Gwangju Buk-gu to Hold Book Festival on 28th to Promote Reading Culture

On the 25th, Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that it will hold the 'Dabuk Dabuk Book Festival' on the 28th to promote reading culture.

The Dabuk Dabuk Book Festival is an event organized in cooperation with local small libraries and reading organizations to create a festival where all generations communicate through books, aiming to promote harmony between generations and spread reading culture.

Held under the theme "Gifting Today with Books," this event will take place around Sinyong Neighborhood Park, with about 800 local residents attending. Various programs such as storytelling, lectures, reading playgrounds, and celebratory performances will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

As a special event, the storytelling program will feature Moon In, the Buk-gu mayor, who will narrate the fairy tale book "It's Okay, Mister." The lecture program includes a meeting with the rainbow author Yoon Mi-kyung.

Additionally, 10 reading-related institutions and organizations will participate, operating various reading culture experience booths. Family-oriented reading experience play spaces and resting areas such as children's song trains, pop-up book exhibitions, and Indian tents will also be provided for all generations to enjoy together.

For more detailed information about the book festival, please check the Buk-gu Integrated Library website or contact the Buk-gu Office Library Division.

A Buk-gu official said, "Through this book festival, we hope residents find the fun and joy of reading and create happy memories with their families," adding, "We will continue to discover various reading culture programs to promote local reading culture and strive to revitalize public libraries."

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