加拿大埃德蒙顿公共图书馆读书会的调查与分析

The Investigation and Analysis of Book Clubs of Edmonton Public Library in Canada

埃德蒙顿公共图书馆在2014年被美国《图书馆期刊杂志》和盖尔·圣智学习出版公司命名为"2014年度图书馆"。文章对埃德蒙顿公共图书馆的34个读书会项目的参与分馆、读者类型、人数限制、注册要求、时间分布等情况进行了调查与分析。发现埃德蒙顿公共图书馆的读书会开展的活动项目具有强调志愿者的参与、多数项目没有注明要求、重视新移民英语阅读能力的提高等特点。

Edmonton Public Library was named 2014 Library of the Year by Library Journal Magazine and Gale Cengage Learning. This article investigates and analyses deeply about the branches, the audience types, the participation limit, the registration required, and the schedules of the 34 programs of book clubs of Edmonton Public Library. The center branch and the other branches share these programs, the volunteers attend some of these programs, most of these programs are no registration required, and they pay attention to enhancing newcomers＂ reading in English.