Open 365 Days a Year! ... Gijang-gun Opens Smart Library Branch No. 2 at Donghae Line Wolnae Station

The second branch of the 'Gijang365 Smart Library' has opened at Wolnae Station on the Donghae Line.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] On the 20th, Gijang-gun opened the 2nd branch of the ‘Gijang 365 Smart Library,’ which can be used anytime 365 days a year, at Wolnae Station on the Donghae Line.

The ‘Gijang 365 Smart Library’ is a lifestyle-oriented unmanned library where users can freely borrow books stocked in the smart library device without visiting a library.

It was promoted with a total project cost of 100 million KRW, including 45.5 million KRW in national funds, after being selected in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s ‘U-Library Service Construction Support Project’ contest.

The newly opened 2nd branch of the ‘Gijang 365 Smart Library’ was installed inside Wolnae Station on the Donghae Line through an agreement with the Korea Railroad Corporation Busan-Gyeongnam Headquarters.

About 400 new books and bestsellers are stocked in the device, and with a Book Link membership card or a public library integrated membership card, users can borrow up to two books per person for 14 days. It can also be used with a mobile membership card.

A Gijang-gun official said, “With the opening of the Donghae Line Wolnae Station Smart Library, we can provide convenient library services to residents of Jangan-eup, who lack library infrastructure, and visitors using Wolnae Station,” adding, “We will strengthen promotional activities so that many residents can use this lifestyle-oriented small library.”

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