Therefore, UNESCO suggests that all national and local governments support and actively participate in the construction of public libraries. Public library is a regional information center, which provides users with all kinds of knowledge and information quickly.
Regardless of age, race, sex, religious belief, nationality, language or social status, everyone has equal access to public library services. Special services and materials must be provided for users who cannot enjoy regular services and materials for some reason, such as ethnic minority users, disabled users, hospital patients or prisoners.
Library users of all ages must be able to find materials related to their needs. Public libraries must store and provide materials, including various suitable carriers, modern technology and traditional books and periodicals. What matters is whether the collection and library services are of high quality, whether they really meet local needs and suit local conditions. The collected materials must reflect the current trend and social development process, and record the history of human activities and imagination.
Collection of materials and library services should not be influenced by any ideological, political or religious censorship, nor should they succumb to commercial pressure. The core of public library service should be closely related to information, literacy, education and culture, and its main mission is:
1. Cultivate and strengthen children's early reading habits;
2. Support individual and self-study education and formal education at all levels;
3. Provide opportunities for the development of individual creativity;
4. Stimulate the imagination and creativity of children and adolescents;
5. Strengthen the awareness of cultural inheritance, improve the ability of artistic appreciation, and promote scientific achievements and technological innovation;
6. Provide opportunities for contact with various performing arts and cultural exhibitions;
7. Promote dialogue between different cultures and support the development of cultural diversity;
8. Support the preservation and dissemination of oral traditional culture;
9. Ensure that citizens can get all kinds of community information;
10. Provide adequate information services for local enterprises and mass organizations;
1 1. Promote the development of information technology and high computer application ability;
12. Support and participate in literacy activities and plans of all age groups, and organize and initiate such activities when necessary. 1. Public libraries should provide services free of charge in principle. The establishment of public libraries is the responsibility of the state and local governments. Special legislation must be made to safeguard public libraries, which should be funded by national and local governments. The library should be the basic component of the strategy of inheriting culture, transmitting information, literacy and long-term education.
2. In order to ensure the coordination and cooperation of libraries in various countries, it is necessary to legislate and make strategic plans, and determine and build a national library network with the same service standards.
3. The network design of public libraries must consider the relationship with national libraries, local libraries, research libraries and professional libraries, as well as universities, primary and secondary schools. 1. Clear policies must be formulated to determine the goals, priorities and library services related to community needs. It is necessary to organize public libraries effectively and maintain professional operating standards.
2. We must ensure local, regional, national and even international cooperation with relevant partners (user groups and other professionals).
3. Ensure that everyone in the community can get library services. It is necessary to have an ideal library environment, good reading and learning facilities, relevant technologies and sufficient opening hours, including providing off-campus services for users who cannot go to the library.
4. Library services must meet the different needs of rural and urban communities.
5. Librarians are active intermediaries between library users and collection resources. Professional training and continuing education of librarians are very important to ensure service quality.
6. Make plans for off-campus education and user training to help users obtain valuable information from various collection resources.