Gangjin-gun Library to Operate 'Humanities on the Road' Program in 2020

Various Programs Including Lectures and Explorations to be Held Until November

Gangjin County Library will operate the humanities lecture and exploration program "Humanities on the Road" from July to November next month. (Photo by Gangjin County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Jeonnam Gangjin-gun Library announced on the 21st that it will operate the humanities lecture and exploration program "Humanities on the Road" from July to November next month.

"Humanities on the Road" is a program selected through a public contest hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Korea Library Association, receiving project funding of 12 million won.

Under the theme "Our Neighborhood's Hidden Treasures Come to Life as Picture Books," the program is designed to instill local pride by discovering cultural heritage and humanities-based tourism content, which are hidden treasures of the region.

Six instructors, including children's book authors, picture book illustrators, and cultural interpreters, will participate. A total of 20 sessions will be held, including 17 lectures, 2 explorations, and 1 follow-up meeting with children from Gangjin Dream Start.

Starting with a lecture titled "Can I Become a Picture Book Author Too?" on August 8, participating children will find hidden treasures in their village and reconstruct the discovered treasures into stories to create picture books.

The published storybooks will be stocked at Gangjin-gun Library and distributed at the Jeonnam Provincial Library. Through book reading activities by library clubs such as "Story Grandmothers" and "Geunyeosseu," the books will also be spread to schools in the district.

Children's book author Kim Hae-deung said, "If children directly discover treasures hidden in daily life and go through the process of composing stories and bringing them to life through illustrations, it will provide them with the most wonderful and cherished childhood memories."

Library Director Kim Moon-hwan stated, "I hope that the 2020 Humanities on the Road program will serve as an opportunity for the unique emotions of our region to become a part of cultural and tourism content that revitalizes our area."

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