Changping District Library in Beijing is a comprehensive public library, an important part of science, education and culture in Changping District, and a cultural institution that stores human knowledge and provides information services for the people in the whole district. Its function is to open to the society and provide readers with various services such as literature borrowing, reading, information consultation and business counseling. ?
Changping District Library, formerly known as Changping District Cultural Center Book Group, was established in September 1949. 1979 65438+ 10 Changping district library was established separately. 1999 10 Changping county was set as a district, and Changping county library was upgraded to Changping district library. With the attention and support of Changping District Committee and Government, a new library was built in early 2003, and it was officially put into use in June 5438+February 65438+August 2004. The new building covers an area of 8000 square meters. The new library has a children's reading room designed according to children's psychological characteristics and fully embodying humanistic care; There is an adult study room that can accommodate 400 people and covers an area of nearly 500 square meters; There is an electronic reading room with comprehensive wiring according to national standards, which can accommodate 100 people online at the same time; There is a video conference lecture hall, which can complete video conferences, government reports, news releases, academic discussions, film shows, small performances, teaching and other activities. At present, the total collection of books in Changping District Library has reached 650,000 volumes (pieces), including 590,000 books, 65,438 electronic documents and audio-visual discs, 379 ancient books and 242 Braille books, with 46,000 valid licensed readers. In the whole year, it received 400,000 readers, borrowed 450,000 books and periodicals, and carried out reader activities 100 times.
Changping District Library has a strong professional and technical team, with 56 full-time staff, 50 with college education or above, and above intermediate title 10.
Over the years, Changping District Library has been adhering to the service concept of "people-oriented, readers first" and is open to the public free of charge. In the spirit of pioneering, pragmatic, pioneering and innovative, on the basis of doing a good job in position service, it has further deepened the service level, expanded the service field and innovated the service content, and provided free, convenient and personalized services to the masses through various modes such as grassroots service, exhibition service, activity service, lecture service and characteristic personalized service. Through the * * * Enjoy Project and the work of Yimin Bookstore, people in remote mountainous areas and rural areas can also enjoy equal cultural rights and interests. In addition, by setting up a love reading room, donating materials and books to the elderly in nursing homes and mentally retarded children in special education schools, and setting up book distribution points in detention centers, armed police forces and welfare homes, the service for vulnerable groups has been continuously strengthened, so that the image of Changping District Library "benefiting the public and spreading knowledge" has penetrated into the people of the whole region.
Changping District Library has won the honorary titles of Municipal Civilized Library and National Civilized Library for many times since it entered the municipal advanced ranks from 65438 to 0984. 1994, in the first evaluation and grading of national public libraries, it ranked first among suburban libraries in the city with a score of 887, and was rated as a national second-class library; In 1998, the second national public library evaluation and grading, Changping District Library won the champion of the city's public libraries with a total score of 995, and was rated as a national first-class library; Later, it was rated as a national first-class library in the fourth evaluation and grading of public libraries in 2009, and was rated as the fifth in 20 13. Over the years, Changping District Library has successively won the honorary title of "Women's Civilization Demonstration Post" in Beijing and the whole country, been rated as "Readers' Favorite Library" by the Ministry of Culture, and been rated as "National Reading Activity" and "Red Scarf Reading Activity" by relevant municipal departments for many years.
After years of construction and development, Changping District Library has become the document lending center, information retrieval center, information exchange center, education and training center, and the knowledge hall of people's lifelong education in Changping District, playing an increasingly important role in promoting the spread of socialist culture and building a world-class science and education new district.