Jeongeup-si Selected for Three Public Contest Projects Including Support for Resident Writers at Libraries

The Miracle Library in Jeongeup-si, Jeonbuk, has been selected for three public contest projects, including the ‘2023 Resident Writer Support Project for Libraries’ hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service, securing 30 million KRW in national funding.

According to the city on the 21st, the selected projects are the Resident Writer Support Project for Libraries, Humanities on the Road, and Reading Books with the Library project.

Jeongeup Miracle Library Selected for 3 Public Contest Projects Hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
[Photo by Jeongeup City]

The ‘Resident Writer Support Project for Libraries’ is a program that supports personnel expenses and program operation costs so that writers can reside in public libraries and provide various literary contents for local residents.

It receives 17 million KRW in national funding and will be conducted over six months from this month until September.

The Miracle Library plans to operate literary programs focused on reading, writing, and expression for children with an active writer, including ‘Strong Literacy,’ ‘Diary at Noon,’ and ‘Writing Prescription.’

The ‘Humanities on the Road’ project, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Library Association, receives 9 million KRW in funding and will be held 14 times in total from June to October.

Under the theme of ‘Expanding Perspectives through Buildings (館)’, knowledge lectures and building explorations of libraries, art museums, and museums that are part of our daily lives will be conducted.

The ‘Reading Books with the Library’ project is a reading culture program where the Miracle Library visits local children’s centers to provide book reading services, operating once a week for a total of 19 sessions from May to September.

By reading different picture books each week, it aims to help children achieve emotional stability and develop proper reading habits, as well as to familiarize children with libraries and books through outdoor classes such as library tours and explorations.

For more details, contact the Miracle Library or refer to the Jeongeup City Library website.

A library official said, “Through this public contest project, useful and substantial programs that citizens can participate in with interest have been prepared,” adding, “We hope for much interest and participation so that it can be a time to enjoy reading and expand thinking.”

Jeongeup = Kim Jaegil, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr