Inagi Dai 7 Elementary School and Inagi City Library received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award.

Inagi Dai 7 Elementary School and Inagi City Library received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Excellent Practices in Children's Reading Activities for Fiscal Year 2022.
This award recognizes schools, libraries, private organizations, and individuals that have demonstrated outstanding practices in activities that enhance children's motivation to engage in reading activities.

Main Reasons for Awards

Initiatives of Inagi Dai 7 Elementary School

Introduction of School Library Activation Promoters

School library revitalization promoters listen to teachers about the lesson content and provide books that align with the themes. In addition to providing books, they directly introduce books to children as part of a "book talk," connecting them to research learning.

All School Reading Mail

During the autumn reading month, we are conducting a school-wide reading mail where students write their recommended books on special postcards and send them to friends and teachers. This also serves as a way to encourage children to engage in reading voluntarily.

Daily Serialized Novel

The homeroom teacher reads a book a little bit each day in front of the students, sharing the joy of reading.

95% of children love reading

In the all-school reading survey conducted in November 2021, 95% of the children responded that they "like reading." Additionally, the average annual number of books borrowed from the school library in the 2021 fiscal year has increased to about 52 books (compared to about 26 books in the 2010 fiscal year).

Initiatives of the City Library

Enrichment of events such as story-telling sessions

Storytelling sessions are held multiple times a year at each facility. They are conducted for various age groups, including Infants and Young Children, as well as preschoolers and lower grade school children.

Issuance of Reading Passbook

The reading passbook allows you to record the loan date, title, author name, and more, enabling you to enjoy and develop a reading habit. It can be issued for free to those under junior high school age who live or study in the city.

Creating a newsletter in collaboration with local junior high and high school students

We create a newsletter that introduces library information and recommended books, promoting reading activities among youth.