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Indonesia literacy outreach and library rollout

Overview

In late June 2026 the government launched a mobile‑library programme for disadvantaged youth, pairing books with storytelling, health checks and nutrition education. Golkar leader Imam Wihdan Zarkasyi and President Prabowo Subianto promoted it under the Sekolah Rakyat plan, linking it to data‑driven actions for nearly four million out‑of‑school children and the digital Indonesian Book Information System (SIBI).

On 15 July the National Library released the Index of Literacy Development (IPLM), rating public libraries highly (85/100) but school libraries poorly (23/100) and urging tighter coordination across government levels. A new measurement method presented in Banjarmasin later in July allowed library‑level scoring and highlighted the need for education‑sector budget support.

The programme was expanded nationwide on 24 July as Mobil Pintar (MoPi), travelling from Sabang to Merauke on National Children’s Day, with officials citing a 2016 Yale study on reading’s health benefits. Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat in early July warned that almost 4 million children are out of school and promoted data‑driven interventions, scholarships and a massive rollout of SIBI, which has logged 8.8 million users and 13.7 million digital books.

Provincial pushes followed, notably Central Java’s call for libraries in every school and village, and Batam’s Transformasi Perpustakaan Berbasis Inklusi Sosial (TPBIS) programme. In August the Ministry of Education announced distribution of 5.5 million quality books to elementary and middle schools and scaling of the Sekolah Rakyat data‑driven poverty‑alleviation scheme to 166 sites serving 15 000 students. Municipal libraries in Jakarta began free Braille training, while Padang Panjang launched its own mobile‑library visits to elementary schools.

Entities

Edy Susilo Temu Raharjo · Dr. Moh. Bisri · Dispusip DKI Jakarta · PT Pura Barutama · Abdul Mu’ti

Timeline

  1. 13 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Jakarta and Padang Panjang Libraries Launch Inclusive Literacy Programs in Indonesia

    Jakarta Library offers free monthly Braille training, while Padang Panjang’s library runs a mobile service bringing books to schools, both expanding inclusive literacy in Indonesia.

  2. 13 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Indonesia Expands Access to 5.5 Million Quality Books and Boosts Data‑Driven Schools to Fight Poverty

    Indonesia is distributing 5.5 million quality books to schools and expanding the data‑driven “Sekolah Rakyat” program to provide free boarding education for poor children, aiming to boost literacy and cut inter

  3. 18 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Indonesia boosts library literacy initiatives in Pemalang and Batam

    Indonesia’s Central Java and Riau Islands governments launched library‑literacy drives: a digital‑focused festival in Pemalang (July‑August 2026) and a social‑inclusion training for public libraries in Batam.

  4. 25 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Indonesia Expands Mobile Library Program to Boost Child Literacy

    Indonesia promotes reading health benefits and expands the Mobil Pintar mobile‑library program nationwide to improve child literacy.

  5. about 1 month ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Indonesia's National Library launches new literacy index measurement

    Indonesia's National Library introduced a new method to assess literacy development across all library types, revealing high scores for public libraries (85/100) but low scores for school libraries (23/100) in

  6. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Indonesian Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat urges action on out‑of‑school children and expands digital library access

    Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat called for targeted interventions to cut Indonesia’s 3.9 million out‑of‑school children and promoted mass use of the integrated SIBI‑SLiMS digital library platform.

  7. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Indonesia expands education programs for disadvantaged youth

    Indonesia pushes mobile‑library services in Kediri and expands the Sekolah Rakyat program to boost literacy and character among disadvantaged children.

Sources

antaranews.com · bandung24jam.republika.co.id · barbaraganz.blog.ilsole24ore.com · batam.go.id · duta.co · halosemarang.id · langgam.id · m.jpnn.com · matapantura.republika.co.id · minews.id · ruzka.republika.co.id · sulselsatu.com

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