Gwangju Dong-gu, Non-face-to-face Operation of Reading Academy... Applications Open Until the 24th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 7th that it will promote the ‘2020 Dong-gu Reading Academy, Sharing Moving Quotes from Books’ project.

This academy is a project conducted non-face-to-face, replacing the existing group lecture format, to raise residents' cultural levels and contribute to the expansion of humanities knowledge under the theme of ‘reading.’ Before the resurgence of COVID-19, about 1,460 residents participated in October, showing high enthusiasm.

The non-face-to-face reading academy plans to select five books including new bestsellers and recommended books by generation, reflecting the feedback from October participants, and distribute 150 books including large print books for the elderly.

The book list includes ▲Trend Korea 2021 ▲How Should I Tell You ▲How to Age Cheerfully Until 100 (Large Print) ▲It’s Enough to Be a Good Person Only to Good People ▲Poems of Mindfulness, etc.

Applications for the academy can be made from today at the Future Education Department on the 5th floor of the district office, and previous applicants cannot apply again.

Participants are asked to submit two or more moving quotes from the books they have read by January 15 of next year.

The submitted moving quotes will be used as printed content in the ‘Literature Vending Machine’ located on the first floor of the district office’s Book Garden.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, “Residents’ enthusiasm for the reading academy, which is being tried as a new method replacing the Dong-gu Academy, is very high,” and added, “As Dong-gu aims to be a city of humanities, we will compose even newer academy content next year to approach local residents more closely.”

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