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走进北京朝阳区的马泉营村，你会一下子迷失在这片上万居民的巷陌里。
一模一样的房屋，排排列列，棋盘格似的布局——如果不在这里常住，上下左右看去，你很难分辨自己的方位。
然而，如果抓住人问：“同心图书馆在哪里？”你一定会得到答案。
因为，同心图书馆好像这里的文化地标——是近万居民的阅读空间，七八百个孩子的校外活动场所。
2022年11月，马泉营的第一座同心图书馆开馆。
2024年10月19日，在众多社会力量，包括启明星师生和家长的支持下，第二座同心图书馆——同心儿童友好空间——在马泉营村一区落成开幕，为居民提供更大、更新的阅读和活动场所。
开幕活动的主题是“礼物”。对于成人和儿童，这座新馆都是绝好的礼物，大家在这里阅读，去往更加广阔的世界。
启明星学校执行校董许尚杰出席开馆仪式
王博是把京郊皮村的图书馆复制到马泉营的人，也是马泉营两座同心图书馆的创始人。
王博（后排左三）在马泉营的第一座同心图书馆
2020年疫情肆虐，那时王博还在皮村。孩子们没法上学，困在家里的妈妈们也想要学些新的知识和技能。家长们在图书馆见面、交流，组织活动，图书馆也成了孩子自习、结伴学习的共享空间。皮村图书馆就这样火了起来。
2023年，王博决定把皮村的图书馆复制到其他城中村去：“北京有那么多外来打工的人，他们有这个需要。”
他找地点，筹钱，2023年，同心图书馆在马泉营开馆了。
图书借阅、电影放映、组织亲子活动……同心图书馆服务着这里近万名居民，其中有七八百个孩子，还辐射周边的一些村子。
公益图书馆毕竟和财米油盐隔了层皮，日子过得不容易。未来的方向在哪里？王博心里也没有答案。
但有价值的东西，总会有人传播，总会被人看见。
比如，包括距离马泉营不远的启明星社区——
同心图书馆的诞生基于发现和解决社区问题的目标，这和启明星社会创新项目的愿景并行不悖。
启明星和同心图书馆的使命“齿轮”注定要一起转动：
屋宇建设
启明星执行校董许尚杰在同心图书馆旧馆组织活动时担任志愿者，亲自组织孩子们参加“童子军”露营活动，传授露营技巧。同心筹建新馆，他又提供了大量资金，并且委派工程施工的同事给予技术支持。启明星D+剧院设计师马笑漪为同心新馆免费提供了空间设计。
家长读书会
北皋校区学生李怿夫的爸爸李杰从朋友圈看到同心图书馆的信息，当天就找到这里。“服务是启明星核心价值观非常关键的部分。受到这样的观念感召，我和家人一直在探索建立一个学习型的社区。现在每个周五晚上，在同心图书馆，我会和马泉营村的一些家庭共读家庭美德教育的书籍，每个月大家还聚在一起读诗......”李杰说。
校内募捐
学生李怿夫把帮助同心图书馆作为自己5年级PYP毕业展的主题。他制作了介绍同心项目的展板，在学校里为同心募捐图书和善款，最终，为同心募到半个月的房租和7箱书籍。
阅读盒子
启明星2023届高中毕业生王之韵热爱建筑和设计，为同心贡献了2项服务。一是11年级时，她帮助同心旧馆规划了室内区域，完成了造型、装饰和书籍收纳的设计；二是在毕业后的暑假继续为同心发力，设计了低年级小朋友的阅读盒子包装。现在，已经在英国读大学的王之韵说：“同心图书馆联结起很多人，关注小朋友的感受，是个了不起的项目！看到自己的设计在图书馆里被使用，我体会到很大的成就感和满足感！”
在启明星的社会创新总监Temily Tavangar看来，支持同心不只是一个服务项目，也是一个赋能项目，是一项为马泉营村民带来深广影响的事业：
同心新馆有开放幼儿托管的计划，我们邀请王博先生来启明星幼儿园参观，了解蒙台梭利教育的理念和方法，帮助同心更好地规划自己的未来。
马泉营社区的孩子有英文学习的需求，我们非常愿意以同心为基地培训英文教师，如果大家有感动，欢迎加入我们！”
马泉营同心图书馆旧馆的墙上贴着马尔克斯自传里的一句话：“我年轻过，落魄过，幸福过，我对生活一往情深。”
这句话仿佛写给同心图书馆，也鼓励启明星坚持社会创新的理念——在发现问题和解决问题的过程中，我们可能不会一帆风顺，却能在直面挑战的时候获得强烈而绵长的满足感。
同心图书馆规模不大，但集合了包括启明星在内的各界资源的支持，有血有肉，有生命力，真诚服务着周边社区，纵然如黄铜一样普通，也在大家的共同摩挲下变得像黄金一样闪闪发亮！祝福同心！
You might easily find yourself lost after entering Maquanying Village in Beijing's Chaoyang District. Identical rows of houses are laid out in a grid-like pattern. Unless you are a regular, it can be hard to place where you are.
