In order to meet the standard of "nine-year consistent system", many rural primary schools in the west have built libraries. However, in recent interviews in Ningxia, Guizhou and other western provinces and regions, the reporter found that some libraries have a "flower shelf" phenomenon, or their collections are very few, or most of them are old books and outdated books. The reporter saw in Maotouliang Primary School in Yanchi County, Ningxia that the school library is like a "grocery store". In a room of only 3 square meters, various art models and physical and chemical experimental equipment are cluttered on the table, and all kinds of sporting goods are piled up on the ground. The only 506 books in the school are all locked in two shabby cabinets. Open the cupboard, there are some outdated teaching books such as Encyclopedia of Primary School Teaching in China. According to the principal Niu Youcai, the school has no extracurricular reading materials for students. Although many rural primary schools have built libraries, they distribute books at will, and there are many old books and overdue books, while there are few newly published books and books suitable for primary school students. Wang Primary School in Yanchi County, Ningxia is a local central primary school. Of the more than 3,000 books in the school library, more than 2,000 are old books published in the 1970s and 1980s. Li, the headmaster, told the reporter that primary school students now like to read books related to their own lives and books that can stimulate their imagination. There are few new books in our library that are closely related to the lives of primary school students. Most books can't be used because they can't keep pace with the times, and no students have read them on the shelves. Yang, a middle school teacher in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, once made a survey. Many books in primary and secondary schools in Guizhou Province have passed various evaluations and inspections, but the quality is uneven. Many outdated books and periodicals are still on the shelves, and some even refer to books from more than ten or twenty years ago, such as the latest English vocabulary of 1984 and 1985. The books read by the teacher are piled up with those read by the students. The library is like a "second-hand shop". Students like few new books such as popular science, science fiction and natural exploration. Some students have studied for three years and don't even know where the reading room door is open. In addition, the book management of most primary and secondary school libraries is also at a low level. Not only is there no supporting reading room, but the daily management of books is also part-time by teachers. The library of Qing Xiang Central Primary School in Yanchi County, Ningxia has more than 0/000 books, but there is no reading room for children to read. Dong Liu, the librarian, explained that although collective reading in the reading room can cultivate a good atmosphere for students to read, the school house is tight and there is no way. The reporter interviewed a primary school in Haiyuan County, Ningxia, and proposed to go to the school library to have a look. As a result, he couldn't find the teacher who took care of the library keys for a while. The school staff explained that a teacher was in charge of the key and asked for leave today. In the west, it is very common for teachers to work as librarians. Why not have a full-time tutor? The reason for some schools is that they lack teachers and can't spare the manpower to manage the library. In the interview, the reporter found that the reasons why some primary school libraries in the west have become "flower shelves" are mainly manifested in the following three aspects: First, financial resources. Most rural primary schools in the west are short of money and do not have enough funds to update and buy books in time. Some schools haven't bought new books for years. Yang, a teacher of Guiyang No.1 16 Middle School, believes that the low management level of primary school libraries is also directly related to the treatment of managers. Most schools don't regard libraries as teaching departments. Because this position is only a qualification, it only does miscellaneous work of borrowing and returning books, and the treatment is lower than that of ordinary teachers. So few people are willing to do it, and the school has to let the teachers take turns. Second, many schools build libraries just for inspection. The "Nine-Year Plan" requires a certain number of primary school textbooks. In order to make up the number, many schools take some useless books to make up the number, or buy a lot of cheap books. Many of these books are unsuitable for students to read. Wu frankly said that although there are more than 1000 books in the school, many of them are just to achieve the ninth five-year plan. The third is related to the donation model. Most of the books in many schools are donated by relevant departments and units. At present, some departments carry out book collection activities every year to send books and culture to rural schools in the west. However, the mechanism of "sending books and culture" is extensive, lacking the investigation of the actual needs of rural students in the west, and rarely introducing the actual needs of rural students to fundraisers. As a result, the collected books are generally outdated and uneven in quality, and many books are not suitable for primary school students to read. According to Niu Youcai, some teaching books of the school were donated to the school by 1998 "teaching project" carried out by relevant departments, and they are all out of date. "Hope Library" has become the main channel for children to read. In the western countryside, the "Hope Library" has become the main channel for children in poor mountainous areas to read books, opening a window for children in some poor areas to understand the world. Establish a "Hope Library" in Hope Primary School and rural primary schools in poor mountainous areas to raise donations for the whole society. The donation is mainly used to buy books needed by teachers and students in rural primary