The "Bookish Sanming" has evolved over the past ten years, and reading for all has refreshed people's hearts.

From young people to old people, the fragrance of books flows throughout the city; from day to night, people studying come and go; from rural areas to cities, the cultural inheritance spirit is rich?

Traveling thousands of miles , read thousands of books. Books are the key to connecting the past and the future of civilization, a window to look back on history, and the cornerstone of the future.

In Sanming, the main offline places for citizens to access books and experience culture? The Municipal Library and Xinhua Bookstore, through transformation and development, lead the bookish life of the people in the new era.

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The city library is relocated and upgraded to create a feast of books through smart reading

What can the library bring? The fragrance of books wafting out from the reinforced concrete is an all-round display of industrial hard power to cultural soft power, and is the only way to build spiritual civilization.

The Municipal Library located on Dongxin 1st Road is the landmark of Sanming. In April 2015, the old library, which had gone through more than 30 years of vicissitudes, moved from its old location, and its usable area increased from 6,000 square meters to 16,100 square meters.

Chen Rongjian, deputy director of the Municipal Library in 2013, fell into deep memories: In the newspaper and periodical reading area on the first floor of the old library, there were only a few fans whirring and a few scattered ones. The tables and chairs cannot retain readers, and citizens almost borrow books and leave. ?

The book lending area for children aged 0-8 on the 1st floor, the book lending area on the 2nd floor, the back issue lending area on the 6th floor, the self-study room on the 8th floor and the book lending area for minors aged 8-16, on the 9th floor Local literature service area, newspaper and periodical borrowing area on the 11th floor; self-service borrowing and returning machines, touch screen experience equipment, and self-service reading booths. Nowadays, the municipal library has transformed into a modern service pattern that integrates collection, borrowing, and reading, providing readers with Provide more attentive service and a good environment.

In addition to the reading area for minors, the reading needs of the visually impaired have also been paid attention to. The Sanming Branch of the China Library for the Blind, located on the 7th floor, is also a reading space for the visually impaired. It has 145 books for the blind and is equipped with screen reading software, desktop electronic vision aids, Sunshine Audio Reader, Braille point display and other equipment, allowing the blind to Realize "reading freedom".

This summer, 81,000 readers visited the library. Since its opening in April 2015, it has received more than 400,000 readers per year in epidemic-free years, while this figure was only 49,100 in 2012.

The increase in digital resource services is a far-reaching change in recent years. Currently, the library has a paper collection of 400,000 volumes. Is this just the tip of the iceberg? Readers can also access 31TB of library and massive digital resources of the National Library and Provincial Library.

After citizens apply for a borrowing card, library staff will import the borrowing card number into the provincial library. Citizens can access the rich digital resources of the provincial library for free without leaving home. In addition, 69 "Cultural Click Reading" machines have been installed in grassroots units in 11 counties (cities and districts) in the city, integrating cultural services such as self-service libraries, public electronic reading rooms, convenience services and policy publicity. Complex, serving digital resources to the last mile.

A city with only high-rise buildings has no soul. The development of the city requires the blessing of cultural power. The national reading activity came into being, and the construction of a scholarly city began.

In recent years, the city library has carried out many types of reading activities such as parent-child reading, "Sanming Weekend Forum", and public welfare classes. Since 2020, online and online and offline joint reading activities have been increased to meet the reading needs of different groups and are deeply loved by citizens.

At the same time, the public welfare activities of the Sanming Public Library (Home Reading) Service Alliance are diverse and dizzying. Dozens of more than 400 activities every year fill up citizens’ spare time.

Carry out reading promotion to attract more people to come into contact with reading and fall in love with reading. With the help of social forces, these activities not only provide citizens with opportunities to enter the library, but also help brand merchants gain fame, achieving a "win-win" effect.

A city with a bookish atmosphere is full of infinite vitality, and the happiness of the people is also rising.

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Xinhua Bookstore has turned around and integrated multiple businesses to create a spiritual home

There is a kind of red, warm and lasting, which represents the national spirit red. This is? Xinhua Bookstore red?.

On the afternoon of October 8, I walked into Liedong Xinhua Bookstore. Even though it was a working day, there were still many citizens standing by the bookcases to choose books. There was also no lack of concentration in the reading areas on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Readers who read.

Before the Spring Festival in 2019, the Liedong Bookstore, which was renovated after five months, opened its doors again to welcome guests, and the bookstore filled with memories of generations of people set off again. The area of ??the renovated bookstore has been expanded from more than 700 square meters to more than 1,600 square meters. The design is combined with the characteristics of our city's "green city", using warm wooden shelves, cold gray floors, and elements such as mountains, woods, and white clouds. Create a fresh and comfortable reading space.

This change is refreshing for many Sanming people who have returned from other places. Zhan Wenqian, general manager of Sanming Branch of Fujian Xinhua Publishing Group, recalled that during the Spring Festival after the reopening, a reader told him that it was only here that he felt that Sanming was a city. The wealth of the spiritual home is the core of urban soft power. Zhan Wenqian lamented: General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that culture is not only the blood of the nation, but also the spiritual home of the people. Xinhua Bookstore should be a spiritual paradise for everyone. ?

Nowadays, in Xinhua Bookstore, citizens can buy books and stationery on the first floor, sip coffee and read good books on the second floor, and read with their children in the ocean of knowledge dedicated to children on the third floor. It is a comfortable environment and can be used anywhere. Visible reading seats retain children and parents. The single learning function is "past tense", and the derivative service social function and reading function are becoming increasingly prominent, demonstrating the social responsibility of Xinhua Bookstore.