However, if you ask a local, “Where is the Tongxin Library?”you will surely get an answer.
Tongxin Library is a reading space for thousands of residents and an activity center for nearly eight hundred children. The library serves as acultural landmarkin the area.
The first Tongxin Library opened in Maquanying in November, 2022. On October 19, 2024, with the support of many community members,including members from Daystar community, the second Tongxin Library opened in District 1 of Maquanying Village,providing an even larger space for reading and activities.
The theme of the opening event was "Gifts." For both adults and children, this new library represents a wonderful gift, a place where everyone can read and explore broader horizons.
Daystar Academy's Executive Board Member Jack Hsu attended the opening ceremony.
Wang Bo is the visionary who founded both Tongxin Libraries, bringing the library model from Pi Village, in the outskirts of Beijing, to Maquanying.
Wang Bo (third from the left in the back row) at the first Tongxin Library in Maquanying.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, while still in Pi Village, Wang watched as children were not able to attend school, and many mothers confined at home were eager to learn new skills and knowledge. He noticed that parents began meeting at the library to organize and run activities. The Pi Village Library quickly transformed into a popular, shared space for children to study and collaborate.
In 2023, Wang decided to expand the library concept to other urban villages, believing that “there are many migrant workers in Beijing who need such resources.”
He found the locations, spent 2-3 months on renovations, and raised funds through work and support from dozens of relatives and friends. That year, Tongxin Library opened in Maquanying.
With book lending, film screenings, and family activities, Tongxin Library aims to serve the thousands of residents and hundreds of children in the area, as well as reach neighboring villages.
Libraries, however, often exist apart from the daily necessities of life. What is the future direction? Wang doesn’t have a definitive answer.
But valuable initiatives always find ways to be shared and noticed.
Enthusiastic support for Tongxin also comes from the nearby Daystar community:
The creation of Tongxin Library was built out of identifying and addressing community needs, aligning perfectly with the vision of Daystar's social innovation project.
The missions of Daystar and Tongxin Library are destined to work in tandem:
Construction Support
Daystar's Executive Board Member Jack Hsu organized an event at the old Tongxin Library. He personally volunteered and guided children in participating in a "Scouts" camping activity, teaching them camping skills. To support the new library, he provided substantial funding and construction support. Ma Xiaoyi, designer of the Daystar D+ Theatre also contributed to the space design for free for the new library.
Reading Club
Li Jie, father of student Austin Li from Beigao Campus, learned about Tongxin Library through social media and visited that same day. “Service is a critical part of Daystar’s core values. Inspired by this, my family and I have been exploring ways to create a learning community. Every Friday evening at Tongxin Library, I gather with families from Maquanying to read books on family virtues, and we also meet monthly to read poetry. ” Li Jie shared.
Donation
Austin Li himself chose to focus on supporting Tongxin Library for his fifth-grade PYP exhibition. He created a display about the library project and organized book and donation drives at school, ultimately raising half a month’s rent and seven boxes of books for Tongxin.
Reading Package
Lucy Wang, a 2023 high school graduate of Daystar, contributed to two projects. In 11th grade, she helped plan the indoor spaces of the original Tongxin Library, focusing on layout, decoration, and book storage. After graduating, she continued her involvement by designing reading packages for younger children. Now studying in the UK, Lucy said, “Tongxin Library connects many people and prioritizes children’s experiences—it’s an amazing project!Seeing my designs in use at the library gives me immense satisfaction and fulfillment!”
According to Temily Tavangar, Social Innovation Director at Daystar, supporting Tongxin is not just a service project; it’s an empowering initiative that has a profound impact on the Maquanying community.
The new Tongxin Library plans to offer open services for early childhood. We invited Mr. Wang to visit Daystar Early Learning Center to learn about Montessori education methods and inspire their own approach,” Temily noted.
“The children in the Maquanying community have a need for English learning, and we are very willing to share our resources to support Tongxin. We welcome anyone who feels inspired to join us!”
On the wall of the old Tongxin Library is a quote of Gabriel Garcia Marquez: “I was young, I was down and out, I was happy, and I loved life deeply.”
This quote seems to be written for Tongxin Library, encouraging us to uphold the principles of social innovation—the process of identifying and solving problems might not always be smooth or easy, but by stepping up to meet these challenges, we gain profound and lasting fulfillment.
Tongxin Library is modest in size, yet it has brought together the active support of multiple community resources, including Daystar. Tongxin is grounded in its service to the surrounding community; the sincerity of its work shines with a vibrant authenticity that is further illuminated by the collective efforts of all who are involved!