Jinju City Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for Southern Children's Library Construction

Library and Community Childcare Sharing Center Facilities Established
720 Million KRW Invested, Completed in March 2022

Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Construction of the Southern Children's Library Held
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Nambu Children's Library at 4 p.m. on the 2nd.

About 50 people attended the groundbreaking ceremony, including Jinju Mayor Jo Gyu-il, Lee Sang-young, chairman of the Jinju City Council, council members, heads of local social organizations, and local residents.

The Nambu Children's Library project is being promoted with a total project cost of 7.2 billion KRW, including 2.6 billion KRW in national funds, on three plots including Gajwa-dong. Since November 2018, preliminary administrative procedures, land acquisition, and architectural design competitions have been conducted to complete preparations for groundbreaking, and construction began on this day. The library is scheduled to be completed in March 2022.

The library will be built on a site area of 1,021㎡ with a total floor area of 1,463㎡, consisting of one basement floor and three above-ground floors. It will include reading rooms, an English library, a community childcare sharing center, and convenience facilities. It is expected to serve as a lifelong education hub that adds cultural and care functions to the library's role, as well as a complex cultural children's library where residents can enjoy culture and leisure, thereby significantly improving the quality of life for local residents.

At the groundbreaking ceremony, Mayor Jo said, “To realize a happy educational city that is good for having and raising children during the 7th elected term, we will start with the Nambu Children's Library and build the Dongbu Municipal Library in Chojang-dong and the Innovation City Library in Chungmugong-dong.” He added, “We will actively strive to create an environment where books are easily accessible in daily life to further enhance the quality of life for local residents.”

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