Text by MOOK Scenic Spots Travel Life Network, reported and compiled by Chen Guanxin
The third mobile library vehicle, promoted by the Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau, arrived yesterday (the 13th) at Lishan Elementary and Junior High School—the highest-altitude school in the nation at an altitude of 2,012 meters—offering more than 200 students and teachers in remote areas a wealth of new reading resources. The moment the bookmobile opened, it resembled a bird spreading its wings, and its novel design drew cheers from the children on-site, who eagerly climbed aboard to explore the treasures within. Among them was Zhang Junjia, a third-grade student at Lishan Junior High School who suffers from malignant neuroblastoma. He chose to read *Brave to Conquer the Universe: Episode One* and said that science fiction is his favorite genre. He hopes that the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s mobile library will frequently visit the Lishan area so everyone can have access to good books on a regular basis.
Yesterday (the 13th), the mobile library vehicle brought over 1,200 books to Lishan Elementary and Junior High School, offering new reading resources to schoolchildren in remote areas. (Photo provided by Taichung City Government Cultural Affairs Bureau)
Junjia, who is slightly chubby, has always ranked first in his class. Aware that studying is one way to escape poverty, he is highly motivated, which brings comfort to his mother, who came to Taiwan from mainland China. Junjia was diagnosed with malignant neuroblastoma in the first grade of junior high school, resulting in low immunity and requiring long-term, active treatment. To avoid infection, group living is not suitable for him. Due to family circumstances, Junjia is unable to obtain an official Taiwanese household registration and thus cannot access medical assistance. Fortunately, the school helped secure various subsidies and social resources. The head of the IT department set up a video network for him, allowing him to consult subject teachers at home. His homeroom teacher, Lin Jiahong, also often volunteers to tutor him at home. The diligent Junjia hopes to keep his studies uninterrupted, so after his condition stabilized slightly, he returned to school once again.
The schoolchildren each held a book, reading intently. (Photo provided by Taichung City Government Cultural Affairs Bureau)
The Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau stated that it had previously purchased two mobile library vehicles—one serving 10 elementary schools in the urban area through the Dadun Cultural Center, and the other serving 10 elementary schools in the mountain, sea, and Tuen districts via the Huludun Cultural Center. This newly added vehicle, donated by the Yanjing Social Welfare Charitable Foundation, is the third “action library” dedicated bus in Taichung. The vehicle body has been redesigned with an open-winged space layout that can hold over 1,200 books. The onboard collection primarily consists of children's picture books, and users can also borrow and return books through connections with libraries. It serves as an effective tool to bridge the urban-rural gap, allowing children to explore a broader world and engage with more cultural fields through the diverse and rich selection of books offered by the mobile library.
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