Mapo-gu Gyeongui Line Book Street Hosts 'Bookflow Book Festival'

Festival "Together Apart, Human Book Street!" from May 5 to 9 with 5 days of events... Customized activities ranging from home-based play to poet Won Tae-yeon's lecture

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, who visited Gyeongui Line Book Street (right)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) will hold the ‘Book Flow Book Festival’ both online and offline from the 5th to the 9th at Gyeongui Line Book Street, a representative local attraction.

This year’s Book Flow Book Festival is themed ‘Together Apart, Human Book Street!’ and is designed so that citizens can enjoy customized festival programs from their own spaces.

More than 40 writers and artists, including poet Won Tae-yeon, will participate and engage with citizens through online lectures and exhibitions.

◇Ontact Book Festival: Abundant sights, activities, and enjoyment

First, at 7 p.m. on the 5th, poet Won Tae-yeon, author of the bestseller You Sometimes Think of Me, I Sometimes Think of Other Things, will give a live lecture broadcast on the YouTube channel ‘Gyeongui Line Book Street Book On-Air.’

He will have an emotional conversation with viewers on the theme ‘Love that is always remembered even without remembering.’

The online experience program ‘Together Workshop’ introduces how to make mini initial books, water bottle bags, and other accessories using simple materials while watching Naver WhaleOn at home.

Programs such as ‘Stay Home! Spring Has Come, Spring Forest Exploration Play’ and ‘Stay Home! Traditional Family Games’ are also prepared so families can safely enjoy the spring festival at home.

Advance reservations are required to participate in the online programs and can be made through the Naver ‘Gyeongui Line Book Street’ reservation page. Coupons will be given as gifts to those who make advance reservations.

◇How is your spring scent? Three special exhibitions capturing the scent of spring

Special exhibitions will also be held outdoors. The ‘Spring Scent Illustration Exhibition’ showcases lively works by 20 artists including emerging illustrators Aepol, BODAM, and Bae Jung-yeol, presenting them to passersby.

During the event period, from 6 p.m., the Gyeongui Line Book Street Media Book Wall will offer nighttime media art exhibitions to delight citizens passing through the book street.

The award-winning works from the nationwide elementary school book review drawing contest, ‘The Chilchil Detective Team Searching for the Secret of Chilchildan,’ will also be displayed at the Gyeongui Line Book Street gallery ‘Literary Walk.’ Visitors can see the vibrant book culture energy expressed by children through their drawings.

◇‘Together Apart’ Customized Book Programs Presented

The ‘Book Pharmacy Project’ at Gyeongui Line Book Street, which has received much positive feedback, will continue this year.

Poets Jung Hyun-woo and Lee Seo-ha, transformed into book pharmacists, will meet citizens one-on-one to consult on their concerns and prescribe customized books.

In celebration of Family Month in May, the family audiobook reading program ‘TtatoHam, Warm Voice Book,’ which produces a book narrated by the voices of family members, will begin on May 6.

It is meaningful as families can create and take home an audiobook that only they can listen to through recorded files.

All programs operate by advance reservation and will be conducted in compliance with quarantine guidelines. For detailed information about participation and schedules, please contact the Gyeongui Line Book Street Operations Office.

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “In celebration of Family Month, we have prepared an event filled with the scent of spring with themes that the whole family can enjoy together, and we hope many residents will show interest and participate.”

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