A glimpse of Baotou Library. The library, reopening in 2012, covers an area of 22,000 square meters. The library now boasts more than 510,000 paper books and 940,000 e-books. [Photo/bt.wenming.cn]
Baotou students check out billboards on reading activities organized by Baotou Library. [Photo/bt.wenming.cn]
Baotou residents read at Baotou Library. The library has introduced 24-hour self-help service to facilitate the borrowing and returning of books. [Photo/bt.wenming.cn]