On the left side of the library was the place to deposit bags. No bags were allowed in the library, and even small bags had to go through security check. On the right side was the library map, and on the opposite side was the service desk.
Because of the large amount of transparent tempered glass on the outer wall, the lighting inside the library was very good. Looking up, the library had a huge atrium structure, like a pagoda, spiraling up layer by layer.
Meng Li pointed to the map and introduced to Zhang Zian, "Including ancient books, the renovated Binhai City Library has more than two million books, and the number is still increasing. It is the largest library in our province, and can be ranked among the top in the country. The library has one floor underground, and five floors above ground. The underground floor is the Rare Books Room with constant temperature and humidity. Ordinary people can't get in. If they want to get in, they must have the relevant qualifications and a letter of recommendation. "
Zhang Zian was speechless. Obviously, the Ancient Books Room was the most likely place for elfins. Maybe one of the books was written by the previous owner of the elfins, or maybe it was the first book to mention elfins, or maybe it was related to elfins... But he had no choice. He had neither the qualifications nor the letter of recommendation, so it was very difficult to get into the Ancient Books Room, not to mention that cell phones were definitely not allowed in the Ancient Books Room.
"Can I go to the other floors freely?" he asked.
Meng Li nodded, "The other floors are okay. We are now on the first floor, which mainly includes the place to deposit bags, the service desk, the coffee shop, the training lecture hall, and the children's reading room. The service desk provides library cards and comprehensive consultation services. The children's reading room is only open to children under 16. "
Well, since he couldn't get into the Ancient Books Room or the children's reading room, Zhang Zian had to say goodbye to elfins like Doraemon or the gangster rabbit.
Meng Li continued, "The second floor is the Chinese book area, mainly including social science, science and technology books, as well as reference books and literary novels. At the same time, it is divided into a reading area and a borrowing area. The third floor is almost the same, except that the books are mainly original and photocopied books in foreign languages. "
"Further up, the fourth floor is the Chinese and foreign newspapers and documents area, and also provides micro-literature reading. The fifth floor is the digital reading and communication area, where you can read e-books and communicate with other readers."
While Meng Li was explaining, Zhang Zian held his phone and glanced at the first floor through the game interface. The hall on the first floor was relatively spacious and could be seen at a glance. There was no trace of the elfin at the service desk or the storage area. The coffee shop was separated by a glass wall. Inside, only a few young people were drinking coffee and reading books, treating it as a cheap version of Starbucks. Zhang Zian believed that the elfins would not appear in a coffee shop so tasteless.
As for the lecture hall and the children's reading room, one was not open to the public, and the other he could not enter. He could only sigh helplessly.
Neither of them brought their bags, so Meng Li helped him apply for a library card for free. Then he asked, "Which floor do you want to go to?"
"This is my first time here. I want to look around before deciding what books to borrow." Zhang Zian had an ulterior motive. He was not here to borrow books. "Teacher Meng, you are busy. Please help yourself. I won't take up too much of your time."
Meng Li waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, Manager Zhang. I'm going to return the books first, and then I'll go to the foreign language section on the third floor to read for a while. If you have any questions, feel free to look for me on the third floor, or go to the information desk. "
"Alright, thank you, Teacher Meng."
Meng Li went to the third floor by himself, while Zhang Zian went to the Chinese book section on the second floor.
Just one glance and he was dumbfounded.
Until now, he had an intuitive understanding of the concept of more than two million books.
This was really a mountain of books!
In the stacks on the second floor, rows of bookshelves were arranged in an orderly manner, like guards of honor. Each bookshelf was about two meters high, divided into six floors from top to bottom, and filled with colorful books of different thickness.
Rows of bookshelves surrounded the central reading area. Readers, young and old, were sitting on chairs, eagerly reading books. Some had brought laptops or tablets, reading and taking notes while studying.
The library was strangely quiet. Only the slight tapping of keyboards and moving chairs could be heard. Even if there were readers who came together, their voices were very low. Everyone who came to the library was a book lover. Their average quality and level of cultivation were very high, and they were afraid to disturb others.
However, maybe because it was the morning of the New Year's Day holiday, the total number of readers was actually not as many as he had imagined. Basically, there were only one or two readers sitting at each table, and some were wandering around the bookshelves looking for books. The total number of readers on the second floor might be less than 50.
Since leaving the university, Zhang Zian hadn't been to the library for a long time, and he hadn't read with a utilitarian attitude for a long time. He was very envious of these people, who still took time off to read in the library in this increasingly impetuous society.
If the leaders of Binhai City saw the library, which cost a lot of money to build, being so deserted, they would inevitably be disappointed. But there was no other way. After all, this was an era where e-books were flourishing, and paper books were declining, becoming a sunset industry.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zian's heart skipped a beat. Paper books were declining …
He thought of the elfin whose Strength of Faith was constantly fading. The fact that it appeared in the library might have a lot to do with paper books.
For the time being, there was no time to think too much. He shook his head, held his cell phone horizontally, and opened the game capture interface to observe the surroundings.
The lack of readers was actually an advantage for him, and the process of finding the elfin would be more convenient.
He held his cell phone, starting from the door, looking for the elfin row by row.
Except for the different numbers, each row of bookshelves looked similar, and the books arranged on the shelves were also similar. It was easy to get dizzy after looking at them for a long time. Zhang Zian was worried that he might have missed a row of bookshelves, so he silently memorized the numbers of the bookshelves as he walked.
The readers who were looking for books between the bookshelves thought that Zhang Zian, who was holding his cell phone and taking pictures, was a new profession such as a broadcaster or vlogger. They were not surprised, and no one paid attention to him.
Although there were many bookshelves, according to the order, it took about 20 minutes to finish searching. Zhang Zian took a big circle back to the starting point, but he found nothing.
The elfin was extremely difficult to capture, and he didn't expect to find it easily, so he wasn't discouraged. At the same time, he tried not to think about the possibility of the elfin appearing in the Hall of Ancient Books or the Children's Reading Room, which would seriously damage his confidence.
If there was enough time, he would definitely find a way to enter the Hall of Ancient Books and the Children's Reading Room, but the problem was …
Zhang Zian switched the game to the electronic map interface, and confirmed that the light cluster was a bit dimmer than before.
He sighed and stepped up to the foreign books area on the third floor.
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