"Read" for the skies! MOE's Community Libraries in Schools Program Cultivates a Habit of Reading
Announced Date：2021-05-12
Announced Unit：Division of Junior High and Elementary Education
Literacy lies at the heart of learning. As such, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has constantly been channeling resources to efforts that boost reading and literacy levels of the population. To create reader-friendly spaces, MOE has disbursed funds to elementary and junior high schools to set up Community Libraries in Schools from 2017 to 2020. Within the span of four years, a total of 619 schools across 22 counties and cities received the funding. In 2019, the Most Beautiful Community Library Competition was held, and 18 schools received recognition for having created beautiful reading spaces. It is hoped that, through the precedence set by these stellar examples, "reading" and "aesthetics" can be brought together even more closely in days to come.