Wando-gun Honored with Award for Being a Reading-Oriented Local Government

Establishing 1 Library Infrastructure per Town and Township to Quench Reading Thirst of Island Village Residents

Wando County has been selected as the winner of the '5th Korea Reading Municipality Award 2020,' organized by the Korea Reading Culture Promotion Association and sponsored by the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee. (Photo by Wando County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 29th that it was honored to be selected as the grand prize winner in the ‘5th Korea Reading Municipality Awards 2020’ hosted by the Korea Reading Culture Promotion Association (President Kim Eul-ho) and sponsored by the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, receiving the Chairman’s Award (Do Jong-hwan) of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee of the National Assembly.

The ‘Korea Reading Municipality Grand Prize’ is awarded to municipalities that have greatly contributed to the development of reading and publishing culture through outstanding planning and dedicated efforts, and this year marks its 5th anniversary.

The municipalities awarded this year include Wando-gun in Jeollanam-do, Dongdaemun-gu in Seoul, Donghae-si in Gangwon-do, Gongju-si in Chungcheongnam-do, Jeungpyeong-gun in Chungcheongbuk-do, and Gochang-gun in Jeollabuk-do, totaling six municipalities.

Wando-gun received high praise from the judges for continuously promoting the ‘One Eup/Myeon One Library’ project since the opening of Sinji Haetsal Small Library in 2014, contributing to the expansion of the reading culture base and the reduction of regional cultural disparities in books.

In addition, bold support for the smooth operation of small libraries, the establishment of military libraries for soldiers, and the operation of reading programs targeting the elderly generation stood out.

This year, the county plans to achieve the goal of establishing one library per eup/myeon by creating the Gogeum Small Library and to develop and promote reading programs that various ages and generations can participate in.

Furthermore, on this day, Wando-gun and the Korea Reading Culture Promotion Association signed a business agreement to foster a cooperative relationship for the successful hosting of the 2022 Wando International Seaweed Expo and the development of reading culture.

Governor Shin Woo-cheol said, “I will take this award as a sign to work even harder to lead the spread of reading culture and the creation of a reading environment for the residents,” and added, “We will do our best so that all residents can improve their quality of life without feeling cultural disparities.”

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