重慶圖書館進駐紐約聯合國總部舉辦展覽：帶當年存托文獻回家“省親”

□ 文/本刊記者 楊艷

70多年前，聯合國為實現對全球公民的承諾，創建了“托存圖書館”制度，將成千上萬的出版物和文件送往世界各地的托存圖書館，供各地的人們查閱聯合國出版的各類文件。重慶是擁有這樣一座托存圖書館的20個中國城市之一。4月25日，重慶圖書館與聯合國達格·哈馬舍爾德圖書館合作，將部分當年聯合國成立初期送往重慶的書籍和出版物，帶回到紐約聯合國總部“省親”。這場籌備了半年之久的展覽展出了100多張圖片，60多種聯合國出版物，這些物品見證了聯合國與中國的緊密合作與聯系。

More than 70 years ago, the United Nations created“depository” system, and sent thousands of publications and documents to depository libraries around the world for people to view as a way to honor its commitment. Chongqing is one of the 20 Chinese cities with such a depository library. On April 25th,the Chongqing Library cooperated with the Dag Hammarskj?ld Library of the United Nations to bring home some of the books and publications, which dated back to the early days of the United Nations. The exhibition, which had been in preparation for half a year, exhibited more than 100 pictures and 60 UN publications that have witnessed the close cooperation and engagement between the United Nations and China.

重慶圖書館館藏的聯合國文獻吸引民眾參觀。

重慶圖書館館長任競在開幕式上致辭。

重慶圖書館館長任競（右）和聯合國圖書館館長Thanos Giannakopoulos分別手持《聯合國概覽》首版書和最新版合影。

當天，聯合國達格·哈馬舍爾德圖書館館長Thanos Giannakopoulos、重慶圖書館館長任競、羅斯福總統圖書館館長Paul Sparrow、紐約川渝總商會、華人華僑代表等嘉賓出席了在紐約聯合國總部舉行的開幕儀式。

重慶圖書館館長任競在開幕式致辭中表示，重慶既是二戰時中國的戰時陪都，現在也是中國中西部唯一的直轄市，具有特殊的歷史地位。重慶圖書館作為重慶市主要的文獻信息收集交流和服務中心，以及重慶對外文化交流的窗口，認真履行文獻收集和保存的宗旨和使命，提供平等的文獻信息服務，積極搭建和世界文化溝通的橋梁。

Thanos Giannakopoulos, Director of the Dag Hammarskj?ld Library, Ren Jing, Director of the Chongqing Library, Paul Sparrow, Director of FDR Presidential Library, Sichuan and Chongqing Chamber of Commerce in New York, representatives of overseas Chinese attended the opening ceremony at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

In his opening speech, Ren Jing said that Chongqing has a special historical status, for it is not only a wartime capital during World War II, but also the only municipality in the central and western China. As the major center for document information collection and communication and the window of foreign cultural exchanges, the Chongqing Library conscientiously fulfills its its mission of document collection and preservation, provides equal access to document information services, and actively builds a bridge of communication with other cultures.

The exhibition lasted until May 9. According to the relevant principal of the organizer, the exhibition mainly displayed the early UN literature from the Chongqing depository library, either physically or through pictures,ranging from the period of the League of Nations in the 1920s to the 1960s. Included are resolutions and reports issued by the world body and its main organs, such as the “Documents of UN Conference on International Organization on San Francisco 1945”,which recorded the process of discussing and adopting the UN Charter by the founding members, documents of the first session of UN Security Council held in London 1946, and documents of the first and second sessions of the United Nations General Assembly. In addition, there are 26 versions of the first United Nations Profile published in 1947 and rare United Nations documents and publications. These documents fully demonstrate the history, research and achievements of the UN depository library in Chongqing, as well as the outstanding contributions of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and development.

The National Roosevelt, predecessor of the Chongqing Library, was established in honor of former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt for his contribution to the China's resistance against the Japanese aggression and to the anti-Fascist victory in the Second World War. The library is also the first public library in China named after the president. In 1947, thanks to the unremitting efforts of the first director, Mr. Yan Wenyu,the National Roosevelt Library was designated as a UN Document Depository and became one of the first libraries in China with such mandate. After more than 70 years of development, the Chongqing Library has nearly 260,000 UN documents and more than 23,000 publications, including the rare documentaries in the international alliance period and the early days of the United Nations. Gradually, the library has forms its collection characteristics and produced impressive results.

“The exhibition has a very deep historical origin, which is a tribute to the United Nations depository libraries and the Dag Hammarskj?ld Library. It also involves tracing to the source of one of the three major collections of the Chongqing Library“United Nations literature.” Ren Jing said.

Thanos Giannakopoulos, extended a warm welcome to the delegation from Chongqing, China, and introduced the mission of the United Nations Library since its establishment and the digital reforms of library in the New Internet Era.

展出的重慶圖書館館藏的聯合國文獻。

展覽持續至5月9日。據主辦方相關負責人介紹，展覽主要以實體文獻和照片的形式，向公眾展示從重慶不遠萬里帶去的、作為聯合國托存圖書館所收藏的部分聯合國早期文獻，時間跨度從聯合國的前身國際聯盟開始，一直到20世紀40年代、50年代、60年代。包括聯合國及其主要機構通過的決議和發布的報告等，如記錄聯合國創始會員國討論和通過《聯合國憲章》過程的“1945年舊金山聯合國國際組織會議文件”、1946年聯合國安理會在倫敦舉行第一次會議通過的會議文件、第一屆和第二屆聯合國大會部分會議記錄文件。此外，還有1947年出版的首版《聯合國概況》和珍稀聯合國文件及出版物26種（冊）。這些文獻資料充分展現了聯合國托存圖書館在重慶的歷史沿革及其研究和利用成果，以及聯合國在維持國際和平與發展方面的卓越貢獻。

重慶圖書館的前身是為紀念美國前總統羅斯福對中國人民抗日戰爭暨世界反法西斯戰爭的重大貢獻，而創建的“國立羅斯福圖書館”，也是中國第一家以外國總統命名的公共圖書館。1947年，在首任館長嚴文郁先生的努力下，國立羅斯福圖書館被授予了“聯合國文獻托存資格”，成為中國最早獲此殊榮的圖書館之一。歷經70多年的發展，重慶圖書館托存聯合國文件近26萬件，出版物2.3萬多冊，其中包括此次展出的國際聯盟時期、聯合國成立初期的珍稀文獻，逐漸成就館藏特色，影響深遠。

“此次展覽的舉辦，有非常深厚的歷史淵源。既是重慶圖書館作為聯合國托存圖書館向聯合國及達格·哈馬舍爾德圖書館的獻禮，同時也是對重慶圖書館三大特色館藏之一的‘聯合國文獻’的追根溯源。”任競說。

聯合國哈馬舍爾德圖書館館長Thanos Giannakopoulos歡迎來自中國重慶的代表團，并介紹了聯合國圖書館自從建立以來的使命，以及在新的網絡時代圖書館進行的數字化改革。

期間，重慶圖書館任競館長還向達格·哈馬舍爾德圖書館贈送了重慶圖書館出品的珍貴圖書和文創產品。未來，兩館將就文化旅游和文獻信息服務等方面開展進一步的交流和合作。

During the period, Ren Jing presented some precious books and cultural and creative products of the Chongqing Library to the Dag Hammarskj?ld Library. Going forward, the two libraries will engage in further exchanges and cooperation on cultural tourism and document information services.