Suncheon-si, Sindae-ri Architectural Municipal Library Name Contest

Applications accepted until the 6th of next month... Total prize money of 2 million won awarded

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu) announced on the 25th that it will hold a naming contest for the new municipal library being constructed at 2040-5, Sindae-ri, Haeryong-myeon, until the 6th of next month.

The contest categories are the names for the ‘library’ and the ‘children’s reading room,’ and anyone interested in participating can join.

Those who wish to participate can download the application form from the Suncheon City website, fill it out, and submit it via email.

The name should reflect the purpose of the library’s construction, which involved citizen participation, and emphasize the characteristic of being a family-centered library.

Additionally, the name should be simple, clear, easy to pronounce, and friendly so that anyone can easily call it.

The city plans to select the winning entries through internal review and a citizen preference survey, announce the winners at the end of next month, and notify them individually or post the results on the Suncheon City website.

Prizes will be awarded by category, with one grand prize winner and one excellence prize winner each, and two encouragement prize winners.

The prize money totals 2 million KRW in gift certificates, including 500,000 KRW for the grand prize.

A representative from the Suncheon City Library Operations Division said, “We hope citizens will show interest and participate in the naming contest for the new library, which has been prepared and built in communication and cooperation with the citizens from the beginning.”

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