Library ON&OFF 'Seodaemun Book Festival' Held Online

Various Programs Including Online Picture Book Theater and Author Talk Room Provided

2020 Seodaemun Book Festival Poster

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) will hold the "2020 Seodaemun Book Festival" under the theme "Library ON&OFF" from the 3rd to the 8th through the Seodaemun-gu Public Library YouTube channel.

The festival, which has been held annually around Seodaemun Independence Park and the Ejinah Memorial Library, will be conducted entirely online this year, except for planned exhibitions, to maintain social distancing while presenting new possibilities.

From the 4th to the 7th, the "Still, the World is Beautiful Blue" planned exhibition will be held throughout the Ejinah Memorial Library to promote the festival. Works containing healing messages from eco-friendly artists will be displayed, and online commentary videos will be provided for appreciation.

On the 5th at 2 p.m., a forum will be held via YouTube live streaming to report the results of the Seodaemun-gu library mid- to long-term development plan research to residents and to discuss the future new roles of libraries.

Following this, at 4 p.m. on the same day, a program titled "One Book for Home Reading, Book Play" for children will be held. As a book art experience program, participants will join the class online from their homes using kits distributed in advance.

On the 6th at 11 a.m., there will be a "Picture Book Theater" with author Han Ki-hyun, and at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., "Author Talk Rooms" will be available to communicate with authors Jo Young-joo and Jeon Geon-woo.

These programs will continue on the following day, the 7th, with authors Miwoo, Kim Jun-young, and Myung Ro-jin.

Mayor Moon Seok-jin of Seodaemun-gu said, "I hope this 'Book Festival' will be an opportunity to enjoy books beyond time and space and to find new possibilities for reading culture in the post-COVID era."

For more details, please contact the Ejinah Memorial Library or the Public-Private Cooperation Division of Seodaemun-gu Office, or refer to the "Seodaemun Book Festival" website.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.