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| Hung Tan - Hung Nguyen was once one of the first localities in the province to build community libraries in villages, namely the Cay Tung Learning Promotion Library. After nearly 15 years of operation, instead of operating at a fixed location, the Cay Tung Learning Promotion Library has been moved to individual cultural centers in the hamlets. Every day, students and villagers only need to travel a short distance to reach the reading point. Photo: MH |
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| These books, once the cherished possessions of a retired veteran, are now being preserved and maintained by local residents. Photo: MH |
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| These are priceless treasures. Each book bears the handwriting of its collector and preserver. Photo: MH |
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| Since the library moved to the Trung Thuong village cultural center, it has become a meeting place for the villagers. With a fairly extensive collection of books, people of all ages can find a book they enjoy. Photo: MH |
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| Through various effective forms of propaganda and appropriate methods, the village library in Trung Thuong and many other villages in Hung Tan commune, Hung Nguyen district, has become a cultural hub attracting local people. Besides the books transferred from the Cay Tung Scholarship Library, over the years, villagers have also contributed in various ways to enrich the village library. Photo: MH |
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| For the people of Nam Dan district, the Sen Village Library has become a shared library for book lovers for many years. Photo: MH |
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| Currently, the library has over 3,000 library cardholders. All readers receive free services. Photo: MH |
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| The Lang Sen Library in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province, was built by the Nguyen Sinh family in 2007. In the early days, the books, tables, chairs, and fans for readers were all provided by descendants of the Nguyen Sinh family. Later, many businesses, government agencies, and visitors donated books to the library, so the number of books has steadily increased. (Photo: MH) |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich from Lien Hung hamlet believes that she and the residents of her hamlet are truly fortunate because, despite being far from the town center, the Lang Sen Library is one of the most well-invested and professionally managed libraries. Therefore, outside of busy family life, residents like her have a meaningful place to relax and the opportunity to read many good and practical books. (Photo: MH) |
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| Currently, the library operates quite professionally. With over 10,000 titles and more than 30,000 books, the library categorizes its books into various sections, including geography, culture, society, science, literature, and children's stories. In addition, it houses many books about the life of President Ho Chi Minh. (Photo: MH) |
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| In addition, the library provides over 300 sets of textbooks annually to disadvantaged students in Nam Dan district. Photo: MH |
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| Mr. Hoang Dinh Tu has been a regular reader at the library for many years. At 75 years old, he says he has three library cards: one at the Provincial Library, one at the District Library, and one at Lang Sen Library. However, this is the library he visits most often because of its rich collection of books, quiet and airy reading space, and attentive service... Photo: MH |
Building and developing grassroots libraries is also an important task, contributing to promoting lifelong learning and raising the intellectual level of the people. Currently, the library system in Nghe An province has developed widely with 1 provincial library, 19 district-level libraries, more than 350 commune, ward, and town libraries... and thousands of school libraries, family libraries, clan libraries... Along with that are hundreds of legal book collections, border guard post book collections, and reading rooms. Through this, it has had a positive impact in serving the reading needs of the people, especially in remote, border, and island areas, and contributing to preserving and developing a reading culture in the community.
