41 RPTRA's Libraries in N. Jakarta Crowded by Visitors
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Reported by TP Moan Simanjuntak | Translated by Maria Inggita
Reported by TP Moan Simanjuntak | Translated by Maria Inggita
Libraries in 41 Children-Friendly Integrated Public Spaces (RPTRA)s in North Jakarta are crowded by visitors. Every day, library visitors in those 41 RPTRAs could reach 500-1,000 people.
80 percent of library visitors is in children age
North Jakarta Library and Archive Sub-dept. Head, Bambang Chaidir Sunarto said, in order to push citizen's interest in reading, his side and RPTRA administrator keep innovating. They also add more books.
"We will add 24 thousand books for 41 RPTRAs this year," he expressed, Tuesday (4/18).
June, 20 RPTRAs in North Jakarta DevelopedAccording to him, it is important to boost children's interest in reading. Such as children story-telling competition which has done in 11 RPTRAs in North Jakarta.
"80 percent of library visitors is in children age," he closed.
