Totsuka Ward's Reading Activities Promotion Project

Last Updated September 20, 2024

Reading activities are important in learning words, improving sensibilities, enhancing expressiveness, creativity, etc., or enriching them, and acquiring the ability to live a deeper life. (Quoted from Article 2 of the Ordinance on Promotion of Reading Activities of Yokohama Citizens)

In Totsuka Ward, ward offices, libraries, schools, etc. have established the "Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Goals" to encourage residents to enjoy reading activities in a familiar place.

Please see "Tozuka Library homepage" for information on the use of Tozuka Library and event information.

Topics
Date of renewal	Details of the announcement
R4.2.4	We have released a video introducing the library's ideas so that you can search for the books you want to read and the books you want to check. (External site)
R3.10.22	November is reading activity promotion month.
R3.3.19	A video introducing the “First Picture Book Corner” of the Reading Activity Promotion Network Project from the age of 0 has been released.
R2.11.12	"Totsuka Reading Channel" has been opened.
R2.10.30	We have formulated the Second Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Target.
R2.10.12	November is reading activity promotion month.
R2.7.31	We raise opinions from inhabitants of a ward about "the second Totsuka Ward reading activity promotion target (draft)" (~ August 31, 2020).
R2.5.28	"The Second Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Target (draft)" has been finalized.

Second Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Target (~FY2023)

In response to the "Second Yokohama Citizen Reading Activity Promotion Plan" formulated by Yokohama City in December 2019, Totsuka Ward has formulated the "Second Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Goals" to promote reading activities in cooperation with ward offices, libraries, schools, and ward residents.
"Second Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Target" (PDF: 1,660KB)
"Second Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Target" Outline leaflet (PDF: 3,259KB)
※About "the second Yokohama citizen book-reading activity promotion plan", please see homepage of Board of Education Secretariat.

Goal 1: Enhancement of information provision

We provide information about books held by libraries and inhabitants of a ward facilities, information about reading activity groups, and information such as events related to reading to inhabitants of a ward widely.

Goal 2: Promotion of the creation of leaders

In addition to discovering leaders in reading activities, we will expand volunteers and improve skills.

Goal 3: Promotion of cooperation between activity bases

Base facilities for reading activities, including libraries, will cooperate with each other to further enhance reading activities.

Thanks to all of you who had you cooperate with inhabitants of a ward opinion offer

Inhabitant of a ward opinion offer that we carried out in August, 2020 had a total of 31 copies, 83 valuable opinions.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
"Second Totsuka Ward reading activity promotion target inhabitant of a ward opinion summary" (PDF: 397KB)
[Reference]
"Second Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Target (draft) Booklet" (PDF: 1,402KB) (PDF: 1,402KB)
"Second Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Target (draft) Overview Version" (PDF: 1,230KB) (PDF: 1,230KB)

[Reference] First Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Target

Based on "the regulations about promotion of reading activity of Yokohama citizen" established in June, 2013, in Yokohama-shi, to prepare environment to support citizen's reading activity widely from child to adult and promote reading activity , In March 2014, we devised "Yokohama citizen book-reading activity promotion plan". In Totsuka Ward, we have formulated the "Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Target" as follows.

"Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Target" (PDF: 248KB)
"Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Goals" leaflet (PDF: 1,027KB)
Activities of "Totsuka Ward Reading Activity Promotion Goals" (PDF: 3,719KB)
※About "Yokohama citizen book-reading activity promotion plan", please see homepage of Board of Education Secretariat.

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