（摘自《中国文化报》１９９９年６月１９日）目前，尽管全国公共图书馆设施有了显著改进，但仍存在着面积狭小、设施简陋等问题，设施建设状况不容乐观。１９９８年全国公共图书馆设施建设，在各级政府的支持下，有了显著的进展，具体表现在：全国２７３１个公共图书馆的... (From “China Culture Daily”, June 19, 1999) At present, despite the significant improvements in the facilities of the national public library, there are still problems of small area and poor facilities. The status of the facilities construction is not optimistic. In 1998, the construction of public libraries nationwide has made remarkable progress with the support of governments at all levels, in particular: 2731 public libraries across the country.