Gwangju Nam-gu Launches Full-Scale Book Summary Service

Gwangju Namgu District Office building exterior.

Gwangju Nam-gu (District Mayor Kim Byungnae) announced on the 4th that it will officially launch a book summary service to provide self-development opportunities for users of public libraries in the area and to promote a reading culture.

The book summary service is a reading content that condenses the core content of a book to about 5% of its original length. Since the summary of a single book is usually provided in 10 to 15 pages of A4 paper, even people with busy lives can access a variety of books in a short time. In addition, language courses and the latest international books are also available in both audio and text versions, making the service useful for self-development.

In addition, organizing one's thoughts after reading a book is the reader's responsibility, but by linking this process with the book summary service, readers can gain a deeper understanding of the content and make it their own. Currently, about 8,500 summarized books are available at four public libraries in the area.

Nam-gu plans to upload more than 20 new summaries each month to provide this service to library users. Any resident who is a registered full member of a public library in the area can use the book summary service.

This service is provided through the Nam-gu Integrated Library website, and residents who wish to use it can click on the book summary service section in the digital library menu of the website. By clicking on the desired book, users can receive the summary in a file format.

An official from the district said, "The process of reading and summarizing a book is a core part of reading itself, and the book summary service can help readers understand parts they may have missed or gain new insights from different perspectives."

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