Pioneering the Implementation of Mosque Library as a Facility for Congregational Reading Activities

Abstract

Abstract. In the context of the mosque as a place of worship widely, one of which is a mosque used as a place for education and training activities of the people. This research aims to pioneer the implementation of the library as a means of reading and studying in the library of the mosque. The method used is the technique of PRA (Participatory Research Appraisal), with the steps: (1) conduct a discussion and shared learning about the mosque's congregation of reading and its implications for the intellectual development  of Muslims in general; (2) provides a means of learning and reading in the form of a number of books on general science and religion; (3) perform activities of assistance to pilgrims in learning and reading according to specialization. Results of the study show that, since the library of the mosque, indirectly, learning activities and reading in the mosque, began to awaken. This activity in practice to be a part of the functioning of the mosque library attendance among the people.Keywords: Mosque Library, learning activity, reading Habit.Abstrak. Dalam konteks masjid sebagai tempat ibadah secara luas, salah satu fungsinya adalah masjid dijadikan tempat kegiatan untuk pendidikan dan pembinaan umat. Penelitian ini bertujuan merintis penyelenggaraan perpustakaan sebagai sarana kegiatan membaca dan belajar di Perpustakaan Masjid. Metode yang digunakan adalah teknik PRA (Participatory Research Appraisal), dengan langkah-langkah: (1) melakukan kegiatan diskusi dan pembelajaran bersama jamaah masjid mengenai membaca dan implikasinya bagi perkembangan intelektual umat islam pada umumnya; (2) menyediakan sarana belajar dan membaca berupa sejumlah buku tentang ilmu pengetahuan umum dan keagamaan; (3) melakukan kegiatan pendampingan kepada jamaah dalam belajar dan membaca sesuai dengan  peminatan. Hasil penelitian menggambarkan bahwa, sejak adanya perpustakaanmasjid, secara tidak langsung kegiatan belajar dan membaca di lingkungan masjid, mulai terbangun. Kegiatan ini pada prakteknya menjadi bagian dari berfungsinya kehadiran perpustakaan masjid di tengah umat.Kata kunci: Perpustakaan Masjid, kegiatan belajar, Membaca