A large library in Wuhan, China, has opened a new section to help people with their mental health. The "Emotional Library" is on the sixth floor of the Hubei Provincialprovincial/prəˈvɪnʃəl/L2省的；省级的relating to a province, which is a large area that a country is divided into Library. It combines book collections with digitaldigital/ˈdɪdʒɪtl/L2数字的；数码的using or relating to computer technology, especially electronic systems that store data as numbers technology. Since February, about 40,000 visitors have tried it. The library officially opened on June 17.
The library uses cameras and touchscreens to understand a reader's mood. It then suggests books that match that emotion. For example, visitors can choose their feeling on a screen. The system can also save their emotional state for future recommendations. As a result, the library offers a personal experience for each user.
The space also includes a therapeutictherapeutic/ˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk/L2治疗的；有疗效的helping to treat or cure a physical or mental illness, or making you feel better garden, art gallery, and immersiveimmersive/ɪˈmɜːrsɪv/L2沉浸式的；身临其境的giving the feeling that you are completely surrounded by or part of something, like a game or a story audio experiences. One user on the social media site RedNote said, "I saw my emotions and dreams reflected in countless AI mirrors, and also listened to the sounds of nature from America. It was very healing." Library officials say they want to expandexpand/ɪkˈspænd/L2扩大；扩展to become larger in size, amount, or importance, or to make something larger their role beyond lending books. They plan to combine emotional well-being, digital reading, and tourism in the future.
