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List of Targets for the 2023 Kohoku Library

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List of Targets for the 2023 Kohoku Library

This year, the Kohoku Library will focus on the following goals: This list of goals has been formulated based on the "Yokohama City Medium-Term Plan", "Yokohama City Educational Promotion Basic Plan", and "Reading Activity Promotion Goals" of each ward.

Last update date June 9, 2023

Considering the way of redevelopment and systematically carry out repairs and rebuilding

Perspective of Initiatives: Planned implementation of repair and rebuilding of aging City Library

Initiatives

・Renovation work for sanitary pipes, etc. (2nd half)
・Implementing repairs with the highest priority on identifying areas where repairs are needed and user safety.

Reference

Assumed business volume: Number of large-scale equipment repairs and renewals in City Library (FY2025)
Source: The 4th Yokohama City Educational Promotion Basic Plan (Pillar 8)＞Measure 2＞Main Initiatives 1)

Promotion of reading activities to enrich citizens' learning

Perspective of Initiatives: Expansion of reading activities utilizing various opportunities such as reading days and reading activity promotion month

Initiatives

・Initiatives that utilize book-reading activity promotion month
・Dissemination of information using our website, Twitter, etc.

Reference

Policy indices: Number of books borrowed at the library: 12 million books (FY2025)
Source: Yokohama Medium-Term Plan 2022-2025 (Strategy 1)＞Policy 6 "Policy Indicators"), 4th Yokohama City Educational Promotion Basic Plan (Pillar 8)＞Measure 2＞Main Initiative 1), Second Yokohama City Reading Activity Promotion Plan (Priority Item 2)

Perspective of Initiatives: Support for reading activities for the elderly and people with disabilities

Initiatives

・Initiatives in cooperation with Yokohama Rapport for Persons with Disabilities, Yokohama Rapport and Mamedo Community Care Plaza
・Initiatives for public relations to make services for people with disabilities more widely known

Reference

Perspective of Initiatives: Promotion of initiatives that can be enjoyed by the leaders of the activities themselves.

Initiatives

・Children's Librarian event (July, August, September)

Reference

Perspective of Initiatives: Studying efficient logistics systems and providing convenient and convenient library services

Initiatives

・Promotion of reading activities in the northern part of the ward, which is a remote location of the library by conducting business trip registration and exhibitions at Hiyoshi's books

Reference

Establishing children's reading habits

Perspective of Initiatives: Promotion of reading activities according to the child's developmental stage

Initiatives

・Conduct of chick talks, open space talk meeting and examination of new establishment of talk meeting for infants
・Promotion of reading activities in cooperation with schools, such as library tours, acceptance of work experience, lending to faculty and staff
・Implementing programs that are familiar with reading, such as picture-story show courses and workshops for elementary school students
・Enhance materials for teens by expanding the teens corner
・Initiatives in cooperation with neighboring schools

Reference

Source: The 4th Yokohama City Educational Promotion Basic Plan (Pillar 8)＞Measure 2＞Main Initiatives 1), Second Yokohama City Reading Activity Promotion Plan

Enhancement of books to help citizens read and solve problems

Perspective of Initiatives: Enhance book materials to meet local needs

Initiatives

・Collection of local materials related to Kohoku Ward
・Enhancement of materials useful for solving inhabitants of a ward based on the management policy of the ward office, such as child care and support for the elderly and disabled
・Acceptance of donated materials in cooperation with the Kohoku Library Friends Association
・Requests for donation of company history, etc. to companies in the city

Reference

Assumed business volume: Number of new books purchased: 130,000 books/year (2025)
Source: The 4th Yokohama City Educational Promotion Basic Plan (Pillar 8)＞Measure 2＞Main Initiatives 1)

Perspective of Initiatives: Collection, learning support, and information dissemination

Initiatives

・Initiatives in collaboration with local organizations such as the Okura Institute of Mental and Cultural Studies
・Conducting lectures and lectures on local history

Reference

Source: Second Yokohama City Reading Activity Promotion Plan

Expanding the number of people who promote reading activities

Perspective of Initiatives: Support for volunteers to support reading activities

Initiatives

・Conduct of "Warabe Uta and Picture Book Association" volunteer course in cooperation with inhabitant of a ward activity support center (September)
・Volunteer Exchange Meetings (June)

Reference

Performance Indicators: Total number of volunteers engaged in reading, reading, etc. (a total number of people in projects in cooperation with the library, b average number of people per building in citizen use facilities *) / a 4,200, b 30.1 people / building (FY2023)
Source: Second Yokohama City Reading Activity Promotion Plan (Priority Item 2)

Perspective of Initiatives: Enhance book materials to meet local needs

Initiatives

・Provision of materials such as book lists at related inter-facility meetings

Reference

Performance Indicators: Total number of books for group lending at libraries and schools to schools/99,000 (FY2023)
Source: Second Yokohama City Reading Activity Promotion Plan (Priority Item 3)

Perspective of Initiatives: Strengthening cooperation with related facilities

Initiatives

・Implementation of "Ohanashi-kai" in places close to inhabitants of a ward in cooperation with local child care support base "Doroppu", etc.
・PR to promote the use of group lending and group lending
・Implementation of "New Arrival Books" for user groups using bulletin boards in the group rental room

Reference

Performance Indicators: Total number of books for group lending at libraries and schools to schools/99,000 (FY2023)
Source: Second Yokohama City Reading Activity Promotion Plan (Priority Item 3)

Promotion of reading activities according to the locality of the ward