Annex II

Southern District Council Recreation and District Facilities Committee

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

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 Southern District from January to April 2020.

Background

2. LCSD provides free public library services to the public in the Southern District, through a district library (Aberdeen Public Library), three small libraries ( Public Library, Public Library and Stanley Public Library), and five mobile library stops located at (lay by area of Marina Square), Ap Lei Chau Estate (adjacent to Lei Tim House), Tin Wan Estate (adjacent to Tin Lai House), (adjacent to First Aid Station, Shek O Beach) and Lei Tung Estate (adjacent to Tung Ping House) of Ap Lei Chau.

3. In addition to the lending and information services provided, the four public libraries organise various extension activities such as storytelling for children, thematic subject talk/workshop, book display and user education session etc. Libraries also organise Reading Programme for Children and Youth, Teens Reading Club and Meet-the-Author session etc. to promote reading culture.

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Library Extension Activities and Usage

4. The attendance of extension activities and the library usage during January 2020 are reported at Appendices I & II. To tie in with the response level under the "Preparedness and Response Plan for Novel Infectious Disease of Public Health Significance" being raised to Emergency Response Level and avoid people from gathering, public libraries in Southern District were temporarily closed from 29.1.2020. In view of the latest situation of COVID-19, Aberdeen Public Library will partially reopen on 21.5.2020, while the other three small libraries in Southern District will remain closed until further notice.

5. In the interest of public health, LCSD has cancelled the extension activities held in the district library and small libraries of the Southern District from 29.1.2020 to 31.5.2020. The planned extension activities in late May (book display only) and June 2020 is reported at Appendix III. LCSD will continue to review the situation of COVID-19 and may change or cancel the planned extension activities, and report of such changes will be given for information of Members in next meeting. In addition, the summary of readers’ views on public library services during January to April 2020 is reported at Appendix IV.

Views Sought

6. The above reports on extension activities and library usage are given for the information of Members.

Leisure and Cultural Services Department May 2020

2 Appendix I Report on Extension Activities of Public Libraries in Southern District 1-28 January 2020 

Library Aberdeen# Ap Lei Chau Pok Fu Lam Stanley Total Month Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Activity

1. Book Exhibition a. No. of Event 6 3 3 3 15 b. Attendance 16,167 7,245 5,469 3,652 32,533

2. Other Exhibition^ a. No. of Event 1 N.A. N.A. N.A. 1 b. Attendance 2,000 N.A. N.A. N.A. 2,000

3. Storytelling Session@ a. No. of Event 4 4 4 4 16 b. Attendance 84 62 60 41 247

4. Subject Talk* a. No. of Event 2 N.A. N.A. N.A. 2

b. Attendance 19 N.A. N.A. N.A. 19

5. Reading Programme a. Event 3 2 2 2 9

b. Attendance 738 200 385 56 1,379

6. Reading Club a. No. of Event 8 N.A. N.A. N.A. 8 b. Attendance 27 N.A. N.A. N.A. 27

7. Library Visit & User Education Session a. No. of Event 8 4 4 4 20 b. Attendance 40 8 5 8 61

8. Others ※ 0 N.A. N.A. N.A. 0 a. No. of Event b. Attendance 0 N.A. N.A. N.A. 0 Total No. of Event 32 13 13 13 71

Total Attendance 19,075 7,515 5,919 3,757 36,266

Remarks： # District Library ^ Other Exhibition: Roving Exhibition on the Winning Entries of the 29th Chinese Poetry Writing Competition 2019 @ The seating capacity of the four libraries are 25, 20, 20 and 15. * Subject Talk: Internet Workshop, Silent Talk ※ Others: -  Public libraries were temporarily closed from 29.1.2020 to 30.4.2020. The Extension activities held in the district library and small libraries of the Southern District in this period were therefore cancelled.

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Usage of Public Libraries in Southern District 1-28 January 2020 

Library Aberdeen# Ap Lei Chau Pok Fu Lam Stanley Usage

Daily Average Jan 1,194 767 829 347 Issue of Library (1,193) (793) (759) (306) Materials (No. of item)

Daily Average Jan 1,530 688 586 382 Attendance (1,290) (701) (603) (435) (Frequency)

Remarks： # District Library ( ) Figures in the same month last year  Public libraries were temporarily closed from 29.1.2020 to 30.4.2020.

