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First in the Nation: Gyeonggi-do Launches Reading Points System That Pays Residents to Read

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  1. Gyeonggi-do has begun a pilot run of a “reading points” system that awards points for reading activities, centered on the Gyeonggi Provincial Library, starting July 2025.
  2. Residents of Gyeonggi-do aged 14 and older can take part, and up to 60,000 won in points accumulated per year will be converted into Gyeonggi Local Currency on the 25th of each month.
  3. Applications are made through the Gyeonggi Provincial Library website or the sign-up page of participating libraries, and the province is considering expanding the system to other local governments depending on the pilot results.

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First in the Nation: Gyeonggi-do Launches Reading Points System That Pays Residents to Read

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): 전국 최초 ‘책 읽으면 돈 받는’ 경기도 독서포인트제 시행

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