BANDUNG, UNIKOM – As a real form of contribution to community literacy development, students from the Library Internship Program (PKL) at the Universitas Komputer Indonesia (UNIKOM), Japanese Literature Study Program, conducted a social activity in the form of donating a book collection to the Dwi Mekar Health Post, located on Jalan Dipatiukur in Bandung, near the UNIKOM campus.
The donation was held on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, by four PKL participants: Syifa Amelia Hidayat, Elinda Sofyani, Muhammad Naufal Alfariz, and Adrian Virgi, accompanied by their PKL supervisor Maghfira Herdiani, S.S.I., and the Head of the Division of Development and Processing of Library Materials, Sri Utami Lestari, S.S.I. The donation consisted of 20 titles and 20 copies of printed books on Indonesian and international recipes. The collection was received by the Chairperson of the PKK RW 13 Cadre Movement, Indriyani, for use by the cadres and members of the local integrated health post to enhance reading culture and improve the economic conditions of the integrated health post under their care.
What makes this activity more meaningful is that all the donated books were processed independently by the internship students as part of their learning or training in collection processing during their internship at the Library Directorate. The process included inventorying the collection as property of the RW 13 Integrated Health Post in Lebakgede Village, data entry, classification and cataloging, labeling, ownership stamping, binding, and shelving or arranging the collection to be ready for use. All stages were carried out systematically under the supervision of librarians or internship supervisors.
During the internship period, the students not only learned about the theory and procedures of library materials processing but also applied them directly in real-world work practices. The book collection handed over is the final outcome of these activities and serves as a tangible example of the students’ contributions to supporting literacy programs that directly impact the community.
This handover activity was warmly received by the Dwi Mekar Health Post. The books donated will be used to support community education activities, particularly in mother and child development programs. During the handover event, the students also interacted directly with the Integrated Health Post managers. Additionally, this book donation program is one of the strategies to expand the library’s service reach to the community around the campus, especially local communities with limited access to quality reading materials. Integrated Health Post, as a center for maternal and child health activities, is considered a strategic partner for directly conveying information and literacy to the community.
The Director of the UNIKOM Library, Ubudiyah Setiawati, S.Sos., M.I.Kom, hopes that this activity can serve as a good example of collaboration between educational institutions and the community in improving access to quality information and reading materials. Additionally, this activity is expected to serve as a trigger for similar programs in the future, whether in the form of community service, literacy training, or support for other reading facilities. With a collaborative spirit between higher education institutions and local communities, literacy among the Indonesian people can continue to grow and develop evenly.
Such activities equip students with deep social experiences and foster a sense of responsibility as part of an intellectually engaged community. Through this initiative, it is hoped that internship students not only gain technical understanding of collection management but also recognize the importance of libraries in building a smart, literate, and inclusive society.









