Gwangju Nam-gu Opens 'Smart Library Branch 4' at Multipurpose Gymnasium

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Nam-gu, Gwangju (Mayor Kim Byung-nae) announced on the 1st that it will open the 4th Smart Library branch at Nam-gu Multipurpose Gymnasium located in Jinwol-dong to provide residents with life-friendly book services and to spread a culture of reading.

The establishment project of the 4th Smart Library branch was selected through the '2021 U-Library Construction Support Project' contest conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism last year, and is scheduled to be installed in front of the entrance on the first floor of Nam-gu Multipurpose Gymnasium.

Nam-gu plans to invest a total project cost of 142 million KRW to stock about 570 books of various kinds and purchase related items such as unmanned book lending and return machines to enhance user convenience.

The reason for setting up the 4th Smart Library branch at Nam-gu Multipurpose Gymnasium is that a public library where residents of Jinwol-dong, a densely populated area, can borrow and return books 365 days a year was needed.

Also, since Jinwol Complex Stadium and National Sports Center will be constructed near the Multipurpose Gymnasium in the future, it aims to allow young and middle-aged users who use sports facilities and family users visiting the local food direct market to conveniently borrow and read books.

The construction of the 4th Smart Library branch will proceed until mid-this month, and after a pilot operation until the end of November, full-scale book lending and return services are expected to be provided starting in December.

A Nam-gu official said, "We have been establishing smart libraries in easily accessible places to provide life-friendly book services, and many residents are using them," adding, "We will do our best to create more smart libraries throughout the district."

Meanwhile, Nam-gu started with the opening of the 1st Smart Library in September 2019 at the plaza behind Bigsupo in Pureungil Park, Juwol-dong, and subsequently opened the 2nd and 3rd branches near Mudeung Market in July last year and near the Pureungil Park rest area opposite Namgwangju Nonghyup in January 2021, respectively.

Since opening, the cumulative number of users of the 1st to 3rd Smart Library branches in the district has been 10,439, and a total of 17,824 books have been borrowed.

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