Overview of news reporters Yang Jiawei, Zhang Fan, and intern Liu Zihan
"Time passes, and the years speak for themselves. Thousands of articles are appreciated in the morning and thousands of volumes are read at dusk. On April 23, the 29th "World Book Day" arrived, and a series of reading activities in our province were launched. Prior to this, Shijiazhuang Library released the borrowing ranking from April 1, 2023 to April 1, 2024, which is based on the historical records of the library's automated management system. Reading Day is gradually becoming the focus of attention from a day that people don't know. In fact, with the diversification of information channels and the prevalence of the Internet, people's reading methods and ways have also begun to change. But the significance of Reading Day is more about the promotion of reading, turning every day into a reading day and making reading a habit.
Minors have become the main force of borrowing
On April 19, Shijiazhuang Library released the borrowing list for the past year, and in 2023, Shijiazhuang Library will purchase more than 22,500 kinds of books, totaling more than 68,000 volumes, and the number of circulation will reach more than 190 million, an increase of 29.25% over 2022.
The borrowing ranking is composed of two parts: the book borrowing ranking and the reader borrowing ranking. From the perspective of book borrowing rankings, the number of children's books borrowed is higher than that of adult books as a whole, and the number of children's readers continues to expand. Adults prefer to read classics, history, suspense and other theme books. Judging from the readers' borrowing rankings, the readers who read the most books in one year reached more than 591 books. It is mainly based on the reader's borrowing ranking. After comprehensive evaluation, ten readers, including Zhou Tao, Zhao Li, Shang Zhilong, Zhang Shiqi, Jia Yunqi, Diao Ningning, Wang Qing, Wang Yuena, Gong Ziqian, and Zhao Ling, were rated as "Reading Experts" of Shijiazhuang Library this year.
According to statistics, under the vigorous advocacy of Reading Day, children's reading time is far exceeding that of adults, and the number of children's books borrowed is large and the circulation rate is high, accounting for 70% of the total number of books borrowed from the library. Children's literature is widely popular on the list. For example, the series of books "Mi Xiaoquan Goes to School" won the first place with a total of 2,845 borrowings, and classic literature such as "Ordinary World", "Around the Earth in Eighty Days" and "Dream of the Wolf King" have not diminished in popularity. The phenomenon of picture book craze continues, such as "Great China Treasure Hunt Series" with a total of 1,433 copies borrowed, "Laughing Reading Idioms: Interesting Idiom Stories for Children" and "A House with 100 Floors Under the Sea" are all on the list.
On the list of readers' borrowing announced by the Municipal Library, Zhou Tao ranked first with 591 books borrowed in one year. "Zhou Tao is my mother, her certificate, the book I read. Xie Jiaxing, a fourth-grader at Shijiazhuang Experimental Primary School, likes to read, and his habit of reading has been cultivated since childhood. When he was in kindergarten, his mother often took him to the city library to read books. "I remember it was a picture book at that time, and my mother told me about it. Xie Jiaxing recalled that as he grew older, he gradually grasped the "initiative" of borrowing. "I used to like popular science books because they allowed me to increase my knowledge. Xie Jiaxing said that later, he became obsessed with military books, especially all kinds of advanced weapons in them, and every time he read them, he couldn't help but touch them, and he was very excited: "This shows that our country is getting stronger and stronger." ”
Coincidentally, in the interview, many children who borrowed books in the library were parents who applied for certificates and children read, and Ms. Wang, the provincial capital, said that many times, reading is to cultivate children. "I myself haven't been to school for a long time and I'm too busy with work. However, even so, Ms. Wang is not sloppy with her son's reading at all, and since he was 3 years old, she has accompanied him to read some children's books every day. Now that her child is 5 years old, she subscribes to children's magazines and has a children's library card, "My child now likes to go to the library to borrow books, and we go there almost every week." ”
Digital reading is favored
According to statistics, in 2023, the total number of paper books borrowed by Shijiazhuang Library will be 1.893 million, an increase of 29.25% over 2022, of which 1.036 million books will be borrowed by the city library and 857,000 books will be borrowed by branch libraries. The number of book borrowers was 934,000, with an average of 2 books per capita. In contrast, the available digital library resources of Shijiazhuang Library exceeded 500TB, and the total number of visits to various digital resource platforms reached more than 11.625 million, and digital resources are more and more favored by readers.
In the library of Shijiazhuang subway station, passengers can often be seen scanning the QR code on the side with their mobile phones to download e-books and audiobook resources to realize mobile reading. At 8 o'clock in the morning on April 23, Zhang Huan stepped on Metro Line 2 in the direction of Jiahua Road at Jianheqiao Station on time, found a comfortable position to stand, took out his mobile phone, clicked on the reading software, and sank into his spiritual world. Within ten minutes of her commute, she finished the last chapter of "To Kill a Mockingbird", then walked out of the subway station and walked towards the door of the unit.
According to statistics, Shijiazhuang Metro Library was officially opened to readers on April 23, 2018. At present, 16 subway libraries have been built, which are set up along Shijiazhuang Metro Line 1, 2 and 3, with dense flow of people and high utilization rate, which greatly facilitates the citizens to obtain books, newspapers and other literature resources in their daily life. According to statistics, Shijiazhuang City Library Metro Library contains a total of 16 stations. In 2023, the total number of Goethe-Appeal machines in the Metro Library will be 159246.
