After the promulgation of the Public Library Law, what impact will it have on the future direction of public cultural undertakings, and which policies in this law and regulation can best benefit the people? 65438+1From 4th to 5th of October, the "Training Course on Learning, Propaganda and Implementing Public Library Law" sponsored by the Provincial Department of Culture and undertaken by the Provincial Library started in Xi 'an. Experts from Beijing and the province respectively interpreted the Public Library Law for professionals in the cultural system of the province.
Li Guoxin, the director of the National Expert Committee on the Construction of Public Cultural Service System and a professor from Peking University, made an in-depth interpretation of the legislative background, legislative process, significance to the development of public libraries and the main contents of legal provisions of the Public Library Law. He said that the Law on Public Libraries was drafted, planned, improved and perfected in 200 1 year, and was finally promulgated at the beginning of the new year in 20 18. This law is divided into six chapters and 55 articles, which respectively make detailed provisions on the establishment, operation, service and legal responsibility of public libraries. It is an important law in the field of public culture in China, which will provide a strong legal guarantee for the public cultural service system and will also play a positive role in promoting the scientific, standardized and rapid development of public libraries on the legal track. Yang Yulin, deputy director of the Shaanxi Provincial Expert Committee on the Construction of Public Cultural Service System and a professor at the School of Public Administration of Northwest University, said that the main highlight and highlight of this new law is to encourage and attract social forces to participate in the construction and development of public libraries, which is in line with the trend of public libraries changing from quasi-public products to pure public products. At the same time, this new law will also greatly improve the imbalance between urban and rural areas of public cultural services and make public cultural services equal and equal.
Associate Professor Jin Dongchang, deputy director of the Cultural Industry Center of Chang 'an University, said that the breakthrough of the Public Library Law is that the relevant funds of the library are included in the district and county finances, and the law has clear labels and detailed regulations on all aspects of funds; In addition, in addition to government agencies can set up libraries, non-governmental organizations can also use private resources to set up libraries, or set up libraries named after individuals, and get financial support from the government. He believes that the promulgation of the Public Library Law means that private libraries can be brought into legal status, which is an important measure for the state to promote the development of public cultural undertakings with the power of the rule of law.