Busan Library Selects Names for 9 Detailed Spaces Including 'Chaekmaru' and 'Kkumtteurak'

Busan Library exterior view (Provided by Busan City).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jonghyo] Busan City announced on the 17th that it has selected nine winning entries for the names of nine detailed spaces in the Sasang-ro Busan Library, Sasang-gu, which will open this September with a scale of two basement floors to four above-ground floors.

The final selected names for the spaces are ▲ Modeullak (樂) (Small Theater) ▲ Hyeyummadang (Meeting Room) ▲ Kkumtteurak (Children's Room) ▲ Chaekmaru (Reference Room I with literary materials) ▲ Chaeknuriteo (Reference Room II housing various materials such as general references and foreign books) ▲ Sodambang (Club Room) ▲ Busan Ae (愛) Ddeul (Busan Studies Reference Room) ▲ Busan Hakdang (Lecture Room) ▲ Baram Shimteo (Rooftop Garden).

Among the submissions, words symbolizing Busan such as the sea, camellia, and seagull were the most common, along with names related to reading, books, and culture, and various ideas using pure Korean words like Chaeum and Maru stood out. A modest prize (Onnuri gift certificate) will be awarded for the winning entries, and the copyright and usage rights of the winning works will belong to the Busan Library.

A total of 1,367 entries were received during the contest held from the 17th to the 28th of last month, and the city selected the final nine space names after deliberation by the Library Operation Committee on the 12th of this month.

A Busan City official said, "The submissions included many differentiated candidates suitable for the status of the Busan Library, rather than the existing stiff names," and added, "Based on the selected results, we will finalize the names and approach citizens as friendly spaces."

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