Immersive experience areas at Suzhou No 2 Library in Jiangsu is ideal for readers and music lovers to each have their independent space. LYU MIN/FOR CHINA DAILY

One of British writer William Somerset Maugham's most famous quotes from his reading notes argues: "To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life." In prosperity, prepare for change; in adversity, hope for one. Everyone, whether rich or poor, healthy or ill, is born equal in front of books, and reading can soothe fear, tension and exhaustion, and bring warmth, excitement and solicitude. Especially in exacting times when the whole nation was fighting the epidemic and production and life were temporarily on hiatus in the first quarter of the year. More people have rebuilt their confidence and found a haven for their heart through reading.