2025 marks the 116th anniversary of the establishment of the National Library of China. Guotu has recently launched a series of reader activities, fully leveraging its role as the main battlefield of public cultural services by upgrading service measures, carrying out characteristic activities, advocating civilized reading, and holding performances and screenings. Enhance the library service and optimize the service experience. Guotu has upgraded some self-service borrowing and returning devices in the Chinese book area of the North Campus to adapt to aging, including the use of large fonts and icons in the operation interface, the addition of voice navigation, and the extension of operation waiting time. The devices are also equipped with call bells to provide timely assistance to elderly readers. Carry out characteristic activities and deepen cultural experiences. Offline activities are diverse and colorful, including the collection of "My Story with the National Library", the special exhibition of "World Library Tour - Theme Reading Recommendations", and the exhibition of "Anti Japanese War Historical Materials in Microfilm Documents"; Online activities such as the "Fangcun Zhenwei Collection: A Thousand Years of Life, Preserving the Past and Present" online exhibition. In September, the Children's Library of the National Library launched a series of activities, inviting young readers to celebrate the birthday of National Library by holding graphic and text exhibitions, sending messages, and other means. Organize performance screenings to expand the aesthetic education experience. On September 9th, the Guotu Art Center screened the documentary "Oral Guotu" to the public, showcasing the ordinary yet great perseverance of librarians. The Guotu Art Center Concert Hall has carefully planned the "116th Anniversary Performance Season of the National Library", with 6 high-quality art performances covering various categories such as traditional ancient music revitalization, intangible cultural heritage public welfare popularization, grassland ethnic music, symphonic art presentation, and red epic interpretation. Among them, 2 performances are free for public welfare. Guotu has also launched a series of measures to promote civilized reading, such as optimizing the indoor environment, strengthening daily guidance for staff, launching the "Guotu Guide" mini program, adding dining areas, etc., to enhance the reader experience and demonstrate humanistic warmth. (New Society)