Yeoncheon County Wins "Reading Korea Grand Prize for Local Governments" for Four Consecutive Years

Yeoncheon County in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 19th that it received the grand prize for the nationwide local government category for the fourth consecutive year at the "2025 Reading Korea Awards Ceremony" held at Myongji University Humanities Campus on the 18th.

Kim Deokhyun, Yeoncheon County Governor (third from the left), and staff are receiving the grand prize for four consecutive years in the nationwide local government category at the "2025 Reading Korea Awards Ceremony" held at Myongji University Humanities Campus on the 18th. Provided by Yeoncheon County

Under the vision of "Yes Yeoncheon, Into the Future with Books," Yeoncheon County has continuously worked to promote a reading culture, resulting in its selection as the 10th Reading Local Government.

This awards ceremony, sponsored by the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee and hosted and organized by the Korea Reading Culture Promotion Association, recognizes and rewards local governments that have contributed to the advancement of reading culture and the improvement of reading competitiveness.

Following its grand prize win at the 9th Reading Korea Awards Ceremony last year, Yeoncheon County has now been honored with the grand prize for four consecutive years, being recognized for its contributions to the development of a reading culture.

In particular, Yeoncheon County has made significant contributions to the local reading ecosystem by actively promoting community-tailored reading culture initiatives. These include the monthly humanities program "Monthly Humanities," the One City One Book campaign, author meet-and-greet events, a reading marathon, support for reading clubs, various outreach reading culture promotion projects, and the operation of the "Key Unit Reading Management College," the nation's first public-private-military cooperative reading education program. These multifaceted efforts, along with the voluntary participation of residents, have been highly praised.

A Yeoncheon County official stated, "Thanks to the deep love for books and the enthusiastic participation in reading by our residents, we were able to achieve the valuable accomplishment of winning the grand prize for four consecutive years," adding, "We will continue to do our best to ensure that all residents gain wisdom and happiness through reading and to create a happy Yeoncheon where the community grows together."

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