April 23, 2025, marked the 30th World Book Day, and public libraries in Ningbo have comprehensively upgraded their reading services. The number of books that can be borrowed by a single person with one library card has been increased to 30, and the traditional overdue fee system has been abolished. Instead, an innovative library credit points management system has been introduced.This service upgrade includes several people-oriented measures: The number of books that can be borrowed at one time ...

In mid-April 2025, the IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section (LBES) visited China for the first time. On the morning of April 18, a group of 22 experts and scholars from libraries around the world conducted a field visit and exchange at Ningbo Library.In 2021, Ningbo Library became the first library to be shortlisted for the IFLA Public Library of the Year Award in China, attracting the attention of the domestic and international library community. During their visit, the LBES expert...

Ningbo Library has entered the final round of the “IFLA Green Library Award”!Recently, the Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) announced the shortlist for the 10th IFLA Green Library Award in 2025, with Ningbo Library’s “Plas-Bottle Renaissance” recycling program making the list.IFLA, established in 1927, is the most authoritative and influential international professional organization in the ...

On February 14th, Ningbo Library received a "love letter" from a reader. The "confessor," Xuxu, expressed her sincere gratitude to Ningbo Library, which had been her companion for many years, through an email with an attached letter. She recounted her journey with the library from February 2021, when she resigned to pursue a doctoral degree, to December 2024, when she graduated as a doctoral student. Her words were filled with gratitude and attachment to the library. In her l...

On the afternoon of February 12, Ningbo Children's Library hosted an extraordinary tech feast - "Yushu Technology" brought the robot dog "Benben" to the venue, delivering an exciting tech performance for both children and adults.At the event, as soon as "Benben" made its appearance, it became the center of attention. It not only showcased its agile dance moves, somersaults, and New Year's greetings, but also interacted closely with the children, drawing cont...

On the morning of January 22, the "Child's Heart Sets Sail" winter series of activities for children's libraries across Ningbo, part of the "Golden Snake Dances in Spring·Joyful Ningbo" series by Ningbo's Culture and Tourism Bureau, was officially launched at Ningbo Children's Library. Ying Jianyong, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of Ningbo's Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, and Jiang Wujie, Deputy Director and Member of the Par...