Gijang-gun Promotes 'Youth Bookstart' Project...Fostering a Proper Reading Culture

Book Packages for Youth to Grow with Books
Distribution Begins on March 4

Gijang-gun (Governor Jeong Jong-bok) announced on the 25th that starting from March, it will promote the ‘Gijang-gun Youth Bookstart’ project, which gifts book packages to teenagers residing in Gijang-gun.

The Gijang-gun Youth Bookstart is a reading promotion project in collaboration with the Bookstart Korea of the Reading Society Culture Foundation, distributing book packages containing two literary books about ‘growth’ to teenagers living in Gijang-gun. The project, which began in 2020 as the ‘Infant Bookstart Project,’ will be expanded this year to include teenagers.

The ‘Youth Bookstart Book Package’ will be distributed from March 4 at Jeonggwan Library and Gijang Library. Teenagers who wish to participate, or their guardians, can visit the libraries with their ID and resident registration certificate to receive the packages.

Additionally, the county plans to offer various reading programs for the participating youth. Detailed information about the project can be found on the library website’s notice board, and inquiries can be made at the general reference desks of Jeonggwan Library or Gijang Library.

A Gijang-gun official stated, “Through this project, we hope to gift books to teenagers to help them develop proper reading habits during adolescence and provide an opportunity to grow into book-loving citizens.”

Meanwhile, the Bookstart movement is a community cultural movement that promotes a proper reading culture to children and parents through picture books. Over 300 local governments nationwide participate, expanding the start stages into elementary, youth, and senior levels, conducting various projects accordingly.

Notice for Distribution of Book Start Book Packages for Youth in Gijang-gun.

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