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Promotion of reading activities
Last updated on March 25, 2025.
Guidelines
"Ordinance about promotion of reading activity of Yokohama citizen" was established in June, 2013 and came into effect in April, 2014. Along with this, "Yokohama citizen book-reading activity promotion plan" was devised to arrange environment to support citizen's reading activity widely from child to adult and to promote reading activity. .
Based on this plan, the Asahi Ward established the Asahi Ward Reading Activity Promotion Goals based on "know," "friendly," and "connect" to promote reading activities in cooperation with ward offices, libraries and schools. The current plan is working on further promotion of reading activities as the second plan.
There is an "apple shelf" in Asahi Ward!
The Asahi Library and Asahi Ward Regional Promotion Division collaborated to set up apple shelves at the Asahi Library and 10 facilities in Asahi Ward.
It is the first attempt to install an "apple shelf" at the same time at many citizen-use facilities!
What is an Apple shelf?
As one of the library services for children with special needs, we started at a library in Sweden and are expanding in Japan.
Apple shelves have a variety of easy-to-use materials, such as Braille books, touching picture books, and easy-to-understand books (LL books).
By combining these materials in one place, we can help children find the right material for them.
About facility setting of "apple shelf"
| Installation facilities | Location | Contact information |
|---|---|---|
| Asahi Ward Regional Child Care Support Center Hinatabokko (outside site) | 1-67-4, Futamatagawa, Asahi-ku | 045-442-3886 |
| Asahi Ward Regional Child Care Support Center Hinatabokko Satellite (outside site) | 1-7-10, Tsurugamine, Asahi-ku 3rd floor of Lions Plaza Tsurugamine | 045-752-8881 |
| Ichizawa District Center (outside site) | 9, Ichizawacho, Asahi-ku | 045-371-6662 |
| Parent-child salon medaka | 2-6-4-101, Kamishirane, Asahi-ku | 045-955-2980 |
| Kibogaoka district center (outside site) | 145-4, Nakakibogaoka, Asahi-ku | 045-361-0424 |
| Child care open space | 189-1, Sachigaoka, Asahi-ku Brilliant 207, Sachigaoka | 045-520-3066 |
| Sasanodai Community Care Plaza (outside site) | 2-32-1, Sasanodai, Asahi-ku | 045-367-2330 |
| Tsurugamine Community House (outside site) | 1-16-1, Tsurugaminehoncho, Asahi-ku | 045-953-2313 |
| Wakaba Parent and Child Plaza Soramame | 3-5-1, Wakabadai, Asahi-ku Inside the shopping mall Wakabadai | 045-442-7987 |
| Wakabadai District Center (outside site) | 3-4-2, Wakabadai, Asahi-ku | 045-921-2213 |
| Asahi Library | 4-6-2, Shirane, Asahi-ku | 045-953-1166 |
Others
●You can download the flyer for "Apple shelf" from here (PDF: 1,507KB).
●There are mainly the following sites for "apple shelves" initiatives nationwide.
・Apple Shelf Project (outside site)
・Apple Project (outside site)
Related information
Promotion of reading
Place map where you can meet books (created in August 2019) (PDF: 5,342KB)
・Listed places where you can meet books in Asahi Ward. For the latest information, please contact each facility or store.
Reading card for children (PDF: 3,261KB) For adults (PDF: 587KB)
・You can record the book you read. Please print it out and use it.
Facilities
Ordinances, Plans and Targets
Ordinance (outside site) about promotion of reading activity of Yokohama citizen ("City of Yokohama, General Affairs Bureau regulations collection Internet version" page)
The second Yokohama citizen book-reading activity promotion plan ("City of Yokohama, Board of Education Secretariat secretariat Lifelong Learning Cultural Properties Division" page)
Asahi Ward Reading Activity Promotion Goals
Every month, 23rd is "Citizen's Reading Day", and every November is "Citizen's Reading Activity Promotion Month".
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Inquiries to this page
Asahi Ward General Affairs Department Regional Promotion Division
Phone: 045-954-6095
Phone: 045-954-6095
Fax: 045-955-3341
E-Mail address [email protected]
Page ID: 140-976-008
