“Rotate Your Book” Greeted UNISA Yogyakarta Campus: A Fun Way to Increase Reading Interest
A neat collaboration was established between the Yogyakarta ‘Aisyiyah University Library (UNISA) and the Yogyakarta City Library by holding an innovative program entitled “Rotate Your Book”. The event, which was held for two days, from Monday (28/4/2025) to Tuesday (29/4/2025) at Siti Moendjijah Building, UNISA Yogyakarta Integrated Campus, was a breath of fresh air for efforts to improve literacy among the academic community.
“Rotate Your Book” itself is not an arbitrary program. This brilliant initiative from the Yogyakarta City Library and Archives Office (DPK) is a top-notch facility for the community, especially this time targeting the campus community. The concept is simple yet effective: providing a golden opportunity for personal book owners who may have outgrown their books or are looking for a new read, to exchange their collections for a variety of interesting books stored neatly in the Yogyakarta City Library’s book bank.
Nunun Zulaikha, S.IP., M.M., Head of Library Management and Culture of Reading Development at DPK Yogyakarta City, expressed her enthusiasm when interviewed on the sidelines of the event. She explained that the “Rotate Your Book” program has so far more often greeted students in junior high schools (SMP) and senior high schools (SMA) throughout Gudeg City. However, this time there is a special touch. Considering that Yogyakarta City Library has a treasure trove of books that are relevant to the world of health and lectures, plus a harmonious collaboration with UNISA Yogyakarta Library, this strategically located campus was chosen as the location for the two-day event.
“So, all UNISA Yogyakarta academicians, ranging from students, lecturers, to education staff, who have a personal book collection and may feel bored reading it, now have a golden opportunity. Through this ‘Rotate Your Book’ program, they can exchange those books with our collection of quality books,” said Zulaikha.
Zulaikha added that this program is expected to provide a wider variety of reading material for the UNISA Yogyakarta academic community.
In line with these expectations, the Head of UNISA Yogyakarta Library, Zeni Istiqomah, SIP, MA, welcomed this collaborative initiative. Zeni said that the presence of the “Rotate Your Book” program in the campus environment is expected to further ignite and increase interest in reading among the UNISA Yogyakarta academic community.
“We hope that with this interesting activity and facilitating access to various book collections, the insights and benefits gained by all members of the UNISA Yogyakarta community will increase,” said Zeni.
