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A talkshow on increasing literation index to prosperous community in Tebo Regency, Jambi Province - 

Through the National Library's special allocation funds (DAK), the people of Tebo Regency can enjoy new, cool, comfortable library service facilities, with a more diverse reading collection.

Tebo Regency Regional Secretary Teguh Arhadi expressed his gratitude and gratitude for the new face of the library building in his area.

"By reading, we know a lot of information from all over the world. Even though nowadays human habits have been replaced by technology. For libraries, this is a challenge that must be answered," said Teguh, starting the series of inaugurations of the expansion of Tebo Regency library service facilities, Monday (25/9 /2023).

According to Regional Secretary Teguh, the library service must start preparing a schedule to mobilize students to come to the library.

The condition of an intelligent society is the dream of any country. Intelligence is a form of human quality. Therefore, the National Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMN) has been seriously prepared by the government to improve human quality, one of which is through libraries.

"Libraries are partners of educators, parents and the community. People who go to school don't necessarily read, but people who read definitely go to school," explained the Director of the National Library, Muhammad Syarif Bando.

Reading is a guarantee of the birth of innovation and creativity. A number of developed countries have practiced and felt the positive impact of people's habit of reading.

Why is that? Because natural resources are not a guarantee of sustainable development, but quality humans are the answer. People are an expensive asset.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Monday, the regional governments are advised not to focus on creating work programs that are solely oriented towards budget absorption, but rather programs that has a community empowerment so that the benefits are effective.

"Moreover, Tebo Regency is rich in palm oil and coal which can be processed into various types of economically valuable products with the support of appropriate reading materials," added Bando.

In the talk show session, Deputy for National Library Resource Development, Adin Bondar, explained that the community empowerment program that can be followed and replicated by regions is the transformation of library services based on social inclusion (TPBIS).

"The TPBIS program is in line with the changing library paradigm which is now more open. Exploring the various potentials of individual communities through learning spaces, creativity towards independence," said Adin.

Meanwhile, source from Deputy Chair II of the Tebo Regency DPRD, Syamsu Rizal, said that currently the social media world is busy with the millennial generation.

Even close to each other, some of this generation are starting to use digital as their personal space in accessing, obtaining and sharing all forms of information found on the internet.

However, he suggested that to understand the content of social media messages in this digital era, a shield or filter is needed, namely media literacy.

"Media literacy is a basic skill that a person, including the younger generation, must have when exposed to social media in the digital era," he added.

On the final occasion, Village Head (Datin) Purwo Bakti, Bathin III District, Kab. Bungo, Lenny Maryani, asked the public to change their mindset about libraries. People should not ignore the existence and great benefits of. library.

Lenny, who received an award as inspirational female village head in Indonesia in 2022, emphasized that libraries are now open spaces. Not an ivory tower. But it would be useless no matter how magnificent the library building is if the public doesn't want to come to its benefits.

"Villages must have self-awareness. If they want to build community welfare, they must be supported with funds. The Village Development Budget has approved the use of the budget for libraries," he concluded//VOI