Innovation, digital transformation and spreading reading culture

VHO - On the morning of November 14, in Dong Hoi ward, Quang Tri province, the Library Association of the North Central provinces held a conference to summarize the year 2025 and a discussion on "Innovation of library activities in the current period - Implementation solutions".

Overview of the 2025 North Central Province Library Association summary conference

2025 is a pivotal year for implementing the socio-cultural development goals for the 2021-2025 period. Many library activities in the 6 North Central provinces have recorded many positive changes, despite facing challenges in IT infrastructure, the two-tier government model and increasing demands for digital transformation. The entire Union has organized 53 exhibitions of books and documents on major events of the homeland and the country; added more than 37,500 books, 452 newspapers and magazines; imported over 17,000 new data records and received many valuable documents and geographical documents.

According to the general assessment, the reader service work achieved outstanding results with more than 19,500 new cards issued and exchanged, over 1.2 million readers and more than 2.5 million books and newspapers circulated. Book experience models and reading skills instruction were widely deployed, in which many mobile service programs in remote areas attracted a large number of students and people. Quang Tri, Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Hue are units with large-scale book circulation and reading experience activities.

The North Central Library Association agreed to hand over the position of Chairman and the hosting unit for activities in 2026 to Thanh Hoa Provincial Library.

The most important point is the implementation of digital transformation, libraries have upgraded IT infrastructure, promoted electronic cataloging, digitized local documents - rare documents, deployed the use of digital signatures, library management software and increased book introduction on social networking platforms. Some localities have digitized hundreds of thousands of pages of documents, creating the premise for the development of digital libraries and smart libraries in the coming years.

At the seminar, delegates focused on exchanging experiences in applying technology in preserving and promoting the value of Han-Nom heritage; creative reader service models; building reading habits for the young generation through coordination between libraries and schools; as well as identifying challenges in digital transformation in the context of local governments operating under a two-tier model.

Conference participants took souvenir photos

Representatives of the Department of Grassroots Culture, Family and Library highly appreciated the efforts of the North Central Library Association, and at the same time requested units to continue to innovate communication, build library brands associated with local heritage, and expand new reading models suitable to the conditions of each province.

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