Recently, "The Glimmer of Reading Lights up the City of the People - 'Bookish Yangpu' National Reading Promotion Theme Series" was held at the Yangpu District Library. This series of activities runs throughout the year and is dedicated to promoting red culture, Shanghai-style culture, and Jiangnan culture. . As the city's landscape changes dramatically and the construction of a bookish society is further promoted, new public cultural spaces continue to "break out of the ground" and reading has gradually become a lifestyle respected by community residents. The aroma of books has also become the "prefix" of innovative Yangpu. With the sound of books at her doorstep, the new children's reading space was upgraded from the children's reading room of the street library and was created because of the children's growing reading needs; innovative in aesthetic education, she continued to capture beauty on the road to regaining her self-confidence; on the desk At the meeting, a "bookish neighborhood circle" "grows" in the "15-minute community life circle"...
The new practice of People's City, 15 minutes in Yangpu, how to "circle" various cultural services and draw a link with culture "concentric circles"?
With the sound of books at your doorstep, a new space for children’s reading is “breaking out of the ground”
From winding small alleys to high-rise buildings everywhere; from a few bus lines to rail transit extending in all directions, what happened in Shanghai Great changes do not happen overnight. They are inseparable from the hard work of generations of Shanghainese...
Recently, at the Shanghai Bookstore Wujiaochang store, residents not only embarked on a journey of exploring Shanghai-style culture with Zhong Fulan, a professor at the School of Social Development of East China Normal University, but also had the opportunity to choose from After the Wujiaochang Street Library purchases your favorite books, you can borrow them "at your doorstep".
In the process of great changes in the face of the city and the in-depth advancement of the construction of a scholarly society, new public cultural spaces continue to "break ground", and reading has gradually become a lifestyle respected by community residents.
On that day, children and families in Wujiaochang community had a good place at their doorstep - the "Wujiao Shushengli" children's reading space in the street library was officially unveiled. This reading space was upgraded from the children's reading room of the street library. Come, born out of children's growing reading needs. The name "Wujiao Shushengli" was selected through online voting and was taken from the "sound of books", which means children swimming in the sea of books.
The reporter learned that at present, the children's reading room of the street library has added a children's activity room to the original area of 100 square meters, and the area has increased to 160 square meters. The library has nearly 13,000 children's books and 30 reading seats. In addition to the rich collection, various children's reading activities will also be held here, such as the Happy My Family Nursery Garden, Sister Tao Zi's story telling, whimsical handicraft workshops, big hands holding small hands and joyful reading experience classes, etc.
It is worth mentioning that on the library’s Himalaya platform, the children’s picture book reading and classic reading columns provide a platform for young readers in the community to stimulate their enthusiasm for reading and make reading more interesting.
"We have also strengthened the linkage with Shanghai Book City and updated book resources from time to time, so that community residents can see their favorite books at their doorsteps." said Jiang Yinyuan, director of Wujiaochang Street Library.
Innovation in aesthetic education, she constantly captures beauty on the road to regaining her self-confidence
It is shaped like the white magnolia, the flower of Shanghai, and is embellished with doves, hands, dots and other elements... Recently, the article designed by Xiao Sun, a student of Sanyang Institution in Pingliang Road Street The creative work logo "Xinlehui" has been transformed into a refrigerator magnet and is now available to everyone.
Last year, in the Yangpu District Yangpu District Sunshine Heart Park’s “Meeting Cultural Creativity, Aesthetic Education Innovation” Aesthetic Education Cultural and Creative Skills Competition, a large number of cultural and creative works of the Disabled Persons’ Federation designed by students from Sanyang Institutions stood out, and "Xinlehui" won the "Ingenuity and Style" Award, and later ranked first in online voting.
"The white magnolia represents the Sanyang students who are Shanghai girls; the yellow dots represent all walks of life, social organizations and caring people, who have always cared for the students with love and care..." Mentioning the design concept, Xiao Sun opened the Chatterbox, she told reporters that she has been in Sanyang Institution for 12 years, and there are a variety of rehabilitation courses and various activities here. With the encouragement and support of teachers at the institution, she actively participated and tried every possibility.
