Expanding cultural amenities
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New 24-hour self-service libraries
By the end of this year, three 24-hour self-service libraries will be built in Zhabei Park, in the Linfen Road subdistrict and at a military barracks.
That will bring to seven the number of such libraries in district commercial complexes and industrial parks.
The new library services allow people to come and read whenever they want. The concept has been popular with people on shift work and insomniacs who welcome a place to go in the middle of the night.
There are no on-site librarians. Each facility provides hundreds to thousands of books, selected by the district library according to the borrowing tastes of local residents. Readers can borrow books from the shelves by using a library card.
Library renovation
The Jing鈥檃n Library鈥檚 branch on Tianmu Road M. started renovation in June.
Plans call for the facelift to create a 鈥渃ultural gem鈥 on the northern bank of Suzhou Creek, which itself is undergoing a makeover.
The library fa莽ade will have folding, perforated aluminum panels to create the sense of rows of books. In the middle of the northern fa莽ade, there will be a huge glass wall, through which passers-by can peer into the building.
Inside, a 鈥渟hared reading venue鈥 will be created by removing some walls. It will become a space for reading and social interaction 鈥 a rendezvous venue for local residents.
10-minute cultural circle
Jing鈥檃n is continuing efforts to create its 鈥10-minute cultural circle,鈥 which promises that residents will live within a 10-minute walk from a cultural site, such as bookstore, a theater or a cinema.
This year, more grassroots cultural venues will be added to neighborhoods, inviting residents to read books, chat with neighbors and take part in a variety of activities.
Also, 160,000 movie tickets at discount prices will be sold to Jing鈥檃n residents this year. For just 5 yuan (73 US cents), Jing鈥檃n residents can watch newly released movies, including Hollywood blockbusters, in designated community cinemas, with the district subsidizing the cost.
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