'K-Fairy Tales in 6 Languages'... National Library for Children and Young Adults Offers Multilingual Storytelling Service

Providing Video Content of Original Fairy Tales, Traditional Tales, and Foreign Fairy Tales

The National Library for Children and Young Adults announced on the 7th that it will showcase 341 types of 'Multilingual Storytelling' videos and 'K-Picture Book Curation' on its website to help children understand Korean culture.

Multilingual Storytelling Promotion Image. [Photo by National Library for Children and Young Adults]

The 'Multilingual Storytelling' video service began in 2009. It produces video content of Korean original stories, Korean traditional folktales, and foreign folktales, providing them in six languages.

Based on the 341 types of 'Multilingual Storytelling' videos, a quarterly 'K-Picture Book Curation' is also offered. Last year, it curated stories about Korea's traditional culture, family, and community. This time, it presents nine curation videos about Korean holidays and commemorative days.

The usage rate of the multilingual storytelling videos has been increasing annually on the National Library for Children and Young Adults website. Additionally, to enable more children to access the service, website link addresses and web banners are distributed to public libraries nationwide, school libraries, and multicultural-related institutions.

Park Joo-ok, director of the National Library for Children and Young Adults, said, “Through the multilingual storytelling videos, we want children to find picture books very enjoyable, naturally understand the cultures and customs of each country, and grow into future talents of our society.”

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