From now on, Wu Guichun can read as many books as he wants at the Dongguan Library without worrying about finding a new job. And it all started with a note he wrote to the library.

(Web photo of Wu Guichun)

On Thursday, a handwritten note left at the Dongguan Library in China's Guangdong Province went viral. 

"I have lived here for 17 years and been reading books at your library for 12 years," read the note. "Books enlighten people. Reading only does good to people. The pandemic has led to many businesses shutting down, which left migrant workers no work. Thinking of those past years, the library is the best place for me in the city. I hope the Dongguan Library can prosper and help more migrant workers in the future."

Reading the message online, many netizens left their words of support and good wishes. "As a book lover myself, I also find libraries to be the best place in the world...I hope he can go back to the Dongguan Library again and read books." One netizen wrote.

The Dongguan Library also shared a photo of the note on its Weibo account and said,  "Thank you! We will always be waiting for you to come back."

(Photo: screenshot of the Donguan Library's repost of the handwritten note)

After the note went viral, local authorities reached out to Wu and helped the 54-year-old book lover land a new job. The Paper reported that a local property company hired Wu as a green maintenance worker for a community. 

(Photo of Wu Guichun provided by local authorities)

"I'm grateful for being able to stay in the city by reading more good books and being a good person," Wu said.

(Web photo of Wu Guichun reading books at the library)