Civic Engagement and Library Advocacy 公民參與和圖書館爭取
For the past six decades the neighborhood has been without this important resource, but that is not to say that the community has not worked to have its branch returned. Since 2001, the community has advocated for a neighborhood library through its “Friends of the Chinatown Library” committee. Through these years, the Chinese Youth Initiative and other community groups have sustained the effort, leading community discussions, focus groups, and events. Volunteers operated a temporary “storefront library” in 2010 in a commercial space on Washington Street and a reading room at the Oak Terrace complex. Most recently, the youth group sponsored a series of library service days for different age groups. Today, a neighborhood branch would have many features that extend the resources of the past: collections in Chinese, computer terminals and spaces for meetings and quiet study, and a wide variety of programs.
在過去60年，整個社區沒有圖書館這個重要資源，但這不意味著社區沒有努力讓圖書館重歸。從2001年起，社區一直通過「華埠圖書館的朋友」委員會爭取一個社區圖書館。在這些年裡，華人青年行動會和其他社區團體一直在努力，領導社區討論、焦點討論小組和活動。志願者於2010年在華盛頓街的一個商業空間運營了一個短期的「店面圖書館」，在華信屋運營了一個閱讀室。最近，這個青年團體贊助了一系列針對不同年齡團體的圖書館服務日。如今，一個社區圖書館應該有很多功能來擴展過去的資源：中文書籍、電腦終端、進行會議和安靜學習的空間，以及種類豐富的項目。
