November 11 Ceremony for 2022 Bookstore Day at Seoul History Museum

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The Korea Federation of Bookstores Cooperatives (Korea Book Federation) will hold the 2022 ‘6th Bookstore Day Commemoration Ceremony’ at 2 p.m. on November 11 at the Yajugae Hall of the Seoul Museum of History located in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

At the ceremony, bookstore owners and industry figures related to bookstores and publishing distribution will gather in one place to reflect on the importance of bookstores and book culture, and through an awards ceremony, they will honor and encourage achievements. In addition, the awards ceremony will be held concurrently. Awards such as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation, Bookstore Person of the Year Award, Excellent Cooperative Award, Book of the Year and Author of the Year selected by bookstore owners, Merit Award, and Plaques of Appreciation will be presented.

The awardees are as follows: ▲Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation (Jeong Deokjin/CEO of Haetbit Bookstore, Choi Changgyu/CEO of Daedong Books Co., Ltd., Seong Mihui/Director of Bookstore Culture Development Center, Chae Dowoon/CEO of Bottle Books, Choi Hyeongjin/CEO of Saenghwalgwan, Hyeong Namjeong/Officer at Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education, Choi Wonhee/Deputy Team Leader at Goyang City Library Center) ▲Bookstore Person of the Year Award (Lee Giyoung/CEO of Baekho Bookstore) ▲Excellent Cooperative Award (Asan City Bookstore Cooperative) ▲Merit Award (Lee Jinpyo/CEO of Songpa Bookstore) ▲Plaques of Appreciation (Lee Jeonghun/CEO of Woongjin Booksen, Jeon Woojung/CEO of Korea Phase Service, Park Noil/CEO of Korea Publishing Cooperative) ▲Book of the Year selected by bookstore owners (Hwang Boreum/Clayhouse 'Welcome, Hyunamdong Bookstore', Lee Sunja/Humanist 'At Sixty, I Become a Cassia Flower Again', Jeong Ranhee & Kim Jukyung/Hanullim Children 'May's Rice Balls', Geunha/Changbi 'Beloved Aunts', Jeong Changjo et al./May Spring 'A World Met by a Will', Jeong Seokyung & Park Chanwook/Eulyu Publishing 'Decision to Leave Script', Lim Soyeon/Minumsa 'Women Who Are Not Mysterious') ▲Author of the Year selected by bookstore owners (Park Sangyoung)

A representative of the Korea Book Federation said, “Through the Bookstore Day commemoration ceremony, we aim to renew the determination of bookstore owners nationwide and reaffirm the importance of the role of local bookstores,” adding, “We hope that November 11, ‘Bookstore Day,’ will become a day celebrated together by bookstore owners and readers, and that local bookstores will serve as cultural hubs and remain sustainable.”

Meanwhile, during Bookstore Week (November 5?11), a seminar on fostering local bookstores titled ‘Talking about Distribution and Operation of Local Bookstores’ will be broadcast live on November 8 at 2 p.m. via the Korea Publication Culture Industry Promotion Agency’s YouTube channel.

Additionally, an SNS certification event will be held for bookstore visitors and readers. This participatory event involves purchasing the ‘2022 Book of the Year and Author of the Year selected by bookstore owners’ at local bookstores and certifying the purchase, or taking a photo of the ‘2022 Bookstore Day Poster’ distributed nationwide at local bookstores and certifying it. Detailed event information can be found on the official Instagram of the Korea Book Federation.

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