Gongju Cartoon Library Opens in June... Over 3,000 Comics Available

100.9 Square Meters on the Second Floor of Haengboknurim in Gongju City

Panorama of Gongju Comic Small Library

Gongju City in Chungnam announced on the 18th that it will open the "Gongju Comics Small Library" this June, the first of its kind in Chungnam.

The city was selected for the Small Library Establishment Support Project organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2022, and invested approximately 110 million KRW to create the Gongju Comics Small Library on the second floor of the Gongju-si Haengboknurim (Complex Community Center), covering an area of 100.9 square meters.

This location will also house a lifelong learning center, a youth training center, a national sports center, a cultural life center, and a career education center.

The Gongju Comics Small Library will offer about 3,000 comic (webtoon) books, selected based on theme, field, genre, country, and user group, catering to all age groups. The city will provide free rentals to library members.

Additionally, various specialized and hobby courses will be offered, including hands-on practice with comic production software (Clip Studio), character creation, and drawing emoticons.

The city plans to make the library a playground and learning space for children, and provide citizens with a venue for career experiences and cultural leisure activities through various hobbies.

Mayor Choi Woncheol stated, "With the establishment of a comics-specialized small library in Gongju, it will be an opportunity for all citizens to easily access books," adding, "We hope the Gongju Comics Small Library will become a complex cultural space for the region."

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