Mapo Central Library Runs "Visiting Library for All" at Welfare Facilities for People with Disabilities

Reading Activities and Barrier-Free Film Screenings at Seven Welfare Facilities

The Mapo Central Library, operated by Mapo District in Seoul, is running the "Visiting Library for All" program until October this year, delivering library services directly to welfare facilities for people with disabilities who have difficulty visiting the library.

Employees of Mapo Central Library are visiting welfare facilities in the area to conduct reading activities. Provided by Mapo District.

This program helps users with disabilities experience books and movies in familiar environments. It offers picture book reading activities and barrier-free film screenings for individuals with developmental disabilities and brain lesions.

This year, the library will conduct 20 reading sessions and 8 barrier-free film screenings at 7 welfare facilities in Mapo District. Around 300 residents are expected to participate.

For the reading activities, a professional instructor affiliated with the Dream Good Picture Book Study Group will visit each institution to lead interactive sessions combining picture book reading, crafts, and physical activities.

In April, the first visit took place at the Mapo Lifelong Education Center for People with Developmental Disabilities, featuring picture book activities and barrier-free film screenings on themes such as flowers, music, play, and community. At the Uri Mapo Day Care Center for People with Disabilities, picture book activities will continue with themes including flowers, music, colors, play, community, and courage.

At the Yeomni Day Care Center for People with Disabilities, the Mapo Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled, the Mapo Family Support Center for the Disabled, and the Mapo Brain Lesion Disability Vision Center, barrier-free films with audio descriptions and subtitles will be screened.

The Mapo Central Library has also been selected as an operating institution for the "2026 Reading Culture Program for People with Disabilities" organized by the National Library for the Disabled. Accordingly, the "Book Play for All" program will be held 10 times from May to October at the Mapo Day Care Center for People with Disabilities.

"Book Play for All" starts with an introduction to library services, followed by picture book activities on various topics. Each session combines crafts and physical activities, allowing people with disabilities to experience books in a multidimensional manner. Photos from the activities and works created by participants will be displayed at the "Exhibition for All," to be held in the lobby of Mapo Central Library in October.

A Mapo District official stated, "We hope that by bringing the library directly to these facilities, more people with disabilities will be able to enjoy books and movies up close and experience the joy of culture in their daily lives."

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