At the Hsiamen branch of the Shanghai "Children's Book Store," back in the forties, there was a room open for kids to read.
上海專出兒童書的兒童書局在廈門設有分店，林良也是那兒的常客。他記得店鋪後有間閱覽室，裡面還供有茶水。書局規定不破壞公物的孩子可進入，「而我也是受招待的孩子之一，隨時都可以進去。」