Shinhan Card Opens 'Areumin Library' at Upcycling Center

Seoul Songpa-gu, Gangdong-gu, and Seodaemun-gu Saehalyong Centers to Receive Areumin Library Support Sequentially

Shinhan Card announced on the 24th that it has signed a business agreement with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to support the Areumin Library at the SaeHwalYong Center, a resource circulation space within the city where citizens can experience eco-friendliness and digital innovation, and has opened the Areumin Library at the SaeHwalYong Center in Songpa-gu. At the opening ceremony, Lee Byung-ho, Head of Brand Strategy at Shinhan Card (right), and Park Sung-soo, Mayor of Songpa-gu (left), are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] Shinhan Card announced on the 24th that it has signed a business agreement with Seoul City to support the Areumin Library at the SaeHwalYong Center and opened the Areumin Library at the Songpa-gu SaeHwalYong Center.

The Shinhan Card Areumin Library, opened at the Songpa-gu SaeHwalYong Center, was designed as an eco-friendly space using furniture and fixtures made from discarded wood and upcycling fabric. It is also equipped with various electronic books and digital devices such as tablet PCs, creating a space where local community citizens can experience both eco-friendliness and digital technology.

At the opening ceremony, Lee Byung-ho, Head of Brand Strategy at Shinhan Card, Park Sung-soo, Mayor of Songpa-gu, and other officials attended. Shinhan Card plans to open Areumin Libraries at SaeHwalYong Centers in Gangdong-gu and Seodaemun-gu, starting with Songpa-gu.

Meanwhile, Shinhan Card has been running the "Areumin Library" project since 2010 with the purpose of helping children and adolescents from vulnerable groups grow into healthy members of society and become future leaders of Korea. To date, a total of 520 libraries have been continuously opened domestically and internationally.

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