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In this new normal, people must remain creative and productive, even though they are still in the covid-19 pandemic that has not subsided in the country. Literacy is the answer so that someone is able to read the situation well, explore further knowledge, and can transform into knowledge and products or services in a bid to improve quality of life. This is the core of the webinar entitled "Rising from a Pandemic with Literacy" held by the National Library of Indonesia along with the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Wednesday (06/17). The event was attended by 1,000 participants consisting of representatives of ministries / institutions, regional governments of Bappeda and library services, academics, literacy activists and the general public. Head of the National Library, M. Syarif Bando said that the library is a solution to improve the intelligence and empowerment of the nation which has a significant impact on the end users. This has increased infrastructure for access to information and knowledge, strengthened the sources of knowledge and the value of information for individuals. The keynote speaker in the webinar who was also the Minister of National Development Planning / Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Suharso Monoarfa emphasized the need to strengthen the culture of community literacy as an effort to be able to rise from adversity. This is important because literacy as a form of cognitive skills has a major role to play in the socio-economic recovery of post Covid-19 societies//NK