Library Management Training: A Stepping Stone to Revitalizing School Libraries
The training sessions focused on enhancing understanding of library functions, engaging reading activities, and collaborative problem-solving. As a positive result, project officers are now fully equipped to mentor and support school librarians, transforming target school libraries into vibrant learning hubs and fundamentally fostering a lifelong reading habit among Cambodian children.
KAMPONG CHAM: In alignment with the vision of enhancing education in Cambodia, the Happy Cambodian Children (HCC) project, implemented by Kampuchea Action to Promote Education (KAPE) with financial support from the Kinchan Foundation, organized a crucial capacity-building training on "Library Management" for its project staff. This valuable training was strategically designed to stimulate and transform libraries in target schools into highly active, vibrant, and sustainable knowledge-nurturing hubs for Cambodian children.
The comprehensive two-day training took place from June 30 to July 1, 2026, at the KAPE headquarters in Krong Kampong Cham. Throughout the intensive sessions, participants gained a profound understanding of standard library management, including core functions, roles, and administrative principles. Furthermore, the project staff deeply explored the four key reading activities within the library framework. They actively participated in dynamic role-playing exercises to ensure they mastered the pedagogical techniques needed to cultivate a love of reading among students. The sessions also provided a vital platform for participants to identify common challenges in library administration and collaboratively develop innovative, practical solutions, ultimately strengthening the mechanisms for monitoring, evaluating, and providing precise support to school librarians.
As a direct positive impact of this training, area project staff are now fully equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to confidently plan action strategies, support, mentor, and directly motivate school librarians. These interventions will bring about fruitful and transformative changes, shifting libraries from mere book repositories into attractive research and learning centers.
This not only empowers librarians with enhanced capacity and confidence but also plays a direct role in instilling a lifelong reading habit in children, laying a solid foundation for the future advancement of human resource development in Cambodia.
