Silla University Department of Library and Information Science Runs 'College Student Book Reading Volunteer Group' for Three Consecutive Years

Visit to Moracho and Jangrimcho, Hosting Reading Camp

The Department of Library and Information Science at Silla University (President: Heo Namsik) has launched the "University Student Book Reading Volunteer Group" to realize social values of growth, development, and coexistence with the local community.

The Department of Library and Information Science at Silla University has been operating the "University Student Book Reading Volunteer Group" in collaboration with elementary schools and public libraries in the Busan area since 2022. Starting with the inauguration ceremony on the 22nd, the group continues to carry out book reading volunteer activities for preschool and elementary school students.

Silla University students volunteering to read books to elementary school students.

During the summer vacation period from July to August, a "Reading Camp with the University Student Book Reading Volunteer Group" was held for students at Mora Elementary School and Jangnim Elementary School, receiving enthusiastic responses from participants. For this camp, students from the Department of Library and Information Science at Silla University directly planned and operated the reading program by linking what they learned in their major courses with the elementary school curriculum.

Park Sojeong, a student from the Department of Library and Information Science at Silla University who participated in the volunteer group, said, "As a prospective librarian, I joined this activity because I wanted to share the reading program I planned, based on my understanding and passion for reading guidance, with local children." She added, "Through this activity, I was able to communicate with children through books and share the joy and fulfillment of reading together."

Cha Seongjong, head of the Department of Library and Information Science at Silla University, stated, "With the growing interest in social value, exchanges and industry-academic cooperation between universities and local communities are becoming increasingly important." He continued, "We will continue to pursue innovative educational activities that enable students to realize their dreams by operating specialized, major-tailored curricula and serving as a hub for reading education culture in the Busan region through various collaborative efforts based on reading activities with the local community."

The Department of Library and Information Science at Silla University, with its 40-year history and tradition, has produced numerous librarians and librarian teachers for various libraries and institutions, including achieving the highest number of successful candidates in the elementary and secondary librarian teacher appointment exams in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions for the 2021 academic year.

The Department of Library and Information Science at Silla University is operating the "University Student Reading Volunteer Group" for the third consecutive year.