[Photo] Dongdaemun-gu Selected for 'Reading Municipality Award'

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu (center in the photo), received the plaque for the 5th "Reading Municipality Award" from Kim Eul-ho, Chairman of the National Reading Culture Promotion Association (first from the left in the photo), on the 12th and took a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) received the 5th “Reading Municipality Award” and was presented with a plaque at Dongdaemun-gu Office at 2 p.m. on the 12th.

The “Reading Municipality Award” is given by the Korea Reading Culture Promotion Association (President Kim Eul-ho) to municipalities that have greatly contributed to the development of reading and publishing culture and have helped advance a reading culture in Korea through outstanding planning capabilities.

So far, Dongdaemun-gu has actively promoted the 7th local government administration pledge, including the establishment of “one neighborhood library per dong,” making multifaceted efforts to create a reading life zone within a 10-minute walking distance.

In particular, last year, Dongdaemun-gu established ▲ Dongdaemun Chaekmadang Library (public library) ▲ two Smart Libraries (subway Yongdu Station, Dapsimni Station) ▲ Jangan Kkum Maru Children’s Small Library ▲ private Cheongsol Woosung Apartment Small Library, continuously expanding library facilities by discovering unused spaces, which earned high scores in this evaluation.

Along with this, despite the difficulty of visiting libraries due to COVID-19, the district has promoted ▲ online cultural program operation ▲ non-face-to-face lending and returning services ▲ expansion of interlibrary loan services ▲ establishment of a media creation support center ▲ hosting online reading festivals to provide uninterrupted cultural welfare services.

You Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “We will continue to enhance operational expertise so that libraries can fulfill their original functions of providing knowledge and information and become spaces for harmony and communication within the local community, making Dongdaemun-gu a ‘cultural city where everyday life blossoms.’”

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