Abstract: Picture book, combined with the aesthetic feeling of the picture and text books, is vivid and interesting. Its＇ sensibility, positive health stories, wide scope, can not only make children form good habits of reading, but also contribute to the development of children＇s language, imagination, aesthetic ability, emotion. Through the anal- ysis of the status quo of picture book reading, this paper puts forward picture book reading promotion counter- measure in public libraries.

Key words: picture book; reading; public library; children