Namsan Public Library

The Namsan Public Library is a library located in Yongsan-gu near Mt. Namsan of Seoul, South Korea. Since its establishment on October 22, 1922, during the Japanese occupation,[1] the library has owned a variety of resources encompassing from ancient historic books, Japanese books to contemporary digital technology books.[2]

Namsan Public Library
library
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul서울특별시립남산도서관
  Hanja서울特別市立南山圖書館
  Revised RomanizationSeoul teukbyeol Sinip Namsan doseogwan
  McCune–ReischauerSŏul t'ŭkpyŏl Sinip Namsan tosŏkwan
Short name transcription(s)
  Hangul남산도서관
  Hanja南山圖書館
  Revised RomanizationNamsan doseogwan
  McCune–ReischauerNamsan tosŏkwan
Namsan Public Library is located in South Korea
Namsan Public Library
Namsan Public Library
Coordinates: 37.5530°N 126.9815°E / 37.5530; 126.9815
CountrySouth Korea

The main users of the Namsan public library are adults. Also, Namsan public library offers a special room for children of multicultural families. [3]

References

  1. "Namsan Public Library, Korea's first public library". Seoul Metropolitan Government. January 13, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. "Welcoming remarks". The Namsan Public Library. Archived from the original on 2007-06-02. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  3. "The Mecca of literature, Namsan public library". Hankyung. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-13.


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