Hwaseo 1-dong Saemaul Library Wins Excellence Award at Suwon National Reading Competition

On the 20th, the Saemaul Library in Hwaseo 1-dong, Paldal-gu (Head of District: Won Jeung-yeon) won the Excellence Award in the Library Operations category at the 32nd National Reading Competition held by the Suwon Branch of the Saemaul Library on the 20th, which was organized to expand the reading population and establish a reading culture.

Hwaseo 1-dong Saemaul Library has developed diverse specialized programs to stimulate residents' intellectual curiosity and promote reading as a lifestyle habit, including tours of Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, rural life experiences, mobile library services for disabled persons, special vacation lectures (history essay discussion classes, broadcast dance classes, children's Chinese language classes), and library environment improvement projects, which have received strong response from the community.

Um Mi-hwa, Chairwoman of Hwaseo 1-dong Saemaul Library, said in her acceptance remarks, "I express my deep gratitude for this award, and I will continue to make efforts to develop diverse programs for the library and promote them so that residents can develop a habit of staying close to books."