schools, which have been carefully examined and standardized. The purpose is to narrow the distance between children in poor areas and children in cities in knowledge acquisition and broaden their horizons. During the interview, the reporter found that "Hope Library" brought a new atmosphere to rural schools. In the Great Wall Hope Primary School in Yanchi County, Ningxia, Gao Lingyin of Class 5 (1) is reading a magazine with several students in the Hope Library. She said, "Now that we have a library, we have a chance to read books. I come here every day and borrow some books to go home. Reading has broadened my horizons and learned more knowledge. " Yu Wengui, the principal of Luneng Haiyuan Hope Primary School, told the reporter that the dolls in the ravine have poor families, and some dolls have to reduce tuition fees when they come to school. Parents have no money to buy books for them, schools are short of funds, teachers' salaries are difficult to guarantee, and they have no money to buy books for their children. Now the "Hope Library" has been built and books have been read. All dolls can borrow their favorite books here, and they can learn a lot of knowledge that they can't learn in class. Li, a fourth-grade Chinese teacher at Luneng Haiyuan Hope Primary School, said that there were no other books to read except textbooks. Now teachers can also read some periodicals and magazines to increase their knowledge and borrow some professional books to improve themselves. According to the statistics of China's education department, there are about 40 million poor students (including 34 million primary school students and junior high school students) in China, and it is difficult to complete their studies because of family poverty, especially in the central and western regions, where children are eager to study but have no chance to study. 2 1 century, China Youth Development Foundation implemented the "Hope Library" cultural poverty alleviation project. Hope Library Project is currently donated by Ningbo Dahongying Economic and Trade Co., Ltd. Each set of books includes teaching AIDS, extracurricular reading materials, reference books, quality education series, rural practical technical reading materials and so on. He Jining, director of the Project Office of Hope Library of China Youth Foundation, told the reporter that the goal of Hope Library is to build a campus library with about 5,000 books for 10000 hope primary schools and primary and secondary schools in poverty-stricken areas. In order to solve the serious shortage of books in school libraries in these areas, students in these schools can not only study, but also read books and make contributions to personnel training. He Jining said, "Sending books to rural children has two meanings: one is that knowledge can change people's destiny, and the other is that it has a role in making society more fair and just. In particular, China's transition from a planned economy to a market economy has widened the gap between the rich and the poor, and it is even more necessary to have a force to readjust social resources so that the rich can take more money out of their pockets and flow to places where they need it more. " The new "dilemma" of rural children's growth compared with the schools in the developed eastern regions, our dolls are pitiful! There are no extracurricular books to read. Niu Youcai, principal of Maotouliang Primary School in Qingshan Township, Yanchi County, Ningxia, sighed. Local educators believe that "no extracurricular reading" has become a new "dilemma" for rural primary school students in the western region. School library is an important way for students in the western region to increase their knowledge and broaden their horizons. The "flower shelf" phenomenon in primary school libraries is widening the gap between the "basic quality" of primary school students in the East and the West. Zeng, an associate professor of Ningxia University, and others believe that the current situation of "flower racks" in rural primary school libraries in the western region has a far-reaching impact. Compared with students in developed areas, students in western areas and rural areas "lack" rich and useful extracurricular books. After entering the school gate, rural primary school students in the west can't have the same opportunities to wander around bookstores or libraries as children in cities and students in developed areas, and they can only learn limited knowledge from textbooks. Coupled with the different treatment of main subjects and auxiliary subjects for many years, it has led to the unification of Chinese and mathematics. Zeng and others believe that without rich and beneficial reading of extracurricular books, there is a lack of necessary knowledge accumulation and it is impossible to improve comprehensive quality. Students can't study without books, which is actually mental malnutrition, which not only affects their existing knowledge and learning ability, but also further widens the gap between students' "basic quality" in rich and poor areas. Children in poor areas will get farther and farther away from children in cities in terms of knowledge acquisition and broadening their horizons, which is not conducive to their future entry into society and fair participation in competition. To this end, some experts have called for the construction of rural primary school libraries as an important part of improving students' comprehensive quality, and it is urgent to change the backward state of primary school libraries in the western region. In addition to increasing national investment, we need to strengthen guidance and management from two aspects: First, strengthen the evaluation and management of library construction. The evaluation of the library depends not only on the number of desks, chairs and books, but also on the content and usage. The second is to strengthen the guidance and management of activities such as donating books. Relevant departments should formulate detailed plans, formulate corresponding feasible standards for the categories of donated books according to the growth needs of primary school students in the west, and announce them to the public. (End)