The purpose of this study is to identify the main subjects of the reading programs which are provided by the public libraries during september, “the reading month," in 7 metropolitan cities, Seoul, Pusan, Daegu, Incheon, Daejeon, Gwangju, and Ulsan. To achieve this purpose, the data are collected from 622 programs of the sixty-two libraries. The content analysis method was used to analyze data and find results from it. The results are summarized as follows:1. Reading and culture are identified as the main subjects of the programs.2. The preferred subjects among the public libraries in 7 metropolitan cities are identified as different.
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