Hechi promotes new mobile library app

Residents in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region are now enjoying more convenient access to the knowledge held in books by the way of e-reading.

Adapting to the trends of the digital information era, Guangxi Library joined hands with the Hechi Ethnic Group Library to sponsor a public welfare activity promoting e-reading at the Dayang Shopping Mall in downtown Hechi on Nov 19-20.

During the promotional event, working members from the two libraries gave detailed presentations about the "mobile library". It's an APP that provides abundant digital resources, including 1.9 million books, 140 million papers, 460 million pieces of news and 530,000 audio recordings and videos.

"Using the 'mobile library' APP, I can read whenever and wherever I want," said Wei Xiaojuan, a local resident.

In addition, Guangxi Library has created an official public account on WeChat, an instant message service, to post information about new book releases, the latest library activities and further digital resources.

Lots of local residents followed the public account, and downloaded the "mobile library" APP on the day.

A local resident downloads the "mobile library" APP under the guidance of one of the staff members from the local library. [Photo by Tan Chufang/xinhuanet.com]