265438+At the beginning of the 20th century, China is in a period of social transformation, with rapid economic development, continuous scientific progress, rapid technological changes and new cultural inheritance.
Our society has entered an era full of changes. In this era, information explodes, new knowledge multiplies and ideas are intertwined; In this era, we can't survive without information, we can't make progress without knowledge updating, and we can't have firm beliefs without caring for others.
It is in this social background that the lectures in Shanghai Library came into being, striving to provide the general public and those seeking knowledge with access to knowledge and information, to build a platform for leaders, experts, scholars and the general public to communicate extensively, to form a "city classroom" and a "citizen classroom" for everyone, to enhance people's strength with knowledge and to show the charm of the city with wisdom.
? The lectures in Shanghai Library take social responsibility as their own responsibility, mostly for public welfare;