1. Actively preserve human cultural heritage. The appearance of library is the need of preserving human cultural heritage.
Second, actively carry out social education. In modern society, the library has become the base of continuing education and lifelong education, and has undertaken more educational functions.
Third, actively transmit scientific information. Transmitting scientific information is an important function of modern libraries. In the information society, the scientific information function of the library will be strengthened.
Fourth, actively develop intellectual resources. The books and materials collected in the library are a kind of intellectual resources accumulated by human beings for a long time. The processing of these resources by the library is the development of this kind of intellectual resources.
A library is an institution that collects, sorts out and collects books and materials for people to read and refer to. As early as 3000 BC, libraries appeared. Library has the functions of preserving human cultural heritage, developing information resources and participating in social education. According to The Library Appearing in the Dictionary, the word "library" first appeared in Japanese literature in 1877. However, it first appeared in China literature. When an article about building a simple library in the 62nd issue of Education World was pushed, it was 1894. The earliest provincial library in China is Hubei Library, which was founded in 1904.