Small libraries in districts and townships around Beijing have embraced an increase in visitors, the Beijing Daily reported.

The new Tongzhou district library opened in October; last Saturday, there were over 700 visitors. At the No.1 Library of Dongcheng district, more than 6,000 people registered for library cards in 2012.

Readers continue to frequent district libraries because their book inventory is being updated all the time, said Yang Lanying, the curator of the Tongzhou library.

She also said the library is establishing a digital library and have database resources, such as the Founder e-book series and the CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) web publishing platform, which the readers can access at any district or township library.