In addition to mobile phone reading, in today's fast-paced life, audio reading can liberate readers' eyes and is becoming a new choice for many people. Usually busy with work, I haven't had time to open this book for a long time. Ms. Lu said that every night she would listen to the anchor tell the story in the book "Too Platinum Star is a Little Annoying", and before she knew it, she was almost finished.
"E-reading is a product of the times, and there is nothing wrong with it. Yu Shaohua, director of Shijiazhuang City Library, said that the traditional reading of paper books has a strong purpose, and can give readers more opportunities for rational judgment and rational thinking, while online books are suitable for fast reading, "In fact, this is a normal phenomenon, digital reading is becoming a trend, people have the need to obtain information, but now the channels for obtaining information are very convenient, and it does not necessarily have to be obtained through paper books." ”
However, she also pointed out that traditional reading should not be discarded, especially for children, in fact, paper reading is more promoted. Borrowing paper books can enrich children's spiritual world and better protect their eyesight. "Children's learning abilities are developed to varying degrees before they even start school. Therefore, it is very important to cultivate children's reading habits. According to industry insiders, 0~3 years old is a key stage for cultivating children's reading interest and learning habits, and 3~6 years old is more focused on improving children's reading and learning ability. Children in the infant stage not only gain knowledge from reading, but more importantly, cultivate their interest and habit of reading.
Reading has become a new way for young people to socialize
In the current era of diversified reading media, how to stick to the traditional way of reading? Xing Jinghe, the fourth "Reading Master" of Shijiazhuang City, gave his own answer, On April 19, in the store of Shimao Art Courtyard in Shijiazhuang City, dozens of readers sat together for a reading sharing activity. Everyone's feelings after reading are varied, including the introduction of the background of book writing, as well as experience. The organizer of this reading sharing meeting is Xing Jinghe, a "post-90s" girl in Shijiazhuang.
Xing Jinghe is the fourth "reading expert" in Shijiazhuang City, she has two book friend groups, and most of the "book partners" in the group are "post-90s", since the beginning of this year, she has organized 5 reading sharing activities, and reading has become their new way of socializing. She believes that the book friend group not only provides a platform for young book lovers to share their feelings and exchange ideas, but also allows them to gain more friendship and knowledge through like-minded topics.
"We organize offline events at least once a month, and sometimes everyone wants to read the same book, and we also increase the number of times we share it. Xing Jinghe said, "This year, in addition to the monthly theme reading club, we also read "White Steamer", "Looking for Prozac" and "Bright Night", we will have a confrontation on a topic in the book, young people with different occupations and different experiences chatted together, which was very interesting and broadened the boundaries of cognition. ”
Xing Jinghe's reading club mainly includes monthly theme reading clubs, keyword sharing meetings, reading meetings and other forms. All members can start a book club, and everyone participates in the expression and discussion. During the two hours, more than a dozen book lovers read the original book and exchanged thoughts on the content of the book based on their personal experiences. "I used to put down some books after reading them, but I never thought I would spend two hours concentrating on a book. He Yi, a lawyer, read a lot of books and had more opportunities to communicate through participating in the reading club. "I participated in the book club for the first time in December 2022, and I shared Luo Xiang's "Circle Justice" at that time, and I thought this form was good, so I persevered. ”
Not only Xing Jinghe, the reporter's investigation and visit found that the call and return of traditional reading methods are becoming the "serious thing" of reading at present, and many cultural institutions and senior reading experts spontaneously hold various forms of reading clubs to attract like-minded people in circles, restrain habits with a sense of ritual, and evoke the return of traditional reading in the way of "self-discipline + other discipline" - reading is not only a habit formation, but also a goal to pursue.
Turn every day into a book day
"I think reading is about guiding and influencing, and last year my son was a 'reading master', but I didn't expect to be selected this year. Zhao Li, who ranked second this year with 469 books borrowed throughout the year, said with a smile that he is usually busy with work, but even so, he will find time to read with his son. "I borrow six books at a time, basically three for me and three for my son. Zhao Li said that since he and his son are studying in their spare time, "However, at least two or three days, at most a week or two, I will definitely go there." ”
In Zhao Li's view, every day can be a reading day, the last time he went to the city library to borrow books was on April 15, when he borrowed two health books and two literature books for himself, "My son is in the sixth grade, so I asked him to borrow two composition books." Zhao Li said that as a person engaged in financial work, he often borrows books related to finance and taxation to improve his business level. "I like literature and history books. Zhao Li said that reading such books can not only gain an in-depth understanding of historical figures and events, but also make life richer, and more importantly, it will also help one's own life.
Yu Shaohua said that parents should be role models for their children, and parental participation can stimulate children's interest in reading and let children get fun from reading. "It's also important for children to have their own 'reading plan', not only to read more, but also to read good books. When choosing books, parents should not have too narrow a vision, children's interests are diverse, and they should not just take whether it is conducive to improving academic performance as a criterion for measuring the quality of books. ”
"In recent years, Shijiazhuang Library has published a year's borrowing ranking every year to see which readers like to read the most, which books are most popular among readers, and what changes have been made compared to the previous year. These lists are the most intuitive reflection of the reading preferences and reading trends of the majority of readers. We also hope that through this way, we can guide and encourage everyone to read more, read good books, continue to enjoy the joy of reading, and jointly build a happy city with books. Yu Shaohua said that in this era of fragmentation, he also hopes that the selected readers can continue to maintain their enthusiasm for reading, drive more citizens around them into the library, and jointly promote national reading.
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