Ideal meeting place for reading books and cultural activities in Vinh city

In modern life, the need to look up documents and update information to serve people's work, study and life is becoming increasingly urgent, diverse and rich.

With the desire to build a cultural living space, connect the book-loving community to satisfy their passion for reading, develop a reading culture, and at the same time create conditions for entrepreneurs, youth, students, and readers to exchange, learn, and expand their knowledge, the Business Reading Room and Youth Career Guidance was born.

The reading room for young entrepreneurs and career guidance creates a space for cultural activities, connecting the book-loving community. Photo: Dinh Nguyet

The reading room for businessmen and youth career guidance is located on the first floor of the Nghe An Provincial Library building. The reading room is beautifully and scientifically decorated with shelves of books and documents in a green space, combined with a coffee - book model. The space of the reading room is connected to the outdoor space, shaded by green trees with a harmonious landscape design close to nature; children's play area; creating an ideal reading room complex for relaxation, exchange and meeting.

With thousands of diverse books on fields such as: Leadership skills, Human resource organization, Corporate finance, Law and Public policy, Entrepreneurial culture, Economic news, career guidance, startups... along with e-books and other media, the youth business and career guidance reading room will support entrepreneurs, students, youth and readers to update rich information on business administration, opportunities, business investment environment, career orientation, startup experience, job introduction...

Readers are also guided to look up and access information sources, thereby creating reading habits, interests and skills; aiming to develop a reading culture among businessmen, youth and the community. The business reading room and youth career guidance is not only an environment to help businessmen, youth and students satisfy their passion for books but also have the opportunity to meet, exchange and share experiences in studying, doing business and starting a business; through cultural activities such as: Exhibitions of books, photos, collection of valuable documents of all kinds, seminars on reading culture, books and youth, book economics and business management resources, club activities of businesses, entrepreneurs...

The reading room for young entrepreneurs and career guidance is beautifully and scientifically decorated with shelves for books and documents, combined with a coffee-book model. Photo: Dinh Nguyet

As a close and regular reader at the Provincial Library, Ms. Nguy Van Thuy - Lecturer at Nghe An University of Economics shared: “I often go to the library to find documents for teaching English and reference books for my children. It is known that the library will soon open a reading room for business people and youth career guidance with a space for reading, entertainment, relaxation and the opportunity to meet and exchange. This model is very practical and useful for book lovers like me because this is not only a place to find documents but I can also come here to work and meet and exchange with people who share the same interests and industry; thereby expanding my knowledge and social relationships”.

The reading room for entrepreneurs and youth career guidance of Nghe An Provincial Library is a new and pioneering model of reading culture development in the North Central region, containing the enthusiasm of the staff, workers and employees of the unit. This model was launched in 2016 and submitted to the relevant authorities for approval. On September 30, 2016, the Provincial People's Committee issued Official Letter No. 7288/UBND - KT allowing "Organizing a reading room (book space) for entrepreneurs and youth career guidance, canteen service at Nghe An Provincial Library".

The reading room space is connected to the outdoor space, creating an ideal reading and communication room complex. Photo: Dinh Nguyet.

Discussing the orientation of building a model of reading room for entrepreneurs and youth career guidance, Mr. Duong Duy Tien - Director of Nghe An Provincial Library said: "The model of reading room for entrepreneurs and youth career guidance is based on the models of libraries in some localities across the country such as: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi ... We built this reading room model based on the regulations on Management and use of public assets (in Articles 55 and 56 of Law No. 15/2017/QH 2014); Regulations on model operating regulations of public libraries at provincial, district and commune levels (in Article No. 13, Circular No. 13/2016/TT - BVHTTDL dated December 9, 2016) and Decision of the Provincial People's Committee No. 4649/QD - UBND dated October 9, 2017; according to Official Dispatch No. 7288/UBND - KT of the Provincial People's Committee dated September 30, 2016.

The reading room for entrepreneurs and youth career guidance is 100% funded by social capital and will be inaugurated on April 1, 2018. We hope that through this model, we will contribute to developing a reading culture among entrepreneurs, youth and students. At the same time, we will create an environment for cultural activities, exchanges, and sharing of experiences, contributing to improving production and business efficiency for enterprises; creating conditions for youth, students, pupils and workers to access information on career orientation and job opportunities in a practical and effective way, contributing to solving employment and social security"./.