Wanju-gun Selected as an 'Excellent Local Government' in Library Operation Evaluation

Published 15 Oct.2021 11:10(KST)

Special Award Recipient, Chairman of the Library Information Policy Committee

Wanju-gun Selected as an 'Excellent Local Government' in Library Operation Evaluation

[Wanju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Han-ho] Wanju County announced on the 15th that it was selected as an excellent local government in the library policy category in the ‘2021 National Library Operation Evaluation’ and received the Chairman’s Special Award from the Library Information Policy Committee at the ‘58th National Library Conference.’

The National Library Operation Evaluation is conducted to discover excellent libraries through the evaluation and analysis of library service quality and to establish an effective library policy system.

It is conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Presidential Library Information Policy Committee across five types of libraries (public, school, military, specialized, and prison).

The ‘Chairman’s Special Award from the Library Information Policy Committee’ awarded to Wanju County is based on the comprehensive performance of public libraries affiliated with the local government, and only two locations, Wanju County and Dong-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, were selected.

Wanju County is recognized for its outstanding reading infrastructure, including a total of five public libraries, 19 public and private small libraries, 11 library-based reading clubs, and five school village libraries, following the opening of the Kongjipatji Library in Jeonbuk Innovation City in 2019.

Additionally, by creating the ‘Wanju, Show Yourself’ corner through the collection of local materials to improve accessibility to regional resources, and providing various library services such as reading academies, book picnics, and the study rooms of notable figures, Wanju County is making efforts to promote reading culture.

Park Seong-sil, the mayor of Wanju County, said, “We are also promoting the construction of a public library in Samrye Sambong District, aiming to open it in 2025,” and added, “We will create a healthy ‘Wanju County-style reading ecosystem’ by supporting the cultivation of various reading communities.”