The National Library of Public Information (NLPI, 國立公共資訊圖書館) unveiled its newly-established "Belgian Corner" in cooperation with Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI, 比利時法語文化區國際關係總署) on Jan. 19 to jointly promote cultural and educational exchanges between Belgium and Taiwan.
Public book lending trial closes in on first payments
BOOSTING LOCAL TALENT: Works qualifying for the program were checked out in libraries in Taichung and New Taipei City more than 790,000 times last year
By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter
Registration opened yesterday for authors and publishers to receive payments as part of a trial public lending rights program launched last year at two public libraries.
The three-year pilot program, organized by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Culture, allows Taiwanese authors, creators, publishers and registered non-governmental organizations to be compensated NT$3 each time one of their books is loaned at Taichung’s National Library of Public Information or New Taipei City’s National Taiwan Library, the Department of Lifelong Education said in a statement.