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The library opening ceremony in Nganjuk, East Java - 

Voinews, Jakarta - Welfare conditions due to poverty are a strong reason for the National Library to carry out a paradigm shift by launching the Social Inclusion Based Library Transformation (TPBIS) program since 2018. The social inclusion program provides opportunities for the community to develop their abilities through reading materials and assistance provided by the library.

"Social inclusion is an approach based on a social system approach or a humanistic approach," said National Library Main Librarian Sri Sumekar when attending the inauguration of public library service facilities with the Regional Secretary of Nganjuk Regency Nur Solekan, on Thursday (7/12/2023) .

The inclusive approach views libraries as a social sub-system in the social system. For this reason, libraries must be designed so that they have high useful value in society. Through an inclusive approach, public libraries are able to become an open space for the community to obtain solutions in an effort to improve quality of life and welfare. To date, 4,500 National Library partners have been registered in TPBIS management

"TPBIS involves 3,476,985 community members in library activities in 3,985 villages/sub-districts spread across 399 districts/cities," added Sri Sumekar.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Thursday, the positive impact of TPBIS is a decrease in the poor population in villages by 0.21% compared to data as of September 2022 (source BPS, 2023). And what is also proud of this program is that no less than 18 districts/cities and 1,125 villages/sub-districts have replicated the TPBIS program.

Simply put, the TPBIS program changes the library paradigm, which previously was only limited to services, now everything has moved towards transformation in improving social welfare.

"The world, through the international library organization, IFLA, appreciates the program created by Peprusnas and has become a model for other countries," said Sri.

Academic from IAI Diponegoro, Sophingi, added that literacy is indeed the key to human resource development. The presence of libraries cannot be underestimated in developing literacy in society. Therefore, libraries are expected to develop quickly to adapt to increasingly fast technology.

"In fact, there is one village in Nganjuk, namely Klagen Village, which has become a literacy field because a women's school has been established which is provided with teaching and assistance from the TPBIS program," said Sophingi.

Literacy activities in Nganjuk Regency can be said to be quite good, considering that the majority of local writers are students and school teachers. Students are required to write at least one written work per class, which is then collected in the form of an anthology.

"As a result, 50 books have been published by students in Kertosono, Nganjuk, which are equipped with ISBNs," said literacy activist Sigit Priyanto.

The construction of the Nganjuk Regency public library service building facilities cost IDR 9 billion, sourced from the 2022 APBN through special allocation funds (DAK). However, the Nganjuk Regional Secretary requested that in 2025 another budget be allocated to complete the library service building in the form of infrastructure.

“Good, services for people with disabilities are equipped. "But I hope that the digital space can also be filled next year," asked Solekan.

So far, strong efforts have been shown by the Nganjuk Regency Library and Archives Service, such as the Dongkel Beras service program (Traveling Fairy Tales with Children), mobile libraries, Martabak (Reading Various Stories with Children), Car Free Day library services, and e-book outreach via the e-pusda application//VOI