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Head of National Library, Syarief Bando after meeting Vice President Jusuf Kalla in Jakarta, Friday (23/2) stated that Vice President Jusuf Kalla asks the national library to develop information technology to ensure access and the library services are accessible to other regions across Indonesia. Syarif also stated that current challenges of the library are not only to attract visitors but also to provide access to the library through internet. Vice President Jusuf Kalla also asked the national library to instill sense of love towards the books to younger generations, and to build civilization based on science.

“…Reviewing current challenges of library in digital area, library must change its paradigm that library is not rows of dusty books but library must be designated as good as possible with the help of information technology. Therefore, the library can reach whole society. The parameter of library in the future is not only how many people visit the library but also how further library can build information technology application that can be accessed by the people,” Syarief Bando said.

In the meeting, Vice President Jusuf Kalla proposed the design of library programs such as book review competition in the library and storytelling to improve loving books. In this occasion, Syarif Bando invited Vice President Jusuf Kalla to attend the Library Coordination Meeting of Indonesia in the National Library Building on the 3rd or 4th of March 2018. (KBRN/Rizki/Trans:Dhyka)