Seongnam Daejang District Public Library Groundbreaking on the 5th... 26.2 Billion KRW Invested

Aerial View of Seongnam Daejang District Public Library

A public library will be built at 187-4 Daejang-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do (next to Pangyo Daejang Elementary School).

Seongnam City announced on the 5th that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Daejang District Public Library with about 100 attendees, including Seongnam Mayor Shin Sang-jin and local residents.

The Daejang District Public Library will have a total project cost of 26.2 billion KRW, including 5.9 billion KRW in national funding, and is scheduled to open in January 2026.

The library will be a two-story underground and two-story aboveground building with a total floor area of 5,151㎡, designed as an open complex cultural space combining materials, reading, education, and relaxation.

On each floor, the first floor above ground will house the children's materials room, multipurpose hall, and encounter lounge; the second floor above ground will include the general materials room, electronic information room, periodicals room, and study spaces. The first basement floor will have a 29-space parking lot, machine room, and electrical room; the second basement floor will have a 24-space parking lot, disaster prevention room, and preservation storage.

Seongnam Mayor Shin Sang-jin stated, "The Daejang District Public Library will be a place to meet people along with books and a social overhead capital (SOC) facility where reading, culture, and learning can be done in one place in daily life. As the first public facility in Daejang-dong, we expect it to become the center of a rich life for our citizens."

In addition to Daejang-dong, Seongnam City will build public libraries in Sunae-dong (May 2025) and Godeung-dong (May 2024). With this new library, the number of public libraries in the Seongnam area will increase to 22.

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