圖書館運用社會資源推廣閱讀，有其消極與積極的理由，本文以臺北市立圖書館 九十一年度「兒童暑期閱讀」及「童話天母城」活動為例，分析並探討社會資源運用情形與 策略。文末進一步指出：運用社會資源推廣閱讀的真正目的，在於使圖書館本身成為社會的 重要資源。

　　　　　There are both positive and negative reasons for a library to promote reading activities with social resources. The article takes "Summer Reading Program for Children" and "Fairy Tales in Tian Mu" held in 2002 as examples to discuss the experiences and strategies. The final part of the article further points out that the true purpose is to extend library to be the important social resources.