As an important ideological propaganda and cultural front for the party and the country, Xinhua Bookstore has a mission. The most conspicuous desk on the first floor of the bookstore displays themed publications. ?Xinhua Bookstore has always regarded publicizing the party’s principles and policies in the new era as its main task. ?Zhan Wenqian said that Xinhua Bookstore adheres to the main position of ideological and cultural propaganda, allowing the party's innovative theories to fly into the homes of ordinary people.

Xinhua Bookstore also has a special counter for works by local writers, focusing on recommending Sanming local works such as "Comprehensive Reform of Sanming Public Hospital", "Sanming Past", "Sanming Stories" and "Sanming Reader" to let "local culture" spread. go out.

Transformation brings rebirth. ?In 2008, the bookstore’s annual operating income was only 14 million yuan, with textbooks and supplementary materials accounting for as high as 80%. Last year, the annual revenue was nearly 40 million yuan, and teaching materials and supplementary materials accounted for only 40%, which shows that our social benefits are constantly improving. ?Comparing the past and present, Zhan Wenqian’s words were full of excitement.

In the past ten years, Xinhua Bookstore, which has suffered the impact of online bookstores, has deepened reforms and repositioned the function of the bookstore from book sales to service; in the past ten years, the number of service outlets of Xinhua Bookstore in the city has increased from 3 to 6. It has become the prefecture-level city with the most outlets in the province except Fuzhou and Xiamen.

Under the background of the provincial propaganda of eight advancements, including reading for all people into government agencies, enterprises, families, rural areas, schools, communities, networks, and military camps, Xinhua Bookstore has achieved a focus on The transformation of bookstores into a culture-focused one? Reading sharing sessions, book reading, picture book borrowing, one-hour silent reading, the first book fair? Huang Yong, deputy director of the book distribution department and manager of Liedongmen City, said that more than a hundred activities every year bring culture to the forefront. Send it to the front line at the grassroots level to achieve full coverage of "eight entrances".

On the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the store, Xinhua Bookstore also launched reading sharing sessions, special cultural activities, theme studies and unprecedented book purchase discounts to create diversified, colorful and multi-platform reading for readers and lead the people read.

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Citizens wander around the sea of ??books, enjoy the fragrance of books and enjoy the slow time of life

It has been 16 years since National Reading, and the construction of Scholarly Sanming has also reached its 16th year In recent years, advocating knowledge has gradually become a trend. Put down your mobile phone, read a book, and escape the hustle and bustle of the world, which has become a leisure method that everyone is more willing to choose. Reading day after day, reading becomes like eating and sleeping, a natural and indispensable part of daily life.

Aunt Huang is a frequent visitor on the 6th floor of the city library.

Why do you choose to spend your free time in the library? Aunt Huang said this was thanks to her granddaughter. The eldest granddaughter, who is now a senior in high school, has loved reading since she was a child. She spends time in the library during holidays. He also encourages her: "Retirement life should be accompanied by books." Following her granddaughter’s teachings, reading enriches Aunt Huang’s spiritual world.

In the minors’ book lending area on the 8th floor, Mr. Hong found the books his children needed? "A Hundred Thousand Whys: Entering the Animal Kingdom", "English Enlightenment You Can't Miss" and "Mathematics is a Great Detective" The city library has a very good environment and a rich collection. You can quickly find all the books you are looking for for your children. ?Mr. Hong liked it.

In the reading room on the second floor, many citizens read books and study questions here. Yan Jie, Xiao Shubo and Liu Chenyang are good friends from middle school. After graduating from college, they met to take the postgraduate entrance examination together. In the past few months, they have often come here together to study, sometimes staying all day.

?The place is quiet, has brand-new facilities, and has a large space, so you can calm down and study. ? Yan Jie said.

?In addition to reviewing, I also read books, and I can basically find the books I want. ?Xiao Shubo said.

?This has the atmosphere of a school library. When I was in my senior year of high school, I would study here every night. ?Liu Chenyang said.

With a good environment, complete facilities and rich collections, the new library brings citizens a new reading experience.

In the reading area on the third floor of Liedong Xinhua Bookstore, 8-year-old Deng Tianrui was reading picture books accompanied by his mother. ?I like reading books about animals and history. ?As he said that, he ran to the bookshelf and took back a few books.

Deng Tianrui’s mother told reporters that since her family moved nearby, her children often take her to the bookstore to read their homework after school. The environment and atmosphere here are good, and the children study efficiently. They can also read extracurricular books when they are tired. . As a post-80s generation, she laments that her life is very happy now. ?I vaguely remember that when I was a child, the Xinhua Bookstore only had shelves full of books. I also went to the bookstore to buy textbooks. ?Nowadays, Xinhua Bookstore has a dedicated children's area, with countless cultural and educational books, young children's books, children's picture books, and children's books. It also thoughtfully sets up an activity area.

Huang Yong has worked at the Xinhua Bookstore in the city for 20 years. His children grew up in the bookstore. ?Children who like reading are more confident when communicating with others, which in turn prompts them to read more books, forming a virtuous cycle. ?Huang Yong said that reading brings huge benefits to children. Extensive reading of all kinds of books gives breadth and depth to their thinking.

Times have changed, but the fragrance of books remains unchanged. There is a clear breeze and white clouds in the sky. Holding thousands of books in hand, reading makes the city more beautiful.

Reporter Chen Ke