Geoje-si Opens Non-Face-to-Face, Year-Round Smart Library

A non-face-to-face, year-round smart library is installed in Geoje City. (Photo by Geoje City Hall)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Geoje City announced on the 27th that it will begin full-scale operation of the smart library installed at the Sangmun-dong Community Center starting from the 28th.

The smart library is a vending machine-type book lending and return device that allows users to borrow and return books unmanned at a nearby location without having to visit a regular library in person.

About 500 books, mainly new releases and bestsellers, are stocked, and new books will be periodically replaced and provided to citizens.

The service is available 365 days a year to anyone holding a Geoje City Library membership card, and citizens from other regions with a Chaekieum membership card can also use it after a certain authentication process.

Books available for borrowing can be searched on the smart library section of the Geoje City Library website.

Any library member can borrow up to two books per person for 14 days, and the service hours are from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m.

A city official stated, “These days, when face-to-face book lending and return services are avoided due to COVID-19, we hope citizens can comfortably access books through the non-face-to-face lending and return service of the smart library,” and added, “We will continue to strive to promote the reading culture among citizens.”

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