Seongnam City Lowers Barriers to Libraries... 'Seongnam Book Festival' to Be Held at Yuldong Park on the 25th

Promoting the Reading Square Library
Diverse Events Including Meet-and-Greet Sessions with Authors

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor: Shin Sang-jin) announced on October 22 that it will hold the "2025 Seongnam Book Festival" on October 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the lawn square in Yuldong Park, Bundang.

Reading Square Library in Yuldong Park Auto Camping Site, Bundang, Seongnam. Provided by Seongnam City

This festival, planned for the first time this year, aims to lower the barriers to library access and spread a culture in which citizens can freely enjoy books. Seongnam City currently operates a total of 17 open-air libraries called Reading Square Libraries, including three within Yuldong Park.

The event venue will be organized into book reading spaces (Comma, Reading Zone), experience zones, play and relaxation areas, and a performance stage.

The Comma and Reading Zone will feature the following: a Book Square Booknic promoting the Reading Square Library; a Book & Tea Class where visitors can read books while enjoying tea; and a Sound Book Lounge where audiobooks can be listened to using wireless headsets.

The experience zone will include booths operated by 14 public libraries, the Small Libraries Association, and Seongnam reading clubs, offering a variety of post-reading activities for visitors to experience.

The play and relaxation area will include a large canvas (7m x 7m) where any citizen can draw illustrations inspired by books, as well as a 10-meter-long Picture Book Path exhibiting original illustrations from the picture book "I Am Broccoli But I Want to Be Loved."

On the plaza stage, there will be meet-and-greet sessions with poet Park Jun and author Kim Shinhoe, along with magic shows and busking performances for families to enjoy together.

A city official stated, "This event will naturally integrate enjoyable reading experiences into daily life," adding, "We will work with citizens to create a reading culture in Seongnam where books become a part of everyday life throughout the city."

In September, Seongnam City expanded the number of Reading Square Libraries from 12 to 17, having added five new locations since April.

The locations of the Reading Square Libraries by region are as follows: In the Sujeong area (3 locations): Wirye Central Square, Wirye Riverside Park, and Taepyeong Park; in the Jungwon area (2 locations): Jungwon Youth Center (formerly Jungwon Youth Training Center) Plaza and Sanseong Park; and in the Bundang area (12 locations): Yuldong Park A and B, Central Park, Jeongja and Pangyo Station Squares, Tancheon Sunae-dong and Seohyeon-dong Picnic Grounds, Gumi-dong Seongnam Mulbit Park (new), Yatap 3-dong Oyasoni-gil (new), Sampyeong-dong Hwarang Park (new), Jeongja Park (new), and Yuldong Park Auto Camping Site (new).

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