Better reading services await elderly
By CHENG SI | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-08 08:58 A senior reader browses books at Shandong Book Mall in Jinan, capital of Shandong province, on Wednesday. Fourteen central departments, including the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Education and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, have recently released a guideline urging local authorities to offer more accessible and higher-quality reading services to the elderly. The guideline states that the nation aims to offer improved reading materials to the elderly by 2027 and produce a large number of talent who can help the elderly read and organize related activities. Local authorities can use some AI tools to offer scientific, systematic and personalized reading guidance to the elderly based on their ages, education backgrounds and health conditions, and publish regular reports listing their favorite books. The city-level Wenzhou Library in Zhejiang province offers regular book interpretation services to the elderly, with volunteers speaking in the local dialect to help them better understand some classic Chinese novels.
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