Gyeonggi Library Offers 'Shining Applause' Program Combining Sign Language Classes and Book Discussions

Gyeonggi Library is running "Shining Applause," a program focused on sign language and Deaf culture, to expand opportunities for Deaf people to participate in reading culture and improve linguistic and cultural accessibility at the library.

The program consists of basic Korean Sign Language classes for hearing participants and sign-language book discussions for Deaf participants. It is designed to give Deaf people opportunities to read books and share their thoughts in their own language, while allowing hearing participants to learn about sign language and Deaf culture and understand diverse ways of communicating.

An informational poster for “Shining Applause,” a program for Deaf people at Gyeonggi Library.

The basic Korean Sign Language classes will be held every Wednesday from November 11 to December 2, and the sign-language book discussions will take place every Thursday from November 19 to 26. All programs will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at "Climate Action 1.5 Degrees" on the fourth floor of Gyeonggi Library. In December, the library also plans to hold a gathering where Deaf and hearing participants can learn sign language and talk together.

"I hope this will be an opportunity for people to connect through sign language and books and encounter one another's languages and thoughts," said Yoon Myunghee, director of Gyeonggi Library. "We will continue to offer programs where people with diverse needs can share books and culture."

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