Hangzhou Children's Library Explained

Hangzhou Children's Library
Type:Public Library
Established:January 16, 1982
Location:No. 75, Shuguang Road Xihu District (main building)
No. 22-26, Zhongshanzhong Road, Shangcheng District ("Shangshan Home" branch)
Coordinates:30.2653°N 120.1303°W
Items Collected:370,000（2013）
Criteria:Chinese Library Classification
Req To Access:Hangzhou Citizen ID
Chinese Resident Identity Card
Alipay
Director:Chu Shuqing
Num Employees:46（2016）

Hangzhou Children's Library, is a public library located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, the People's Republic of China. It is a national first-class library assessed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Founded on January 16, 1982, it was formerly the Children's Reading Room of Xinmin Branch of Zhejiang Library established in 1928. The new main building is located at No. 75 Shuguang Road, Xihu District. The foundation stone was laid on December 31, 1997, and it has been open since June 1, 1999. Covering an area of 5482 square meters. On July 16, 2019, a branch of "Shangshan House" was established on Nansongyu Street, Shangcheng District.

Buildings

Main Building

The new building located on Shuguang Road was laid on December 31, 1997, and opened on June 1, 1999.[1] Covering an area of 5482 square meters. In May 2010, the main building began to be renovated,[2] and it was reopened in December 2012.[3] The Early Childhood Department was established and began to provide services to preschool children aged 0–6.[4] [5]

"Shangshan Home" Branch Library

Located at No. 22-26 Zhongshanzhong Road, it covers an area of 432 square meters and has more than 3,000 books available for borrowing. The first floor has small cultural salons, casual dining, and exhibitions; the second floor has dynamic activities such as reading and painting, interactive experiences, and party building leadership.[6]

Services and facilities

Collections

The library has a collection of more than 370,000 books.[4] In 2016, there were a total of 46 employees in the museum. In 2016, the library received 581,586 readers and borrowed 1,217,471 documents; it held 679 various activities with 89,099 participants.[7]

Since the main library was moved to its current location on Shuguang Road, the classification method of books has been changed from the small and medium-sized classification method to the Chinese Library Classification.[8]

"Monthly 100 recommended new books" and "book borrowing rankings" are launched every month, and special shelves for new books are set up for thematic reading. Pay attention to the reading of picture books, and set up a special shelf for "domestic and foreign picture books" to collect picture books that were originally distributed on literature bookshelves in various countries.[9]

Reader Services

Hangzhou citizen cards and second-generation ID card holders with citizen cards are automatically enabled to borrow books. Alipay accounts with a Sesame Credit score of 550 or above can also scan the QR code to borrow books.[10] Each card can borrow 20 volumes/pieces of literature . The borrowing period for books is 40 days and for audio-visual documents is 14 days.[11] Starting from April 23, 2019, overdue fees will no longer be incurred when borrowing books overdue.

Books in the main library and the "Shangshanzhijia" branch can be borrowed and returned within the Hangzhou Public Library system.

Social Services

Hangzhou Children's Library has organized reading and newspaper reading activities for many times, carried out various interest groups and intellectual development training classes for all ages,[12] carried out activities such as book trade-in for new ones [13] and charity sales,[14] and held " "Little Migratory Birds" (children of migrant workers),[15] music [16] and other public welfare summer camps. In 2012, the "Zhejiang Literary Volunteer Service Base" was established in cooperation with the Zhejiang Literary Volunteer Center.[17]

The Yuedu Express project was launched in November 2016.[18] Yuedu Express is a small mobile library with nearly 6,000 books. It travels to multiple schools every week, allowing students in remote schools to borrow books conveniently.[19]

