School Library "A Space for Everyone to Participate and Communicate"

Gyeongnam Office of Education, 2021 School Library Development Plan Established
Curriculum Support and Infrastructure Expansion

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] The Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education announced on the 18th that it has prepared the ‘2021 School Library Development Implementation Plan,’ which concretizes the role of school libraries as a stepping stone for future education through strengthening their functions.

This year’s School Library Development Implementation Plan aims to accumulate and share learning experiences within the educational community under the vision of ‘an inclusive space where everyone participates and communicates, the school library.’

To this end, four major tasks have been presented: ▲supporting the curriculum through qualitative changes in school libraries ▲innovating the scope of school libraries for learning support and sharing ▲expanding school library infrastructure to provide high-quality reading education services ▲improving the support system for the promotion of school libraries.

In particular, the Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education takes the lead in building cooperative networks with local communities and other institutions to promote school libraries.

By signing a business agreement with the Ministry of Education, it will advance the national policy of a comprehensive reading education system, develop and distribute manuals for school library space innovation, and by signing a business agreement with the National Assembly Library, it will enable free access to the full-text information of the National Assembly Electronic Library at school libraries.

To expand school library infrastructure, the ‘Visiting Librarian Education - School Library Operation’ course by the National Library of Korea was selected through a public contest to enhance the professionalism of staff in charge. Additionally, a dedicated team composed of librarians and librarian teachers has been formed to develop and distribute teaching materials utilizing school libraries.

For the future-oriented school library space innovation project, 1.6 billion KRW will be supported for 21 elementary, middle, and high schools, and modernization projects will also be promoted for standalone kindergarten libraries.

An Tae-hwan, Director of the Creative Talent Division, stated, “Strengthening the role of school libraries will be a stepping stone for future education. We will spare no policy support to ensure that school libraries become inclusive spaces for participation and communication.”

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