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Why do books cost money and libraries are free?
Because buying books is a commercial activity, it is the rule of social operation to exchange money for what you want. The public library is free, because it is a public cultural institution organized by the government, an important place to carry out public cultural services and an important position to protect people's basic cultural rights and interests.

Promoting the free opening of public libraries is the concrete practice of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on the great development and prosperity of socialist culture, an effective means to strengthen the construction of socialist core value system and the ideological and moral construction of citizens, an important measure to further improve the level of public cultural services provided by the government to the whole society, and a positive action to realize and protect people's basic cultural rights and interests.

It is of great significance to improve the ideological and moral, scientific and cultural qualities of the broad masses of the people, safeguard their basic rights and interests, and promote social harmony and stability.

The school library is closed to the public.

There is no charge for reading in the library, but most university libraries are closed to the public, and open libraries generally require readers to make an appointment to enter the library to read. ?

The library is the document information center of the school, an academic institution serving teaching, scientific research and medical treatment, an important base for school informationization and socialization, and an important part of school teaching and scientific research. All teachers, students and employees of this school can apply for library cards.