[Purpose/significance] Describe the organizational features, specific ways of activities and reading methods of all kinds of reading clubs in China, analyze and present the practical problems in the operation of reading clubs, and provide suggestions for the further development.[Method/process] By means of social investigation and in-depth interviews, quantitative data and first-hand arguments about the actual operation of reading clubs were obtained.[Result/conclusion] The study finds that there are some cruxes in the operation of the reading clubs, such as unclear development orientation, lack of access mechanism for personnel threshold, lack of measurement of reading effect, etc. Then it puts forward some suggestions, such as subdividing reading behavior by means of technology, establishing an effective mechanism for personnel entry and exit, and measuring the activity effects of the reading clubs by means of export survey.