Seongnam Chaek Theme Park Building to Become 16th 'Public Library'... Opening on November 3

The Book Theme Park Library in Yuldong Park, Bundang-gu, Seongnam City, will open on November 3.

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province is renovating the building within Yuldong Park's Book Theme Park into the "Book Theme Park Library," which will open on November 3.

The existing Book Theme Park building, constructed in 2006, is a one-story structure with a site area of 5,950㎡ and a building area of 492㎡, primarily serving as an exhibition-focused reading culture space.

Previously operated by the Seongnam Cultural Foundation under Seongnam City, the building was converted for use as a public library, transferring management to Seongnam City, which has carried out structural modifications over the past year.

The city invested a total of 792 million KRW to transform it into a picture book-specialized library.

The Book Theme Park Library houses 7,300 volumes and features new facilities such as reading rooms, family rooms, and reading club rooms. Outdoors, there is an exhibition space for picture book authors and an augmented reality (AR) reading promotion content experience system utilizing eight sculptures.

The city operates mini-games featuring characters from fairy tales in augmented reality, a digital aquarium where users can raise their own fish based on their book borrowing records, and a smart book recommendation system.

Additionally, the library will host original picture book art exhibitions and concerts, and introduce a system that reads fairy tales contained on a single card.

The Book Theme Park Library is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and is regularly closed every Monday.

On the opening day at 2 p.m., about 100 local residents will attend events including a congratulatory performance by the Seongnam City Choir, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, tours of the library facilities, and demonstrations of the augmented reality experience.

There are a total of 16 public libraries in the Seongnam area, including the Book Theme Park Library.

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