Wenhua Public Library was founded in 19 10, and is known as the earliest public library in modern China. From 65438 to 0899, Wei Dihua, an American, came to China to visit his brother robert wood in Tanhualin, Wuchang, and then stayed in Wenhua College in Tanhualin to teach basic English. 65438-0903 organized reading room in Wenhua School of Tanhualin, Wuchang, and carried out various book promotion activities. 19 10, the building was expanded and named Wenhua Public Library, which was affiliated to Yu Wenhua University. In the 1990s, the former site of Wenhua Public Book Forest of Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tanhualin, Wuchang was demolished, and the touching stories of Miss Wood and Wenhua Public Book Forest, which are famous at home and abroad, remained in the records of modern history.

/kloc-At the end of 0/9, under the influence of the Reform Movement of 1898, some more enlightened reformers demanded the opening of public libraries. 1902, Xu Shulan of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province built the Gu Yue Library herself, which was officially opened in 1904. Hunan Library and Hubei Library have also been established. Shi Jing Library, the predecessor of Beijing Library, started to build in 19 10, and officially opened in 19 12. The appearance of modern university library is earlier than that of modern public library. 1902 The library of Shi Jing University Hall (predecessor of Peking University) founded by China people was the earliest; The missionary university library founded by foreigners in China is the earliest library of Shanghai St. John University (predecessor of East China Normal University) established in 1894.

The Revolution of 1911 and the May 4th Movement injected new vitality into the construction of modern libraries in China. In the 1920s and 1930s, the library industry developed rapidly. According to statistics, from 65438 to 0930, there were 2935 libraries of all kinds in China, and from 65438 to 0936, there were 565438 to 096. The National Beiping Library, formerly known as Shi Jing Library, merged with Beihai Library in 1929, with a collection of more than 500,000 volumes. During this period, the public library was changed into a people's education museum. According to statistics of 1935, there are as many as 122. From 65438 to 0937, the Japanese began to invade China on a large scale. Numerous libraries were destroyed in the war, and the development of library cause suffered serious setbacks. With the establishment of 1949 New China, the library cause in China has entered a brand-new development period.