Capital Library is the central library of Beijing Public Library. It has been 90 years since it was built. Since 200 1, the new building invested by Beijing municipal government was put into use, Toutu's career has entered a new milestone. In the process of building a learning city in Beijing, the first picture determines that the library will become the second living room, public classroom and information exchange center for Beijing citizens; In the process of building "Digital Beijing", Toutu strives to develop information resources and compile, provide and publish various forms of information products according to various social needs. In the process of information science research, Toutu has declared and undertaken more and more scientific research topics and projects.

The predecessor of Capital Library is Shi Jing Library Branch, Shi Jing Public Library and Central Park Reading Room, which were established in June 2003, June 2003, June 2003, June 2003, June 2003, June 2003, June 2003 and August 2007 respectively. These three libraries were founded under the care and guidance of Mr. Lu Xun. Mr. Lu Xun also personally attended the opening ceremony of Shi Jing Public Library, which was the first library for ordinary people in China after the Revolution of 1911. The purpose of the establishment of the three libraries is also to "arouse the national love for reading and revitalize social education through the deputy department." At that time, the library in the capital was called "paradise for lost scholars" by Mr. Cai Yuanpei. Cultural celebrities such as Lu Xun, Xia Cengyou, Liang Shuming and Shen Congwen frequented, and thousands of students taught themselves in the Capital Library, stepped into the society and became useful talents for national construction. It can be said that since its establishment, the Capital Library has established the direction of serving the general public.

19 13- 1926, the current situation is turbulent, the financial situation is unfavorable, the library is in a difficult situation, and the three libraries have no fixed addresses. During the period of 1924, the public library and the branch library of Shi Jing moved to the former lecture hall of the former Hanlin Academy in Xuannei Law, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education of Beijing Municipal Government, co-located and managed library affairs respectively. 1925 the Ministry of education renamed the central park library as the third general library in Shi Jing, 1926 the Shi Jing branch library as the first general library in Shi Jing, and the public library as the second general library in Shi Jing. Its books are mainly popular books, especially the opera novels 1000 in the popular library, even surpassing the Shi Jing Library at that time. This is closely related to Mr. Lu Xun's original intention of running the museum. He said: "mass education focuses on enlightening ordinary people's knowledge, so the establishment of mass libraries is really crucial." Among the books collected, those that are necessary for the people and easy to learn are appropriate. " When he was writing a brief history of Chinese novels, he went to the library to consult novel materials many times. Lu Xun's thoughts laid the foundation for the later collection of various operas and novels in the Capital Library.

After the Northern Expedition Revolution, the National Government changed the capital to Beiping Special City, and later changed it to Beiping City. The original three libraries have been renamed, relocated and merged several times, and changed to Beijing No.1 Library. From the first few staff members to dozens of people, the collection of books has grown from the first 2000 volumes to more than10,000 volumes, and the purpose of serving the people has always continued among generations of librarians. It is particularly worth mentioning that a special children's reading room was creatively set up at that time, equipped with children's rest and entertainment facilities, which was a pioneering work at that time. During the eight years of Japanese and Puppet occupation, the progressive books and periodicals in the library were burned and the business stopped.

After the liberation of Beijing from 65438 to 0949, the cause of library was reborn. 1953 was renamed Beijing Library and moved to No.35 Xihuamen Street. The building area has been expanded, and Xidan branch has been added in Hair Hutong. 1956 10 Under the care of Premier Zhou Enlai, the city library was moved to imperial academy, the highest institution of learning in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was officially named Capital Library. Mr. Guo Moruo personally named the library, and the former Aiqiao Jiaoze in front of Biyong Hall in imperial academy became an extracurricular university hall for ordinary people. Under the care and guidance of the Party and the government, the Capital Library has developed rapidly. In just seven or eight years, it has collected 992,000 books, employed 65,438 people, and has a building area of 1 10,000 square meters, which has entered the ranks of large public libraries in China. At that time, according to the instructions of the municipal government, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture allocated special funds to build some district-level branches and reading rooms, and the Capital Library provided unified professional guidance, which played a positive role in improving the cultural quality of citizens and enriching their spare time life.

After 1949, the Capital Library began a brand-new development period. Due to the collection of Tu Tu by the former Comte School and the French library, as well as the donation of rare books by some celebrities and scholars to Tu Tu, Tu Tu's collection of Chinese and foreign languages is greatly enriched, which is more distinctive on the basis of the original collection of operas and novels. With the care and support of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Government and the Municipal Cultural Bureau, through the unremitting efforts and pursuits of several generations, Shoutu has not only gradually established the leading position in the public library industry in Beijing, but also developed into an important document resource construction center in Beijing.

