Nowon Residents Borrow Desired Books from Bookstores... 'Neighborhood Bookstore Direct Loan'

Residents can quickly borrow new and unowned books through local bookstores... Available to all regular members of Nowon District Library, with up to 2 books per person per month... Collaboration between 9 local bookstores and public libraries to create a reading-friendly Nowon

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Nowon-gu (District Mayor Oh Seung-rok) will implement the ‘Neighborhood Bookstore Direct Loan’ service starting from the 13th to bring residents closer to reading books in their daily lives.

The ‘Neighborhood Bookstore Direct Loan’ service allows residents to borrow and subscribe to new books from neighborhood bookstores when the desired books are not available at the library, and then return them.

The service procedure is that when a resident requests a desired book, the public library reviews the request and contacts a local bookstore.

Books stocked at the bookstore can be borrowed immediately, and if the book is not in stock, the bookstore will first purchase it and lend it in new condition. Returned books after lending are delivered from the bookstore to the library and used as official library collections.

With the implementation of this service, the waiting period, which previously took about a month after requesting a desired book, has been significantly reduced to within 7 days.

The direct loan service will be operated continuously from April 13, and any resident registered as a full member of the Nowon-gu public library can use it. Residents who wish to use the service can apply for desired books through the Nowon-gu public library website.

After receiving an approval text message for the requested book, members can visit the bookstore within 7 days with their membership card to borrow the book. Borrowing is limited to up to 2 books per person per month, and the loan period is 14 days. Extensions of up to 7 days are possible once, and returns are also made through the bookstore. However, members of the public library with overdue books cannot apply, and requests for books priced over 50,000 won or materials unsuitable for library collection are restricted.

There are a total of 9 neighborhood bookstores available for the direct loan service: ▲Seokgye Bookstore (Wolgye 1-dong), ▲Hwarang Bookstore (Gongneung 2-dong), ▲Book Bank (Junggye Bon-dong), ▲Grand Bookstore (Junggye 1-dong), ▲Geonyeong Bookstore (Junggye 2·3-dong), ▲Dasom Bookstore (Sanggye 1-dong), ▲Boram Bookstore (Sanggye 5-dong), ▲Nowon Bookstore (Sanggye 6·7-dong), and ▲Madeul Bookstore (Sanggye 9-dong). The number of available neighborhood bookstores, including independent bookstores, will continue to expand.

Through this, users can borrow desired books from neighborhood bookstores close to their homes, and local bookstores can expect increased sales, making it a service satisfying bookstores, residents, and libraries alike.

District Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “Through cooperation between public libraries and local bookstores, residents can access books more conveniently,” and added, “We will prepare various support measures so that residents, who have spent more time at home due to COVID-19, can heal through books.”

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