Value, Current Situation, Difficulties, and Countermeasures of Reading Leader Service in Public Libraries under the High Quality Development of National Reading

[Purpose/Significance] The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed the task of "deepening the activities of reading for all", pointing out that reading for all has entered a stage of high-quality development. As an important force to promote reading for all, library readers play an important role in promoting reading, improving cultural quality, and cultivating reading fashion. Improving the delivery ability and quality of reading services will be conducive to promoting the high-quality development of reading for all, helping the high-quality development of reading for all to deepen and consolidate the cultural foundation of Chinese path to modernization. This article aims to study the direction and strategies for improving reading services from different perspectives and dimensions and provide theoretical support and practical reference for the high-quality development of reading promotion. [Method/Process] This article elaborates on the core of high-quality development of reading for all, and analyzes the significance and value of improving library reader services. At the same time, a survey was conducted through online surveys, literature searches, and other methods to investigate the status of reading leader services provided by 32 libraries and cultural institutions nationwide. Based on the survey results, research was conducted on the current status of the reading leader services, with a focus on the obstacles in the development of the services, as well as issues such as a lack of coordination and sufficiency. The problems and difficulties in the services were pointed out. [Results/Conclusions] Current reading leaders lack the introduction of evaluation mechanisms and their own accumulation is insufficient. The reading service method is outdated and the content is homogeneous. The service neglects the essence of segmented reading and deviates from the heterogeneous needs of the audience. There is a lack of community reading linkage and inability to form resource synergy. Based on these findings, several solutions are proposed: establishing a system for reading leaders, improving reading standards and strategies, building a resource library for reading leader projects, creating a "think tank" for reading services, carrying out community reading linkage, building a synergy of reader resources, emphasizing graded reading services, accurately matching the internal needs of readers, establishing high-quality content IPs, building a brand power for reading services, accurately tracing reading portraits, and optimizing content side presentation and utilizing opinion leaders to expand communication influence. Undoubtedly, there are still issues with incomplete case studies in this article, and more in-depth research and analysis will be conducted in the future.