendation of the Kui Xuan Book Award we did last year." Julie said. Including the book recommendation activities made by the library, as well as popular film and television dramas, social hotspots will affect the amount of borrowing.
"We will have surveys on the needs of readers, we will regularly increase the number of copies based on the number of borrowings, and there are also registrations of the demand for new books, and if readers cannot borrow a book, they can let us know." In addition, we are also increasing the intensity of the 'you choose books, I pay' campaign, and certified readers can go to Xinhua Bookstore to borrow some books. Julie introduced.
Long-selling works have endured
Children's literature writers are on the list
The winter vacation is approaching, and the children's and teenagers' books in the library will also usher in a peak of borrowing. From the 2021 Shandong Provincial Library Children's Loan List, it can be seen that children's literature works are still popular with children, and long-selling works have endured for a long time. The authors that children like are also more concentrated, such as Shen Shixi, Yang Hongying, and the Harry Potter series. "This is also related to the bibliography recommended by primary and secondary schools, and these authors are recommended more frequently."
In the children's loan list, Shen Shixi's works are the most on the list, and the work "Snow Wolf" occupies the first place in the list. In addition, works such as "Pig King Black Whirlwind", "Big Rabbit King", and "Python War" are also at the top of the list.
In addition to Shen Shixi's works, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series also has a number of works on the list, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" ranked 6th, 13th and 20th in the provincial children's book list, respectively.
In the borrowing list of the Shandong Provincial Children's Library, "Sherlock Holmes" by British writer Conan Doyle and edited by Li He occupies "half of the country". North Cat also has works such as "My Metamorphosis" and "The Troubles of the New Table" on the list.