Yeongdeungpo-gu to Host First Book Festa at Mullae Neighborhood Park from 17th to 20th

Outdoor Bookshelves and Author Book Talks
Book Festival Celebrating the 'Month of Reading'

Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Jo Yoojin) will host the '1st Yeongdeungpo-gu Book Festa: Today Only Book Club' at Mullae Neighborhood Park from September 17 to 20. The event is a reading culture festival organized in honor of the 'Month of Reading' in September.

Provided by Yeongdeungpo-gu.

The outdoor bookshelf at the venue will feature over 1,000 books. There will also be author book talks, busking performances, library experience and exhibition booths, and various programs under the theme of "Books and Libraries."

The book talk sessions will begin on September 18 with "The Devil is an Enthusiastic Reader" featuring marketer Jo Aran from Minumsa and author Kim Hwajin. On September 19, District Mayor Jo Yoojin and KBS announcer Jeong Yong-sil will participate in "A City That Reads, A Thinking Yeongdeungpo." On September 20, cognitive psychologist Professor Kim Kyungil will host a lecture titled "In the Future Society, Happy People Are Strong People." On September 19, a ceremony and celebration performance will also take place on "Stage Yeongdeungpo."

Other interactive booths will include book-themed merchandise making, "Book Curation" to discover reading preferences, the "Sak Sak Penmanship Club" to copy sentences, and the outdoor reading program "Today Only Book Zone."

District Mayor Jo Yoojin stated, "To mark the Month of Reading in September, we have prepared a unique book festival where all residents can fully enjoy the joy of reading outdoors. We will continue to strive to make Yeongdeungpo a 'city that reads', so that the joy of reading becomes a part of daily life for our residents."

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