Wando-gun Collaborates with KB Kookmin Bank to Establish Small Libraries

KB Kookmin Bank Signs Business Agreement with The People Who Make Small Libraries Association

Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do recently announced on the 16th that it has signed a business agreement with KB Kookmin Bank and the Association of People Making Small Libraries for the ‘KB Sponsored Small Library Creation Project.’

The agreement ceremony was attended by Shin Woo-cheol, Governor of Wando-gun, Noh Hyun-joo, Head of KB Kookmin Bank Honam Regional Group, and Kim Soo-yeon, CEO of the Association of People Making Small Libraries.

(From left) Suyeon Kim, CEO of People Making Small Libraries, Woochul Shin, Wando County Governor, and Hyeonju Noh, CEO of KB Kookmin Bank Honam Regional Group, are signing a business agreement for the 'Small Library Creation Project' and taking a commemorative photo. [Photo by Wando County]

Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and KB Kookmin Bank, and organized by the Association of People Making Small Libraries, the ‘Small Library Creation Project’ aims to establish community-based libraries in culturally underserved areas. This year, the Dodam Dodam Small Library in Wando-eup was selected.

This is the second selection since the creation of the Jindallae Small Library in Yaksan-myeon in 2018. With this project selection, the Dodam Dodam Small Library in Wando-eup will receive remodeling support worth approximately 150 million KRW.

The remodeling plans include transforming existing unused spaces into new areas, replacing wooden bookshelves, desks, and the information desk to provide a comfortable reading environment.

According to the agreement, KB Kookmin Bank will provide sponsorship funds for the library creation, the Association of People Making Small Libraries will support the establishment and operation of the small libraries, and Wando-gun will secure operational personnel and budgets, as well as regularly purchase books.

Governor Shin Woo-cheol stated, “The role of libraries is being emphasized to meet the increasingly high cultural standards of our residents,” adding, “The county will strive to revitalize library operations to provide a high-quality reading environment.”

Wando = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Choi Kyung-pil just8440@asiae.co.kr