Paldal-gu Hwaseo 1-dong Saemaul Library Presents Case Study

The Hwaseo 1-dong Saemaul Library in Paldal-gu (Chairwoman Um Mi-hwa) participated as Gyeonggi Province's representative in a panel discussion on the 2013 Reading Culture Movement Course held on the 16th at the Saemaul Movement Central Training Institute and presented its case study.

In addition to the Hwaseo 1-dong Saemaul Library, the panel discussion also featured case presentations from the Georyou Book-loving Saemaul Library in Goseong-gun, South Gyeongsang Province; the Samcheong Saemaul Library in Chilgok-gun, North Gyeongsang Province; and the Yeonsan 4-dong Saemaul Library in Yeonje-gu, Busan, each presenting their operational experiences of rural and urban small libraries. The Hwaseo 1-dong Saemaul Library introduced its project to expand children's reading culture, specialized programs for children, the library's four key activities, library environment improvement, and book expansion initiatives.

The Hwaseo 1-dong Saemaul Library in Paldal-gu received the Excellence Award in the library management category at the 32nd National Reading Competition hosted by the Saemaul Library Central Association last year.