:文章对127所美国城市公共图书馆和“一城一书”等国家性阅读推广活动进行网站访查，通过定量分析与定性分析相结合的方法对调查结果进行归类、分类统计和对比分析。研究发现，78%的“一城一书”活动由公共图书馆协助或直接举办；公共图书馆是申请并举办“大阅读计划”活动最多的机构；60%的受访图书馆举办了“读遍美国”相关活动；受访图书馆均具有读书活动、阅读延伸活动、影音教育活动和图书馆-社区、馆员-读者互动活动等区域性阅读推广活动。研究认为，美国公共图书馆的阅读推广活动具有政府支持、资金丰富；活动形式多样、内容丰富；注重培养青少年的阅读兴趣，重视社区阅读推广等特点。

Based on website visits of 127 urban libraries in the United States, and national reading promotion activities such as "One Book One City", data collected were processed through classified statistics and comparative analysis. The results showed that 78% of "One Book One City" activities were assisted or directly held by the public libraries; public libraries were the most important institutions applying and holding "Big Read" activities; 60% of the surveyed libraries held "Read across America" related activities; every surveyed library had reading programs, extension activities of reading, audio-visual education, library-community interaction and librarian-reader interaction. At the end, the characteristics of American public libraries were summarized, including government support and abundant fund; activities in various forms with rich content, attention were paid to the cultivation of teenagers' reading interest and community reading promotion.