As of the end of 2018, Hangzhou Children's Library has established a total of 66 social education-related outlets in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and communities.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-07-07 . 杭州少年儿童图书馆 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190820140037/http://wht.zj.gov.cn/fwxx/tswh/1hzs/30162.htm . 2019-08-20 . 2019-08-20 . 浙江省文化和旅游厅. Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. zh-hans. Hangzhou Children's Library.
  2. Web site: 2011-09-06 . 闭馆一年多了少儿图书馆重开时间未定 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121223175618/http://zjnews.zjol.com.cn/05zjnews/system/2011/09/06/017823411.shtml . zh-hans. 2012-12-23 . 2019-08-28 . 浙江在线-浙江新闻. Zhejiang Online-Zhejiang News. The children's library has been closed for more than a year and the reopening time has not yet been determined.
  3. Web site: 2012-12-12 . 市少儿图书馆今日重开. Hangzhou Children's Library reopens today . https://web.archive.org/web/20190828045007/https://hzdaily.hangzhou.com.cn/dskb/html/2012-12/12/content_1396907.htm . zh-hans. 2019-08-28 . 2019-08-28 . 都市快报. Zhejiang City Newsflash.
  4. Web site: 2013-01-21 . 家长反映 重新开放的杭州少年儿童图书馆很不错！ . Parents reported positive feedback about the reopened Hangzhou Children’s Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20190806085524/http://zjnews.zjol.com.cn/05zjnews/system/2013/01/21/019101193.shtml . zh-hans. 2019-08-06 . 2019-08-06 . 浙江新闻_浙江在线. Zhejiang Online-Zhejiang News.
  5. 杭州少年儿童图书馆面向0-3岁婴幼儿开展活动 . Hangzhou Children's Library carries out activities for infants aged 0-3 years old. 中国图书馆学会工作通讯 . 1 . 2013 Issue 2 . 78 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190820140037/http://www.lsc.org.cn/d/2013-10/11/201310111510034.pdf . zh-hans. 2019-08-20 . 2019-08-20.
  6. Web site: 高婷婷 . 2019-07-17 . 上城区尚善之家开通杭少图首家主题分馆. Hangzhou Children's Library opens its first themed branch Shangshan Home in Shangcheng District . https://web.archive.org/web/20190806100639/http://hznews.hangzhou.com.cn/kejiao/content/2019-07/17/content_7228674.htm . zh-hans. 2019-08-06 . 2019-08-06 . 杭州网. Hangzhou Net.
  7. Book: 2016年杭州少年儿童图书馆 事业单位法人年度报告书. 2016 Hangzhou Children’s and Children’s Library Public Institution Annual Report . National Institution Registration Administration. zh-hans.
  8. Web site: 2015-03-04 . 我在少儿馆这三十年 - 燃情岁月——杭州图书馆50周年（1958-2008）纪念. My Thirty Years in Children's Library - Years of Passion - Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Hangzhou Library (1958-2008) . https://web.archive.org/web/20190819051407/https://www.hzlib.net/htzchtws/265.htm . 2019-08-19 . 2019-08-19 . 杭州图书馆. Hangzhou Library. zh-hans.
  9. 公共图书馆与少儿阅读. Public libraries and children’s reading . 图书与情报. Books and information . 1 . 2010 Issue 2 . 11–13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190814083319/http://www.tsyqb.com/CN/article/downloadArticleFile.do%3FattachType%3DPDF%26id%3D730 . 2019-08-14 . 2019-08-14. zh-hans.
  10. Web site: 还记得当年办过的借书卡吗？ 浙江图书馆喊你去退钱. Do you still remember the library card you applied for back then? Zhejiang Library calls you to refund money . https://web.archive.org/web/20190806085526/https://zj.zjol.com.cn/news/1209639.html . 2019-08-06 . 2019-08-06 . 浙江新闻. Zhejiang News.
  11. Web site: 2019-08-16 . 公共信息：借阅指南 - 杭州少年儿童图书馆. Public Information: Borrowing Guide - Hangzhou Children's Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20190806085258/http://www.hzst.net/hzggxx/index.htm . 2019-08-06 . 2019-08-29 . 杭州少年儿童图书馆. Hangzhou Children's Library. zh-hans.
  12. Web site: 2012-12-08 . 杭州少年儿童图书馆 . Hangzhou Children's Library. 2019-08-14 . 浙江省图书馆志. Zhejiang Provincial Library Chronicle.
  13. Web site: 2018-07-09 . 杭州：旧书换新书 天热心更暖 . Hangzhou: Replace old books with new ones and our hearts are warmer . https://web.archive.org/web/20190828051923/http://zj.people.com.cn/n2/2018/0709/c186948-31790884.html . 2019-08-28 . 2019-08-28 . 人民网.
  14. News: 纪驭亚 . 2014-05-17 . 杭州少年儿童图书馆 为丹丹发起爱心义卖. Hangzhou Children's Library launches charity sale for Dandan . 今日早报 . Hangzhou Daily Morning Newspaper. 2019-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190828051918/http://hangzhou.zjol.com.cn/system/2014/05/17/020030211.shtml . 2019-08-28.
  15. Web site: "筑梦吧，少年"2017公益夏令营开营 . "Build a Dream, Young Man" 2017 Charity Summer Camp Opens. https://web.archive.org/web/20171025163324/http://yg.hangzhou.com.cn/jdt/content/2017-07/17/content_6604199.htm . 2017-10-25 . 2019-08-28 . 杭州网.
  16. Web site: 2013-08-05 . 杭州少儿图书馆公益夏令营开营 小候鸟快乐学音乐. Hangzhou Children's Library Public Welfare Summer Camp Opens, Little Migratory Birds Learn Music Happily . https://web.archive.org/web/20190828045007/http://zjnews.zjol.com.cn/system/2013/08/05/019512629.shtml . 2019-08-28 . 2019-08-28 . 浙江在线. Zhejiang Online.
  17. Web site: 2014-06-30 . 杭州少儿图书馆开展多样化志愿服务 . Hangzhou Children’s Library launches diversified volunteer services. https://web.archive.org/web/20140829143825/http://ori.hangzhou.com.cn/ornews/content/2014-06/30/content_5343037.htm . 2014-08-29 . 2019-08-28 . 杭州网. Hangzhou Net.
  18. Web site: "悦读快车"项目杭城首发·城报. "Yuedu Express" project first launched in Hangzhou · City Newspaper . https://web.archive.org/web/20190828045010/http://szbz.hangzhou.com.cn/cb/html/2016-11/30/content_2414266.htm . 2019-08-28 . 2019-08-28 . 杭州日报. Hangzhou Daily Newspaper.
  19. Web site: 2017-12-26 . "悦读快车"进校园 流动图书伴成长 . "Yuedu Express" enters campus and mobile books accompany growth. https://web.archive.org/web/20190806085522/http://zj.sina.com.cn/news/s/2017-12-26/detail-ifypyuvc2516172.shtml . 2019-08-06 . 2019-08-06 . 新浪网. Sina.
  20. 吴白羽 . 分层服务理念下少儿图书馆未成年人服务的现状和特点 . Current situation and characteristics of services for minors in children's libraries under the hierarchical service concept. 图书馆研究与工作 . Library research and work. 1 . 2019 Issue 3 . 79 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190828045007/http://www.zpsls.cn/File/Down/201903/20190312133918929.pdf . 2019-08-28 . 2019-08-28.

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