To meet citizens’ cultural demands and build a rich reading atmosphere，Jinan municipal library held the 5^th“Literary Spring City” reading festival in 2009 which was themed by Tasting the fragrance of books，Building a beautiful spring city，and turned out to be the biggest and most influential platform for reading activities. The festival promoted the in-depth development of Jinan citizens’ reading activities，guaranteed people’s equal cultural rights，pushed forward the cultural development and prosperity of Jinan city，and effectively facilitated the formation of the core value system of “Harmonious Jinan，Civilized Jinan”.