News from Taiwan Libraries(Vol.40 No.2)

MOE Presents the National Outstanding Public Library Award The Ministry of Education (MOE) presented the National Outstanding Public Library Award to 20 public libraries in Taiwan at an award-presentation ceremony held on March 18, 2009. Nearly 70 people attended the ceremony, including county, city and township heads and representatives of cultural bureaus and libraries. The winners were chosen from among 530 township and city public libraries across Taiwan through a process of on-site visits, library self-evaluations, and public surveys. The ministry carried out the selection process in conjunction with the Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in November and December of 2008 as part of the ministry's 2008 program to encourage public library excellence.