Changwon Special City Creates Reading Culture Space Specialized in Goun Choe Chiwon

Opening Ceremony of Goun Small Library... Infant and Toddler Friendly

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held an opening ceremony for Goun Small Library.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Song Jong-gu] On the 16th, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held an opening ceremony for Goun Small Library, a space for reading and culture for Changwon Special City citizens and a lifelong education venue, on the 2nd floor of Wolyeong-dong Administrative Welfare Center.

About 50 people participated in the event, including Jeong Ssang-hak, Vice Chairman of the Culture and Welfare Committee of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council, Park Seon-ae, Chairwoman of the Economic Welfare and Women’s Committee of the City Council, Jeong Gil-sang, Chairman of the Culture and Environment City Committee, city council members, and local residents.

Professor Noh Seong-mi of Gyeongnam National University, who attended the event, recited Yi Hwang’s “Wolyeongdae (月影臺),” written at Wolyeongdae where Goun Choi Chi-won stayed, conveying the footsteps and spirit left by Choi Chi-won through classical Chinese poetry.

Goun Small Library is a library specialized for infants and young children and Goun Choi Chi-won, newly established on the 2nd floor of the new Wolyeong-dong Administrative Welfare Center building, which was reborn last December. It covers an area of 97.44㎡ and consists of about 4,400 general and children’s books, and as it was named after Choi Chi-won’s pen name, it is equipped with books specialized in Choi Chi-won.

Nearby are three elementary schools including Masan Goun Elementary School, Masan Seo Middle School, and Gyeongnam National University, and it is expected that many children and local residents will visit the library.

An Ik-tae, head of the Library Business Office, said, “Although the small library was created by Changwon Special City, the residents are the main actors in making this space lively and warm,” and added, “We ask everyone to join forces and wisdom so that Goun Small Library can grow and develop together with the residents.”

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