INCREASING INTEREST IN READING IN COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT EFFORTS AT THE MABBACA LIBRARY, WATANG BACUKIKI VILLAGE, PAREPARE CITY: Peningkatan Minat Baca Dalam Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Pada Perpustakaan Mabbaca Di Desa Watan Bacukiki Parepare

Nita Rahmayanti (IAIN PAREPARE)
Selvy Anggriani Syarif (IAIN Parepare)

Continuum: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Community Development
Vol. 2 No. I (2023): Continuum: Indonesian Journal Islamic Community Development

This research aims to determine and analyze the empowerment of the Mabbaca Library in increasing the reading interest of the people of Watang Bacukiki Village, Parepare City using a qualitative descriptive approach. The results of the research are that the Mabbaca library is a community learning resource center in Watang Bacukiki Village as well as an educational forum to support the reading interest of people around the sub-district. Community empowerment through the reading library can create prosperity for both individuals and families. The Mabbaca Library Service in Watang Bacukiki Village can support reading activities, namely the service is free, open and fosters enthusiasm for reading from an early age. The importance of sub-district libraries in educating and empowering the community and supporting the implementation of national education needs to be developed as a learning resource for the community.