The Library Visits Prospective Elementary Students... Jongno-gu Operates 'Dugeundugeun 1st Grade'

Elementary Pre-1st Grade School Adaptation Project... Providing Excellent Library Programs and Supporting Daily Reading... Part 1 Features Book Play and Drama Activities Based on Picture Storybook 'Sae Chingu Sagwigi'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jongno-gu (Mayor Kim Young-jong) will operate the visiting library program "Dugeun Dugeun First Grader" for prospective elementary school students from January to February 2020.

This program was prepared to provide preschool children, who have relatively limited access to libraries, with an opportunity to learn library usage etiquette, helping to make reading a daily habit and aiding adaptation to school life.

Additionally, the program will operate the proven excellent program from the existing Areumkkum Library, aiming to expand the role of public libraries and contribute to their promotion.

The target institutions are kindergartens and daycare centers in the area. To this end, the district conducted a demand survey starting in December last year and selected institutions considering location and number of participants. The program consists of two parts: Part 1 features "Book Play Drama Activities," and Part 2 offers "Experiential Activities."

Part 1's book play drama activities are based on the fairy tales "Making New Friends" and "Capturing the Teacher." These stories depict a seven-year-old child adapting to school life as a first grader. The work reflects children who, though clumsy, find answers in their own innocent ways.

Part 2's experiential activities include writing a diary directly, learning about school supplies, and understanding school rules and habits to help adapt to school life.

Jongno-gu plans to contribute to expanding and revitalizing the role of libraries through the visiting library program and to foster continuous cooperation between local educational institutions and libraries.

Furthermore, based on reading play and curriculum connections, the district intends to steadily operate various programs to promote reading as a daily habit.

Mayor Kim Young-jong said, "We will conduct a proven excellent library program targeting prospective elementary school students who have relatively limited access to libraries to support their adaptation to school life. We will operate substantial programs so that local children can feel the libraries in the district as closer and more friendly."

Since the 5th to the 7th term of the elected government, Jongno-gu has built a total of 17 public libraries, creating large and small spaces throughout the villages where residents can read books. The public libraries in the area are specialized libraries rather than general ones, covering themes comprehensively from literature to audiovisual, ecology, gugak (traditional Korean music), and English materials.

Representative examples include ▲ Cheongun Literature Library specialized in literature ▲ Areumkkum Library specialized in audiovisual materials ▲ Samcheong Park Forest Library specialized in ecology ▲ Woorisori Library specialized in gugak ▲ Dodam Dodam Hanok Library specialized in traditional culture ▲ Tongin Children's Small Library specialized in English.

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