Busan City's First Directly Managed Library 'Busan Library' Opens on the 4th

4 Archives, 11 Specialized Spaces, 120,000 General Books and Materials Available
New Complex Cultural Space in Western Busan Opens Near Sasang Deokpo Subway Station

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan's representative library, 'Busan Library,' will open on the 4th. The opening ceremony will be held at 2 p.m., and from 4 p.m., it will be open to the general public, serving as a new study room for Busan citizens.

Busan Library houses 111,969 books including general and children's books, and provides lending and reading services for 7,589 non-book materials such as e-books and audiobooks.

Visitors can also enjoy 23 various online contents including academic databases, music, movie, and drama streaming services. It is located near Exit 2 of Deokpo-dong Subway Station in Sasang-gu.

The library harmoniously combines four reading rooms and eleven specialized spaces, featuring an open structure that ensures public accessibility and secures a public walkway connecting with nearby residential areas, making the exterior structure easily accessible from the surroundings.

The children's room is located on the first floor above ground and is connected to an outdoor space for easy observation and safety.

The reading rooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors above ground are designed with internal stair-step reading spaces to facilitate smooth movement between floors, and the interior makes use of natural lighting.

The library operates from Tuesday to Sunday and is closed on Mondays. Due to COVID-19, it will operate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the time being, but once operations normalize, from Tuesday to Friday, reading rooms such as Chaeknuriteo and Chaekmaru will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Kkumtteurak (children's room) from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Busan Aetteul and Digital Zone from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Weekends will always operate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Busan Library will officially begin its role as a complex cultural space with the opening ceremony side events and a commemorative exhibition on the 4th. As a representative local library, it plans to jointly promote various programs to enhance citizens' reading skills together with other libraries.

Small-scale literary events and specialized book curation will be operated regularly to activate cultural programs for the public.

Byun Sung-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, said, "As the first representative library directly managed by Busan City, it will become a new complex cultural landmark in the western Busan area and the center of Busan's knowledge hub."

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