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Ever more libraries are now set to provide more information about cultures from around the world.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has increased the number of public libraries this year that receive government support for the management of multicultural programs, from 110 to 125. Each of the participating libraries will run their program from April to December.
Among the participants include Lee Jin-ah at the Memorial Library in Seodaemun-gu District in Seoul. The library runs an educational program to train commentators who then speak about multiculturalism elsewhere in society. This program targets so-called "marriage immigrants," people married to an ethnic Korean spouse, so that they can explain the culture of their home country to others in society here, and become financially independent.
The Subong Library in Incheon will begin its so-called “Borrow Teachers” program for children of multicultural families. Participants work together with university volunteers, studying subjects they find difficult, such as Korean language or Korean history.
The Jeollanamdo Provincial Library will host a special lecture to emphasize the importance of understanding multiculturalism for parents of Korean families. The title of the lecture is, “The future of your children lies in parents’ understanding of multiculturalism.”
Those who wish to participate in the programs can call or apply at the homepage of the library of their choice.
The culture ministry also plans to build three reference rooms for information about multiculturalism by December this year, equipping a database of country information from around the globe. The selected libraries for this service are the Amsa Library in Gangdong-gu District, Seoul, the Sorae Library in Namdong-gu District, Incheon, and the Mungyeong Library in Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province). These reference rooms will be equipped with books and other items from many countries so that visitors can see first-hand how people live in other countries, such as Vietnam, Japan or mainland China.
More information about the program is available at a related blog (http://cafe.daum.net/libraryforall).
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: Jeongdok Public Library
arete@korea.kr
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has increased the number of public libraries this year that receive government support for the management of multicultural programs, from 110 to 125. Each of the participating libraries will run their program from April to December.
Participants in the multicultural 'Saturday Reading Class' program have fun while learning about the cultures of other countries.
Among the participants include Lee Jin-ah at the Memorial Library in Seodaemun-gu District in Seoul. The library runs an educational program to train commentators who then speak about multiculturalism elsewhere in society. This program targets so-called "marriage immigrants," people married to an ethnic Korean spouse, so that they can explain the culture of their home country to others in society here, and become financially independent.
The Subong Library in Incheon will begin its so-called “Borrow Teachers” program for children of multicultural families. Participants work together with university volunteers, studying subjects they find difficult, such as Korean language or Korean history.
The Jeollanamdo Provincial Library will host a special lecture to emphasize the importance of understanding multiculturalism for parents of Korean families. The title of the lecture is, “The future of your children lies in parents’ understanding of multiculturalism.”
Those who wish to participate in the programs can call or apply at the homepage of the library of their choice.
The culture ministry also plans to build three reference rooms for information about multiculturalism by December this year, equipping a database of country information from around the globe. The selected libraries for this service are the Amsa Library in Gangdong-gu District, Seoul, the Sorae Library in Namdong-gu District, Incheon, and the Mungyeong Library in Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province). These reference rooms will be equipped with books and other items from many countries so that visitors can see first-hand how people live in other countries, such as Vietnam, Japan or mainland China.
More information about the program is available at a related blog (http://cafe.daum.net/libraryforall).
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: Jeongdok Public Library
arete@korea.kr
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