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Dresden Libraries: Special Prize for Innovative Media Education!
The municipal libraries in Dresden receive a special prize for innovative media education. Projects promote reading and digital skills.
Dresden Libraries: Special Prize for Innovative Media Education!
In the lively city of Dresden, a lot is happening in the area of reading promotion and media education. The city's libraries managed to set an example and were recognized for their strong commitment. This year they not only received the “Library of the Year” award, but also a special prize for the best model media education program. The positive response to this honor is clearly noticeable - especially among the director of the municipal libraries, Marit Kunis.
Kunis is overjoyed about the recognition and the associated prize money. This is used specifically for various projects that are intended to appeal to many people, especially children. Planned projects include purchasing new materials for a library, organizing a large children's book festival and hiring a sign language interpreter. This is intended to be a further step towards inclusion and accessibility in order to give everyone access to the libraries' resources. How MDR reports, the municipal libraries attach great importance to teaching media skills.
Media education in focus
A very clear focus of the Dresden libraries is on media education. The special award was initiated to highlight the numerous activities in this area, because libraries are not only book storage facilities, but also places for creative and interactive educational offerings. A great example of this is the holiday program “Here's what's going on!”, which introduces children to the world of media in a playful way. The school-related offer “Play it to make it – recognizing fake news with ease” also teaches students important skills to critically question the media. The weekly courier emphasizes that solid financing of digital education offerings is essential for the future.
“We work creatively, innovatively and interactively,” explains Kunis. The libraries offer a wide range of events for children and young people, including readings, research training and programs for digital information and media education. But topics such as game design, animation, coding, making, illustration, photography and stop motion also find their way into library work and allow the enthusiasm for learning to really blossom.
The positive appreciation of the municipal libraries in Dresden shows that a good path has been taken here. The combination of traditional reading promotion and contemporary media education seems to be exactly the right recipe to motivate children and young people to actively use media. MDR and Weekly Courier show how important it is to continue to expand these offerings and give them the attention they deserve. Because today's little readers are the creative minds of tomorrow!