Leisure and Cultural Services Department Report on the Extension Activities and Usage of the Public Libraries in the Wan Chai District

Information Paper Wan Chai District Council on 18 August 2020 CLSC Paper No. 42/2020

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to report to Members on the extension activities organised and the usage of the public libraries of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) in the Wan Chai District from May to June 2020, and the extension activities planned for September 2020.

Background

2. The LCSD provides a district library (Lockhart Road Public Library) and a small library (Wong Nai Chung Public Library) in the Wan Chai District. The Hong Kong Central Library, located at Moreton Terrace, is a territory-wide facility which serves as the backbone and major information hub of the Hong Kong Public Libraries System. It offers comprehensive and in-depth library services to the public.

3. In addition to the lending and information services provided, the two local libraries regularly organise various extension activities, including storytelling for children, subject talks and thematic workshops, book displays and user education sessions. Activities such as Reading Programme for Children and Youth, Reading Club and Meet-the-Authors session are also organised to promote a reading culture.

Library Extension Activities

4. The attendance of extension activities and the library usage during May to June 2020 are reported in Annexes I & II. The planned extension activities for the public libraries in the Wan Chai District and the Hong Kong Central Library for September 2020 are given in Annexes III & IV respectively for Members’ reference.

Submission

5. This paper is to be tabled at the CLSC Meeting on 18 August 2020 for Members’ reference.

Leisure and Cultural Services Department 12 August 2020 File Ref.: (40) in LCSD/CS/LIB/AS 1-55/22 Part III

Annex I

Report on Extension Activities of Public Libraries in Wan Chai District May to June 2020

Library** Lockhart Road Wong Nai Chung Total Month May June June May June Activities 1. Book Exhibition 4 4 3 4 7 a. No. of Event b. Expected 1,500 4,100 1,000 1,500 5,100 Attendance c. Actual 1,203 3,851 892 1,203 4,743 Attendance Total No. of Event 4 4 3 4 7 Total Expected 1,500 4,100 1,000 1,500 5,100 Attendance Total Actual 1,203 3,851 892 1,203 4,743 Attendance

Remarks： ** Lockhart Road Public Library and Wong Nai Chung Public Library were reopened on 21 May and 22 Jun respectively.

Annex II

Usage of Public Libraries in Wan Chai District May to June 2020

Library** Lockhart Road# Wong Nai Chung^ Usage Daily Average Issue May 935 -- of Library Materials

June 581 328 (No. of item) Daily Average May 301 -- Attendance

June 353 129 (Frequency) Remarks： # District Library ^ Small Library ** Lockhart Road Public Library and Wong Nai Chung Public Library were reopened on 21 May and 22 Jun respectively.

Annex III

Extension Activities of Public Libraries in Wan Chai District (September 2020)# Expected Date / Time Activity Attendance Lockhart Road Public Library

(September 2020) 1. 1-30/9/2020 Book Display: Exploring Chinese 6,200 Literature

2. 1-30/9/2020 Children’s Book Display: Dr. Science 1,400

3. 1-30/9/2020 New Additions and Other Book Displays 4,200

4. 8-30/9/2020 * Roving Exhibition on Winning Entries 650 of “4‧23 World Book Day Creative Competition”in 2020 -“Growing Up with Reading”

Wong Nai Chung Public Library

(September 2020)

1. 1-15/9/2020 Book Display: Guides for Parents 1,300

2. 16-30/9/2020 Children’s Book Display: Stories of 1,400 Goodness

3. 1-30/9/2020 New Additions and Other Book Displays 1,200

4. 1-30/9/2020 *Roving Exhibition on Mosquito 1,000 Control and Prevention of Dengue Fever

Remarks： (1) *Territory-wide extension activities (2) Members will be reported in the next meeting if there is any change of above-mentioned extension activities. (3) #In view of COVID-19 epidemic, public libraries were temporarily closed starting from 29 January 2020. The Hong Kong Central Library, Lockhart Road Public Library and Wong Nai Chung Public Library had once been partially reopened from 6 May, 21 May and 22 June respectively. All Hong Kong Public Libraries had resumed normal opening hours from 7 July. In view of signs of further deterioration of the epidemic situation, all re-opened public libraries are temporarily closed from 15 July.

4 Annex IV Extension Activities of the Hong Kong Central Library (September 2020)#

Date / Time Activity Hong Kong Central Library

(September 2020) Exhibition: 1. 1-30/9/2020 The 15th Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature: Winners’ Profiles and Reflections

2. 1-30/9/2020 News Archive – This Month Past Year

3. 1-30/9/2020 Arts and Life: Selected Periodicals

4. 1-30/9/2020 Kowloon Walled City

5. 1-30/9/2020 “The Hakka Enclosed Houses” Mini Photo Exhibition

6. 1-30/9/2020 “In Search of Home – Temporary Housing in Hong Kong” Mini Photo Exhibition

7. 1/9/2020 Thematic Exhibition: Exhibition of selected Ancient Books collected in Guangdong and Hong Kong

8. 2-30/9/2020 Transformation of Hong Kong Public Examinations

9. 1-30/9/2020 Daily lives of Hong Kong people in the 1940s and 1950s

10. 1-30/9/2020 An Introduction to Local Comics

11. 1-30/9/2020 The Hong Kong Musicians Series: LEE Bing: Distinguished Mezzo-soprano

Book Display: 12. 1-30/9/2020 Children’s Library – Forest Adventure

13. 1-30/9/2020 Adult Lending Library – Natural Resources Conservation

14. 1-30/9/2020 Young Adult Library – Learning Foreign Language

15. 1-30/9/2020 Hong Kong Literature Room – The Poems of TSAI Yim-pui

16. 1-30/9/2020 8/F Reference Library – Life Planning

5 Date / Time Activity 17. 1/9/2020 8/F Cultural and Historical Resources Corner – Ecotourism in Hong Kong

18. 2-30/9/2020 8/F Cultural and Historical Resources Corner – Hong Kong Education Then and Now

19. 1-30/9/2020 Arts Resource Centre – Fantasy in Walt Disney

Subject Talk:

20. 5/9/2020 Subject Talk Series on Life and Death Education: 3:00 p.m. Symposium on “How to address the elephant in the room?” (Recorded Talk)

21. 12/9/2020 “Excellence in Clinical Practice and Research 10:00 a.m. Innovation” Public Lecture Series 2020 (Online Talk)