In such an environment, Xiao Sun has changed from a shy girl who did not want to contact others to a confident girl with ideas now.
With the development of social work, more and more social organizations are involved in the field of social assistance and disability services. By organizing skills courses and rehabilitation activities that meet the needs, students' sense of gain, participation and happiness are continuously improved. This aesthetic education, cultural and creative skills competition was jointly organized by the District Disabled Persons' Federation and Shanghai Leshan Community Life Service Center.
It was the first time for the students to come into contact with cultural and creative design. From the initial copying and engraving on the board to printing the finished product on a cloth bag, then learning pen sketching, and finally learning logo design, each sample and copy was revised at least three times. As for the origin of the name of the logo, what elements it contains, as well as the design ideas and the story behind it, students need to use vivid language to describe it.
"I hope that my design can convey a warm and touching atmosphere, allowing people to feel the power of love and care." Xiao Sun said, "Such achievements may seem simple and insignificant to normal people, but for people For me, it is a great encouragement. The help and care of the teachers have allowed me to keep moving forward on the road to recovery and to continue to capture beautiful things on the road to regaining my confidence. "The relevant person in charge of the
District Disabled Persons' Federation said, "The next step is. Various skills competitions will also be used to promote learning and cultivate students' divergent thinking, allowing them to show themselves and surpass themselves at the same time.
Discussing matters on the desk, a "bookish neighborhood circle" "grows" in the "15-minute community life circle"
Every Friday at 9:30 a.m., the Drifting Library in the Wenjiayuan Community Good Neighbor Center of Changhai Road Street always welcomes A group of "book lovers". They are members of the "9:30 Reading Sharing Club". The Drifting Library is one of the featured functional areas within the Wenjiayuan Community Good Neighbor Center. Focusing on the theme of "book fragrance", it regularly carries out theme activities and cultivates and brews community self-governance teams. It is a popular "check-in point" for surrounding residents.
According to the "2023 Shanghai Citizens' Reading Status Survey", the comprehensive reading rate of Shanghai citizens in 2023 will reach 97.49%, with per capita reading more than 12 books. How to build a "bookish community" at the grassroots level closest to residents? The Wenhuajiayuan Community Neighborhood Center is currently exploring innovation.
The "9:30 Reading Sharing Meeting" is characterized by its residents' autonomous management model. It currently has more than 20 members who regularly exchange reading experiences and recommend books here every week. At the same time, they enthusiastically participate in community affairs and are responsible for organizing books, organizing activities, etc.
Nowadays, in addition to doing its "job" as a reading space, the Drifting Library also "concurrently" serves as a cultural exchange and autonomous discussion platform. Residents discuss community governance, cultural activities and other issues at the desk and put forward constructive opinions. Here It has gradually become a window to improve the energy efficiency of community governance.
A book and a group of people break the communication barriers in the community and build a scholarly and good neighborly relationship. Recently, the Wenhuajiayuan Community Neighborhood Center also innovatively launched the “Community Mobile Reading Library”.
It is reported that the "Community Mobile Reading Library" project has radiated to the neighborhood committees, Changhai Road Subdistrict Library and Yangpu Park Party and Mass Service Station.
"Vadang is an important part of traditional Chinese houses and has witnessed the development of social renewal from generation to generation. Let's pick up a piece first..." Recently, the tile rubbing activity held in Huangxing Garden Community attracted many residents. join. This is one of the series of activities of the Good Neighbor Center "Making friends through books, and the fragrance of books in good neighborliness". "With the teacher's explanation, I feel that the difficulty of rubbing is not high, and it is very suitable for people like us who have no basic knowledge. I didn't know what a wadang is before, but I understand it this time. It broadens my horizons and I learned a lot." said a resident. .
Reading communication between people, book drifting between families, the blending of books between communities, and reading resource sharing between communities, a "grew" in the "15-minute community life circle" Bookish Neighborhood Circle". This "circle within a circle" not only creates a high-quality reading space and cultural exchange platform at the doorstep of residents, but also provides useful exploration and practice for innovative community governance.
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Editor: Liu Liyuan Editor: Wang Jiayi
Source: Shanghai Yangpu
