A few days ago, something happened in Hangzhou Library: Hangzhou Library is not only open to all readers for free, but also beggars and scavengers can read at will. Some readers were dissatisfied with this and complained to the curator Shuqing Chu: "The library is an elegant hall. If you let beggars and scavengers study, it is disrespectful to other readers. " Shuqing Chu replied: "I have no right to refuse them to go to school, but you have the right to choose to leave."

65438+1October 18, this story was sent to Weibo by a netizen and instantly forwarded 10000 times. Netizens called Shuqing Chu a "great curator" and called Hangzhou Library "the warmest library in history".

Shuqing Chu, born in 1963, liked reading when he was a child, so his mother sent him to the Children's Branch of Hangzhou Library as a volunteer waiter. Since then, he has formed an indissoluble bond with the library and has been working in Hangzhou Library. In 2000, through open recruitment and selection, Shuqing Chu was appointed as the director of Hangzhou Library.

Shuqing Chu's ideal library is fair, open, modern, pluralistic, open and comfortable. To this end, he said at the service convention conference: "My ultimate goal is to make Hangzhou Library a paradise for every reader."

In order to achieve this goal, after taking office, Shuqing Chu took the lead in launching a card-free reading system among his peers in China. Anyone who borrows books from the library does not need certificates and fees. In 2003, he joined hands with nine public libraries in the 5th district of Hangzhou 1 City at that time to implement the "all-in-one card" system. In order to make migrant workers enjoy this service, Shuqing Chu has made great efforts. Since 2008, all migrant workers in Hangzhou have enjoyed this treatment.

Shuqing Chu told the staff many times: "Anyone who enters the library enjoys the same rights before knowledge, and there can be no distinction between high and low." . When I was still in the old library, beggars and scavengers often went into the library to read books. Shuqing Chu not only received them personally, but also encouraged them to come often: "Reading and studying is everyone's right. It would be great if you could take time to read for a while every day. " After observation, Shuqing Chu found that beggars and scavengers like reading reference news best, so he specially ordered more copies for their convenience.

Liu Lidong, director of the library office, was deeply touched by the "zero threshold" practice implemented by the library: "Since the implementation of the zero threshold, we have not felt the pressure increase, but feel that the longer we open, the less readers will respect this right, and we and readers will be changed by this harmonious environment. As for washing hands before entering the museum, there is no hard and fast rule in the museum. After a long time, everyone consciously washes their hands before reading. What I remember most is seeing a scavenger carrying a snakeskin bag with bottles and cans in it. He put the snakeskin bag at the door, washed his hands and faces repeatedly, and then went into the reading room to read books and newspapers. I will never forget that scene. "

When his remarks suddenly became popular on the Internet, Shuqing Chu told the media: "In the eyes of many people, beggars and scavengers are dirty and ugly, and their IQ is very low. But I think, regardless of the level of knowledge, scholars can go to the library to seek knowledge, and beggars and scavengers also have this right. In fact, their quality is not bad at all, and their cultural needs are very strong, but because of life, they have no time to sit down and read quietly. They will take the initiative to wash their hands before reading books, even higher than ordinary readers reading books and newspapers. "

On one occasion, curator Chu saw a beggar holding a copy of Purple Tongzhi Sword and reading it with rapt attention. When passing by, he relaxed for fear of being disturbed, but was told by a beggar next to him that he was the curator. So the two men stood up respectfully and said five thanks to the curator in a row. At that moment, his eyes were moist. "The feeling that the warmth spreads in my heart with a smile makes me moved every time I think about it. Everything I have done is just to fulfill my promise so that everyone in Hangzhou can live with dignity. "

"If there is a heaven, it should be like a library." This is a famous saying by Borges, a generation of literary masters and former director of the National Library of Argentina. Under the background of increasingly desertification, Shuqing Chu and his library are open to beggars and scavengers free of charge, which is like the strong light of the sun, making beggars and scavengers warm and clear, and purifying our hearts.

The first issue of Discovery magazine was published on 20 1 1.