Gwangju Buk-gu, Operation of the Iyagi Halmoni Program

On the 11th, Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that starting this month, it will operate the 'Storytelling Grandmother Program' at the public libraries Jungheung Library and Sinyong Library.

Through this program, Buk-gu aims to have experienced elderly women serve as storytelling teachers, sharing traditional Korean folktales and stories of virtuous ancestors with children, helping them develop proper character and a warm heart.

Jungheung Library and Sinyong Library were selected this year by the Korea Institute of Korean Studies as dispatch institutions for the 'Sharing Storytelling Grandmother Project,' and this is the first time they have launched and operated this program. Each library plans to hold a total of 24 sessions once a week until December, covering various storytelling themes.

Accordingly, the Korea Institute of Korean Studies assigns elderly women who have completed the storytelling grandmother training course to the two libraries to support the program's operation.

A Buk-gu official said, "We hope this program will provide an opportunity for emotional communication between the elderly and children, and for learning wisdom and lessons in life," adding, "We will continue to prepare various reading culture programs to strengthen the role of public libraries."

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