Books shared by rural and urban residents

Clockwise: A villager, Yan Shuquan (L) searches for information on books through a book lending system at a library in Xiaotaojia village, Rushan city, in East China’s Shandong province, Oct 13, 2011. A Rushan library assistant looks for books based on the requirements of Xiaotaojia villagers, Oct 13, 2011. A book distribution car transports books to Xiaotaojia village from Rushan city library, Oct 13, 2011. Yan Shuquan (L) receives the book he ordered from the city library, Oct 13, 2011. The rural population covers 70 percent of the city of Rushan while possessing only 30 percent of the city’s books. To meet the demand of the rural communities, the city has set up different library branches in its towns and villages and offered book distribution and delivery services under the direction of the city library. [Photo/Xinhua]