4 Appendix II (b) Usage of Five Mobile Library Stops in Southern District 1-28 January 2020 Mobile Library Lay by area of the Ap Lei Chau Estate Tin Wan Estate Shek O Lei Tung Estate Stops Marina Square Adjacent to Adjacent to Adjacent to Adjacent to Lei Tim House Tin Lai House First Aid Station, Tung Ping House (Service Time) Shek O Beach Usage (Every Mon) (Every Tue) (Every Wed) (Every Thu) (Every Fri)

Average Issue of Jan 389 83 300 32 39 Library Materials (566) (115) (130) (26) (34) Per Visit (No. of item) Average Jan 335 58 101 30 19 Attendance Per (381) (72) (50) (22) (29) Visit (Frequency) ( ) Figures in the same month last year Remarks: Mobile library service was suspended with details listed below: - Ap Lei Chau Estate 7.1.2020 (Urgent Maintenance) - Shek O Beach 9.1.2020 (Urgent Maintenance) - Lei Tung Estate 3 and 10.1.2020 (Urgent Maintenance) Mobile library service was temporarily suspended from 29.1.2020 to 30.4.2020.

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Extension Activities of Public Libraries in Southern District (May to June 2020)

Date / Time Activity Aberdeen Public Library

(May)

21-31/5/2020 Book Display: Ages of

21-31/5/2020 Children’s Book Display: My Career

Aberdeen Public Library

(June) 1-22/6/2020 Book Exhibition: "Extensive Reading to Broaden the Horizons" in 2020: Roving Exhibition on Books Recommended by Library Speakers

8-30/6/2020 Roving Exhibition on Winning Entries (Guangdong) of "4．23 World Book Day Creative Competition" in 2020 - "Growing Up with Reading"

1-30/6/2020 Book Display: Great Artists and Paintings

1-30/6/2020 Children’s Book Display: A Green Life

6,13,20,27/6/2020 11:00 a.m. Storytelling for Children (Jointly organised with the Southern District Council)

13/6/2020 10:00 a.m. *Monthly Meeting of Joyful Reading: Culture of Gourmet (Junior Secondary)

Subject Talk / Workshop: 18/6/2020 9:00 a.m. *Internet Workshops: “Enjoy Easy Life @ Internet” Internet Information for Daily Life and Health (Organised by Hong Kong Public Libraries in association with Hong Kong Family Welfare Society)

User Education Session: 5,19/6/2020 4:00 p.m. (Junior) Introduction on Library Catalogue/ Internet/ 12,26/6/2020 5:00 p.m. (Adult) Electronic Resources

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Ap Lei Chau Public Library

(June) 1-15/6/2020 Book Display: Local Tour

16-30/6/2020 Children’s Book Display: Wonders of the Nature

6,13,20,27/6/2020 3:00 p.m. Storytelling for Children (Jointly organised with the Southern District Council)

User Education Session: 3/6/2020 4:30 p.m. (Adult) Introduction on Library Catalogue/ Internet/ 17/6/2020 4:30 p.m. (Junior) Electronic Resources

Pok Fu Lam Public Library

(June) 1-15/6/2020 Book Display: Healthy Diet

16-30/6/2020 Children’s Book Display: Stories of Great People

6,13,20,27/6/2020 3:00 p.m. Storytelling for Children (Jointly organised with the Southern District Council)

User Education Session: 3/6/2020 4:00 p.m. (Adult) Introduction on Library Catalogue/ Internet/ 10/6/2020 4:00 p.m. (Junior) Electronic Resources

Stanley Public Library

(June) 1-15/6/2020 Book Display: Communicate with Love

16-30/6/2020 Children’s Book Display: Learning Languages

7,14,21,28/6/2020 11:00 a.m. Storytelling for Children (Jointly organised with the Southern District Council)

User Education Session: 12/6/2020 4:00 p.m. (Adult) Introduction on Library Catalogue/ Internet/ 15/6/2020 4:00 p.m. (Junior) Electronic Resources

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.

7 Appendix IV Summary of Readers’ Views on Public Library Services in Southern District January to April 2020

Suggestion Complaint Compliment Ap Lei Pok Fu Mobile Ap Lei Pok Fu Mobile Ap Lei Pok Fu Mobile Library Aberdeen Stanley Aberdeen Stanley Aberdeen Stanley Chau Lam Library Chau Lam Library Chau Lam Library Environ- Air / ment Temperature Cleanliness Quietness Collections Variety Condition Suggestion Services Lending & Reservation Facilities Fees/Payment 1 Self-service

Facilities e-Services Reference

Services Extension

Activities Staff Performance Others 1 1 1 1 Total 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Remark: Public libraries in the Southern District were temporarily closed from 29.1.2020 to 30.4.2020.

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