Xu also believes that public libraries and paid study rooms complement each other in meeting the needs of different users.

"Readers enjoy more abundant book resources in public libraries, while the privately-owned study rooms create a 'very quiet' learning space and provide various personalized services for their customers," said Xu.

Construction on the expansion of the Shanghai Library is underway. Special designs are being implemented to improve services for readers.

"We will learn from these private study rooms to better provide services to our readers," said Xu.