Woongjin ThinkBig Donates 4,000 Buyback Books to 'Small Libraries'

Books Delivered to 26 Locations Nationwide... Additional Complete Sets Donated to 8 Newly Established Sites This Year

Woongjin ThinkBig announced on the 11th that it donated about 4,000 collected book sets through its ‘Woongjin Book Club Buyback’ service to ‘Small Libraries’ in the new year.

Since last year, Woongjin ThinkBig has been operating the ‘Woongjin Book Club Buyback’ service, which rewards consumers with mileage that can be used like cash when they return purchased and used book sets.

‘Small Libraries’ are small cultural spaces established by local governments or corporations with support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to provide various knowledge and information to local residents. Woongjin ThinkBig carried out the donation project in collaboration with the nonprofit organization ‘People Making Small Libraries’.

Books were delivered to 26 locations nationwide, including nine ‘Military Family Small Libraries’ located in mountainous areas where it is difficult to access new publications, and additional book sets will be donated to eight newly established locations this year.

Since 2023, Woongjin ThinkBig has been conducting a social contribution project to create a cultural environment where children can access books easily anywhere. Including this activity, through collaborations with social welfare organizations (Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation) and donation campaigns (Book DREAM Project) conducted last year, more than 7,000 books have been donated cumulatively.

Kim Jin-gak, Head of Future Education Business Division at Woongjin ThinkBig, said, “For young children, it is most important to have time to gain diverse knowledge and nurture dreams through reading,” and added, “We will continue the book donation project so that students can read the books they want anytime without being restricted by their environment.”

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