Second, the southeast will win and create greater glories.

In 200 1 year, the New Tu Tu Museum, which was built with huge investment by Beijing Municipal Government, was officially opened. The new museum is located in the southeast corner of Beijing. With advanced equipment and facilities and first-class service environment, Toutu keeps innovating and making progress, and has made proud achievements. From ancient imperial academy to modern intelligent library, a map has completed a cross-century leap.

At the beginning of the opening of the new museum, the first picture put forward the principle of "great openness and great service", and the service concept of "people-oriented, readers first" fully reflected the humanistic care of the first picture: rehabilitation literature reading was the first service for disabled readers in China, and was praised as a great kindness of "boundless love and boundless merits"; Carry out the lending service mode in an all-round way to eliminate the distance between books and readers; Unlimited reader card, everyone can enjoy the right to read; Actively explore dynamic service mode and expand service extension, and many innovative service initiatives are numerous.

In the past three years, the development of a map has changed. By the end of 2003, the collection of the first picture had exceeded 3.5 million copies, and the volume of literature procurement and processing jumped to nearly 300,000 copies per year, with more than 6,543,800 readers and more than one million books borrowed. The branch libraries of the first picture and the grass-roots book delivery points all over Beijing have extended the service field of the first picture infinitely. In addition, more than 200 lectures, exhibitions and reports are held every year, especially art exhibitions from all over the world, attracting a large number of citizens to participate.

In 2002, Toutu completed one of the 60 practical things promised by the Beijing Municipal Government to Beijing citizens, and achieved joint retrieval, online reading, interlibrary loan and resource sharing with 1 1 district and county libraries and 33 township street libraries, and built the information service network platform of Beijing public libraries. As the Beijing sub-center of the national cultural information sharing project, Toutu has opened dozens of grass-roots sub-centers. With the help of modern communication means, people in mountainous areas can also enjoy a rich cultural feast. Digital boutique projects such as Memory of Beijing created by the first picture are about to land on the Internet. Shoutu Forum, a service brand with unique social influence, has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and many projects such as Shoutu Reading Time, a knowledge-based brand that can benefit more citizens, are being planned in detail.

Strive for a better tomorrow with three hearts.

From June 5438 to1October 065438, 2002, with the official implementation of the Beijing Library Regulations, the status, tasks and functions of Beijing No.1 Library were established in the form of legislation for the first time, which provided a more powerful guarantee for the No.1 Library to achieve the established goal of "first-class domestic and internationally renowned", further expand its future service fields and promote the development of library cause.

90 years of heavy historical and cultural accumulation is the source of life of the first picture, and cultural innovation is the driving force to maintain the steady development of the first picture. In the spirit of innovation, development, pragmatism and pioneering, the first picture further deepens the service level, broadens the service field, promotes new service projects, brings services with brands and creates brands with services. In social-oriented cultural services, the first picture goes hand in hand with tangible channels. On the one hand, we will continue to strengthen the construction of informatization and networking, give full play to the role of modern information technology, and transmit information resources to communities, streets, villages and schools through the network; On the one hand, Toutu is determined to innovate, and through various modes such as grassroots service, exhibition service, activity service, lecture service, special topic and personalized service, readers can enjoy unlimited fun and feel the feeling of "God". One map is planning to build projects such as "World Corridor", "China Tour" and "Basic Knowledge of Beijing" to let readers know about the world, China and Beijing through tangible, written and audio-visual channels. In addition, Toutu is stepping up the construction and improvement of the "Memory of Beijing" website, making it a website for Beijing, China and the world. In order to welcome the 2008 Olympic Games and create a cultural atmosphere of "New Beijing, Great Olympics", the first picture will carry out a series of cultural activities and strengthen the construction of "Olympic literature database". The first picture is to continuously optimize the service network structure, so that advanced culture can permeate all aspects of society and play an all-round role in the process of building a learning city in Beijing. At the same time, Shoutu goes to the world at a strong pace, keeps pace with the development of international libraries, actively contacts with embassies in China, shows the broad essence of China culture to the world, introduces the essence of the cultures of all nationalities in the world to the people, realizes the role of Shoutu as a bridge and hub for cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, and makes due contributions to building Beijing into an internationally renowned metropolis.