Yan 'an Zhongshan Library was founded in May 1937. The name of the library was inscribed by hand, with Lin as the first curator. It is the first red public library after the establishment of China's * * * production party. This is the only public library in the city.
At present, the library has nine external service windows, including newspaper reading room, children's lending room, back issue literature room, book lending room, basic literature library, electronic reading room, audio-visual literature room, ancient books library and local literature room. Outside the library, there are 20 grass-roots libraries such as Yaodian Town, Armed Police Yan 'an Detachment, primary and secondary school libraries, 6 mobile bookstores, 61"farmer's bookstore" and 644 cultural enjoyment project service points.