Announcement from Konan Library

• Events scheduled to be held in March
• The event scheduled to be held in April
• About the use of meeting rooms
• I'm looking for an old photo
• Please use the "resting place"

This course is for those who are active as story-telling volunteers and those who want to start their activities in Konan Ward.
Why don't you learn the tricks of reading aloud?
Date and time: From 10:30 am to noon on Thursday, March 6, 2025
Venue: Conference Room on the 2nd floor of Konan Library
Target: If you are volunteering to read aloud to preschoolers or elementary school students in Konan Ward or want to do a story-telling activity in the future, a school librarian.
Capacity: First 20 pairs
The reception has been closed because the capacity has been reached.

Date and time: From 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm on Sunday, March 16, 2025 (opening at 5:00 pm)
Venue: 1st floor of Konan Library
Target: From elementary school students to adults
Capacity: The first 45 people
Application: Acceptance by electronic application (outside site) from 9:30 on Tuesday, February 18
Performer: Tobi La (Ohanashi: Nahomi Iwata / Keyboard: Yoko Horiuchi / Percussion instrument: Naoko Oyama)
Host: Konan Library, Konan Kumin Cultural Center Himawari no Sato, Konan Ward Regional Promotion Division

Date and time: Saturday, March 8, 2025
(1)About 3 years old: From 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
(2)From elementary school students: From 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room on the 2nd floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 20 people)

Date and time: March 14, 2025, Friday, March 28, 2025
(1)From the age of 0: From 10:00 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
(2)From 2 years old: From 10:40 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 12 pairs)

This is a meeting of children's songs and picture books by the librarian of Konan Library.
Date and time: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
From 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Target: Infants and parents
Free participation on the day (up to the first 12 pairs)

Date and time: Sunday, March 23, 2025
(1)About 3 years old: From 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
(2)About 5 years old: From 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room on the 2nd floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 20 people)

Date and time: Thursday, March 27, 2025
(1)From the age of 0: From 10:00 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.
(2)From the age of 0: From 10:40 a.m. to 11:05 a.m.
（1）（2） The content is the same.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 12 pairs)

Period From Wednesday, April 23, Reiwa 7 to Friday, May 9
If you participate in a storytelling party during the period and collect stickers, you will receive a gift from Konan Usapon!

Date and time: April 11, 2025, Friday, April 25, 2025
(1)From the age of 0: From 10:00 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
(2)From 2 years old: From 10:40 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 12 pairs)

Date and time: Saturday, April 12, 2025
(1)About 3 years old: From 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
(2)From elementary school students: From 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room on the 2nd floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 20 people)

Spring is a little special talk!
I will do a story-telling and a panel theater. You can also play with cloth toys.
Date and time: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
From 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Target: Infants and parents
Free participation on the day (up to the first 12 pairs)

Date and time: Thursday, April 24, 2025
(1)From the age of 0: From 10:00 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.
(2)From the age of 0: From 10:40 a.m. to 11:05 a.m.
（1）（2） The content is the same.
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 12 pairs)

Date and time: Sunday, April 27, 2025
(1)About 3 years old: From 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
(2)About 5 years old: From 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room on the 2nd floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day (up to the first 20 people)

Four groups holding talks at Konan Library will gather together to fill the library with talks!
Date and time: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
(1)Infants and parents: From 10:00 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
(2)Infants and parents: From 10:30 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
(3)From about 3 years old to adult: From 11:00 a.m. to 11:25 a.m.
(4)From about 5 years old to adult: From 11:35 a.m. to noon
Venue: elementary school studenｔ Corner on the 1st floor of Konan Library
Free participation on the day
Sponsor / Konan Library, Storytelling Kuma-san, Storytelling Hiroba-no-kai, Storytelling / Nikotto, Gold Pocket

2024 storytelling party calendar (second half) (PDF: 436KB) From October 2024 (2024) to March 2025 (2025)

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★Opening of the summer season has ended.
　The conference room is used for various purposes, such as library operations, talks and face-to-face readings.
　In the future, we will consider it based on the usage of the entire building.

Only registered organizations can use the conference room once a month.
※Meeting room use registration groups are reading parties, research groups, lifelong learning groups, etc. in Yokohama City for the purpose of promoting reading activities, etc.
　Organizations and groups that have submitted the “Konan Library Conference Room User Group Registration Application Form” for profit purposes.

Do you have any photos of old Konan Ward scenery on your album?
Please let the Konan Library know if you have any photos showing the buildings, streets, and life at that time, such as before and after regional development or before the housing complex was established.
The photos we are looking for are from Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras to around 1998, showing changes in the cityscape of Konan Ward, the status of regional development, and changes in civil life.

• The photos provided will be published on the Yokohama's Memory website.
• It will also be used for panel exhibitions in the library.
• The photo will be returned after the data is taken in.
• If you donate, it will be saved at the library.

I put benches, chairs and tables. You can eat and drink at the "resting place".
Available time is from 9:30 to 16:30.
It is not available when the library is closed.
In addition, please take your trash home. No smoking.
We look forward to your continued support.

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Opening hours

From Tuesday to Friday: From 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday, Monday, national holiday (holiday) day, December 28 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

January 4 is from noon to 5:00 p.m.

Closed days

Facility inspection date: Please refer to the library calendar.

FY2024 inventory: From Tuesday, June 25 to Thursday, June 27

New Year holidays: From Sunday, December 29, 2024 to Friday, January 3, 2025

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• Date of installation: January 21, 1987
• Total floor area: 1503.36 square meters
• Number of Collections: 112,785 (including 36,436 children's books)
• Number of books borrowed annually: 353,793 books (including 115,307 children's books)
• Number of visitors per year: 170,076 people

From "Library in Yokohama 2024"