The new construction of Yilan County Library is already under construction and is scheduled to be completed and opened in 2025. (Photo by reporter You Mingjin)
2023/12/11 16:30
[Reporter You Mingjin/Yilan Report]The Yilan County Government spent 420 million yuan to build a new “Yilan County Library”; some people are worried that the library should be a collection of books and a reading space, but the planning direction of the County Cultural Bureau seems to be turning it into a library. It became an “activity center”, which made him a little dumbfounded. The County Cultural Bureau denied this, emphasizing that the new library definitely has a collection of books and a reading environment. At the same time, it also hopes to make the future of the library more imaginative through discussions with all walks of life.
The county government has sought a central subsidy of 250 million yuan and county funds of 170 million yuan to build a brand new “Yilan County Library” next to the old library of the Yilan County Cultural Center. Construction started in April and is scheduled to be completed and opened in 2025. Regarding the use of space in the new museum, the County Cultural Bureau has recently held discussions with young farmers and the cultural and creative circles to listen to their suggestions on the direction of future activities.
After the news came out, some people were surprised! Do you question whether the new library will focus on handling activities in the future? The County Cultural Bureau should focus on the library collection and reading environment planning, such as improving the entry and exit routes, making bookcase heights and aisle widths practical, considering the convenience of picking up books and earthquake protection measures, etc., but he does not see the Cultural Bureau doing these things Instead, I was looking for units or groups to plan activities. I was really dumbfounded.
This citizen is worried that the function of the new library will be lost and it will be turned into a second “Luodong Cultural Workshop” after it is built, which will only hold exhibitions and activities. In addition, the new library will be surrounded by glass on the first and second floors. If exposed to the sun, the electricity bill will be at least 200,000 yuan a month in the future. Including summer, the electricity bill may exceed 3 million yuan a year. The result is that we spend 400 million yuan to build a library that does not store books and is not a library. We will spend more every year in the future. It costs 3 million yuan in electricity bills to support it.
The County Cultural Bureau responded that the new library will definitely not be an “activity center”. It will definitely have a collection of books and a reading space, and will be connected to the old library to become a large library. Each library area will have a different positioning, so choose its location for the collection of books. According to the positioning, there will be books in the old library and the new library, and they will be located in the entire large library.
The Cultural Affairs Bureau pointed out that the purpose of holding discussions with all walks of life is to collect opinions and see what else libraries can do in the future. Now everyone has a different positioning of libraries. It is not just a simple and static reading space, but should be turned into a social place. But this will only be in a certain corner of the library, and it is impossible for the entire library to be “bouncing” and very lively.
As for the issues of sunlight and electricity bills, the Cultural Affairs Bureau stated that during the tender process, the planning unit was required to design and provide shade in the library through some facilities or devices. In fact, libraries in Taiwan and abroad want to have transparent lighting. , the fear of being too hot requires some facilities, which can be overcome technically.
Mock-up of Yilan County Library after completion. (File photo, provided by Yixian Cultural Bureau)
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