Membangun Budaya Literasi Mahasiswa Pascapandemi melalui Optimalisasi Perpustakaan: Studi Kasus pada Perpustakaan STT Intheos Surakarta

Abstract

Abstract
The Covid 19 pandemic, entering its third year, has brought many changes in all fields, including
activities in the campus library. Libraries can no longer fully carry out complete face-to-face
services, but various restrictions have been placed on reducing mobility and suppressing the
transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Therefore, it is urgent for the recovery of the library after the
pandemic, namely by optimizing the campus library so that library services can be felt again by the
campus students. In addition, to re-earth the literacy culture and student interest in reading which
has decreased due to the pandemic. Because one of the benchmarks for competent students in the
21st century is students who think critically, have global insight, and have high character and
spiritualism. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research method with a case study approach
that is focused on students of STT Intheos Surakarta and the efforts made by the campus library to
optimize the library, including launching a campus literacy movement, socializing the program,
creating a lecture reading corner, increasing the competence of librarians in digital libraries,
digitizing theology books, maximizing social media as a means of promoting new book catalogs and
improving modern library supporting infrastructure