Namwon Public Library Hosts Abundant Events for Library Week Celebrating 'World Book Day'

[Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Young-gwon] Jeonbuk Namwon Public Library announced on the 8th that it will operate various reading culture events from the 12th to the 23rd to celebrate Library Week and World Book Day.

This year marks the 58th Library Week (12th~18th) and World Book Day (23rd). The event aims to help citizens recover their daily lives exhausted by COVID-19 and to promote the value and importance of libraries by presenting various reading and cultural programs.

At the municipal library, from the 12th to the 23rd, the following will be held: ▲double book loans ▲overdue eraser event ▲original picture book illustration exhibition, ▲book curation themed "Spring," and ▲blind book event where books wrapped in parcels with no visible content are lent by presenting only four key keywords. For elementary school students in grades 3 to 6, a one-day special lecture on "Kkokkkok! Fun Punch Needle Making" will be held on the 16th.

On the 23rd, a one-day special lecture on "Making Emotional Interior Mother-of-Pearl Mobiles" will be held for adults, expected to be a healing time where many citizens enjoy themselves at the library.

At the Children and Youth Library, from the 12th to the 23rd, the following will be held: ▲original picture book illustration exhibition, ▲book curation themed "Forest," ▲overdue escape! event that exempts overdue days for members who visit the library and request loan suspension, ▲reading encouragement magic show (15th), and ▲screening of two healing animations on the 16th and World Book Day, the 23rd.

A library official said, "We expect this event to comfort the bodies and minds exhausted by COVID-19 and to be an opportunity to get closer to books," adding, "We will continue to do our best to establish the library as a cultural space for citizens through various events."

For more details, check the city hall website or contact the municipal library or the Children and Youth Library.

Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Young-gwon wjddudrnjs@asiae.co.kr

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