Suwon City Opens 'Booknaru Smart Library' at Maegyo Station on the 13th

Suwon City in Gyeonggi Province opened its ninth Booknaru Smart Library on the second basement level of Maegyo Station on the Suin-Bundang Line, near Exits 7 and 8, on the 13th.

The Booknaru Smart Library is an unmanned library installed in subway stations used by many residents. Full members of Suwon City Library who are registered to borrow books can use the self-service machines to reserve and borrow books held by Suwon City public libraries, or return them.

The number of residents near Maegyo Station is growing as more apartment complexes are being built in the area. Suwon City installed the Booknaru Smart Library to make library services more convenient for local residents.

Residents can search for books on the Suwon City Library website (http://www.suwonlib.go.kr) or mobile website, click "Booknaru (Unmanned) Reservation," select a pickup location, and reserve books for borrowing.

Suwon City officials pose for a commemorative photo after opening the Chaeknaru Smart Library, the city's ninth, at Maegyo Station on the 13th. Photo courtesy of Suwon City.

After receiving a text message or AlimTalk notification that the book is available for borrowing (which takes 3 to 5 days), users can pick up their requested books at the Booknaru Smart Library. Books borrowed from a Booknaru library can be returned at any of the nine Booknaru Smart Libraries in Suwon or at a public library.

Suwon City's nine Booknaru Smart Libraries are located at Maegyo Station; Suwon Station (Concourse C at the Suwon Station Transfer Center); Yeongtong Station (near Exits 2 and 8); Suwon City Hall Station (next to the main ticket gates); Mangpo Station (near Platform Entrances 3 and 4 on Basement Level 1); Gwanggyo Jungang Station (Exit 2); Sungkyunkwan University Station (the passage connecting Exit 3 and the transfer parking lot); Gosaek Station (Exits 1 and 2); and Cheongmyeong Station (Entrance 3). They are available during subway station operating hours.

In 2025, 157,833 people used Booknaru libraries at seven stations, borrowing and returning a total of 224,362 books.

Kim Hyunsoo, Suwon City's First Vice Mayor, Suwon Special City Council Chair Kim Mikyung, other city council members, and local residents attended the opening ceremony.

First Vice Mayor Kim Hyunsoo said, "I hope the smart library at Maegyo Station will become a reading space where residents can drop by whenever they like. We will continue to create a reading environment closely connected to daily life so residents can access books nearby."

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