Directors of 17 Metropolitan Libraries to Meet... Key Library Policy Issues to Be Discussed
2025 Metropolitan Representative Library Directors' Meeting on May 23
Metropolitan Representative Libraries to Establish Regional Library Initiatives
Sharing Current Issues on Public Library Registration
Discussion on the Comprehensive Library Development Plan
On May 23, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold the '2025 Metropolitan Representative Library Directors' Meeting' at the National Library of Korea, where it will discuss this year's key library policy issues with the directors of 17 metropolitan representative libraries, including Seoul Library.
Metropolitan representative libraries play a central role in regional library policies by establishing and implementing library initiatives within their respective jurisdictions and systematically supporting related services. In particular, this meeting will share the current status of public library registrations, which have been implemented since the amendment of the 'Library Act' in December 2022, and discuss directions for improvement to ensure the registration system is firmly established. In addition, policy support plans for metropolitan representative libraries, which are responsible for establishing regional mid- to long-term plans (2026?2028) in line with the 'Comprehensive Library Development Plan (2024?2028)' announced by the Ministry last year, will also be shared.
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Song Yoonseok, Director of Regional Culture Policy at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, stated, "According to recently released public library statistics, both the number of public libraries and their usage rates have been steadily increasing. Therefore, the Ministry will closely discuss and cooperate with metropolitan representative libraries to continuously improve public access to libraries and the quality of library services. We will spare no policy support to ensure that metropolitan representative libraries contribute to balanced national development and the reduction of cultural disparities between regions."
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