Go to the Library on Mondays Too... Gyeongnam Office of Education, Masan Library and Gimhae Library Open Regularly

A Total of 4 Locations Including Masan Jihaeui Bada and Gimhae Jihaeui Bada

Smart Libraries Operating 365 Days for Borrowing and Returning

Gyeongnam Office of Education. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Masan Library and Gimhae Library in Gyeongnam will also open on Mondays starting in July.

The Gyeongnam Office of Education announced on the 4th that it will implement a pilot project to open the two libraries on Mondays in order to create a reading environment that users can always approach and to establish a user-centered library environment.

Among the 25 public libraries under the Gyeongnam Office of Education, Monday has been designated as a closed day, but with this decision, a total of four libraries, including the existing Masan Jihyeui Bada Library and Gimhae Jihyeui Bada Library, will be open regularly.

They will be closed on legal holidays except Sundays, but available on all other days including Mondays.

The Office of Education plans to review whether to continue opening the libraries on Mondays based on the results of this pilot operation.

The Office of Education will also establish future-oriented smart libraries equipped with a library automation system.

The smart libraries will have devices that allow borrowing or returning books even after library staff such as librarians have left, or during holidays and public holidays.

The Office of Education plans to apply this system to all libraries in the province, starting with Changwon Library and Gimhae Jihyeui Bada Library.

Based on Changwon Library, up to 2,100 books can be stored in the device, and each device will serve as a "small library" available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

An Tae-hwan, head of the Creative Talent Division, said, "By opening libraries on Mondays, we will be able to provide library services that are always accessible to local residents," and added, "We will make various efforts to enhance information services for users and spread a reading culture."

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