Catalogue Hall, Modern Documents Reading Area, 1st floor

April 25 - July

http://e.library.sh.cn

All year round

3.       Lecture: the World Book Day Special                              The virtue and mission of Confucius and the Chinese Intellectuals

Multifunctional Hall, 4th floor

2pm, April 21, Saturday

Lecturer: Li Bo, associate professor of Nanjing Normal University                                                                                            tickets are available from April 11 at reception

E-book Commons (New Tech Demo Center), 3rd floor

2pm, April 23, Monday

Lecture: Huang Xiangong, director of the Historical Documentation Center, Shanghai Library; standing council member, China Ex-libris Society

Multifunctional Hall, 4th floor

2pm, April 19, Thursday

Ceremony chaired by Ms Qin Chang, radio talk-show hostess

Duration: April ~ December, 2012

Co-organizer: Shanghai Disabled Persons Reading Steering Committee

6.      Commencement, serial reading activities “digital reading makes better life”

E-book Commons (New Tech Demo Center), 3rd floor

April 23, Monday

Duration: April ~ October, 2012

7.       Opening ceremony of the digital library service in barracks

Navy camps in Shanghai

April 25, Wednesday

Books and online resources, tutorials

8.      World Book Day special – Shanghai, Zhejiang and Anhui Classical Literature Works Recitation Competition & Performance

9.      (University group, middle school group, primary group)

Zhejiang Library

Morning of April 21

1.        Selected Collection Exhibition on “Shun Pao”: 2012 marks the 140th anniversary of Shun Pao. The exhibition, featuring many magazines, chronicles, series, albums and atlases published by the Shun Pao Office in its 77-year long history since its founding in 1872, reveals the irreplaceable role of the famous Chinese-language paper in the modern history of Chinese journalism.

2.       2012 Citizen Digital Reading Campaign: The city’s digital library development will be improved in both scale and quality via the innovation efforts made in cooperation with digital device vendors and content suppliers to make digital resources available to an expanded audience. This campaign aims at developing the citizen’s digital reading custom and promoting the national reading rate, so as to pave the way for Shanghai’s smart city construction strategy in the intellectual aspect.

3.       Appreciation of the ex-libris from the cultural perspective: the ex-libris is mark to the book indicating its owner. The ex-libris spanning 500 years is a fascinating source of historical, artistic and socio-cultural interest regarding book and book collection. The lecture will share with the audience a number of interesting stories taken from the western history of ex-libris.

4.      “I’m reading, and I’m happy” -- Shanghai Disabled Persons Motivational Forum & Inauguration Ceremony of the Disabled Persons Reading Festival: personal experience and inspiring stories will be shared at the forum titled “Reading changes your life”. Interactions between the hostess, the invited speakers and the audience will create a happy, vigorous and active vibe.