The Seongnam Central Library (성남중앙도서관) is the largest public library in the city of Seongnam. This four story facility has been rated one of the top public libraries in Gyeonggi province. It is located at 610 Yatap-dong, in Bundang-gu. The library's telephone number is 031-709-9154.
[edit] History
The library was first opened on the 13th of November, 2001, for the promotion of information, cultural awareness and lifelong education.
[edit] Library Hours
The Seongnam Central Library is open everyday, including public holidays, except Monday. Hours vary by the section of the library.
- The main library is open from 9am to 9pm on weekdays and from 9am 5pm on weekends. It closes an hour early on weekdays from November to February.
- Public reading rooms are open from 7am to 10pm everyday, and from 7am to 8pm on public holidays. They are closed only every other Monday.
- All other facilities are open from 9am to 6pm on weekdays, and from 9am to 5pm on weekends.
[edit] Lending Policy
Patrons must be residents of the city of Seongnam in order to obtain a library card for taking out books. This can extend to people who only attend school in Seongnam or have their place of work there. One patron can take out a maximum of three books for a period of no more than two weeks. While there are no late fines, a patron who does not return books on time will be denied future service corresponding to the number of days a book was returned late.
[edit] Library Facilities
- Library (문헌정보실): Books can be checked out on the 2nd floor, in one of the two large library rooms.
- Children's Library (어린이실·모자열람실): Books for elementary school students and below are located on the first floor. Parents and their children can come here to read children's stories as well as use the Internet, or the audio visual equipment. Books for children, in addition to litterature on parenting and running a household, can be checked out here.
- Periodicals Room (연속간행물실): The periodicals room is located on the 2nd floor, inside the second library room, and carries a large variety of national, regional, and university newspapers; magazines and pamplets; as well as many foreign and domestic academic journals.
- Reading Room (열람실): There are four general reading rooms available with total seating available for 492 people. Reading rooms 1 and 2 are on the the third floor and numbers 3 and 4 are on the fourth floor. In addition, there is also a specialty reading room available for disabled persons (장애인열람실).
- Computer Room (정자정보실): This room provides multimedia service for the library. There are fifty computers available as well as facilities for notebook computers, DVDs, audio CDs, satellite broadcasting, and a Video on Demand Service.
- Cafeteria (식당): The cafeteria provides hot meals every day and is located in the basement. There is a convenience store located in the cafeteria as well.
- Lounges (휴게실): Indoor lounges are available on every floor exept the first and outdoor rest areas are also available on the second and third floors.
- Lockers: Lockers are available on the first floor.
[edit] Additional Facilities
- 2nd Floor: Computer Room (전산실)
- 3rd Floor: Computer Education Class (컴퓨터교육실), Audio-Visual Room (시청각실), Seminar Room (세미나실), Culture Classrooms 1&2 (제1&2문화교실)
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