Season of Reading, Fall! – Book Festival Report, Dongdaemun
Autumn has come and past. Among various activities, reading is a great opportunity to build a sense of mind. On October 13, Dongdaemun Book Festival was held at Yongdu Park. I visit this event directly which was carried out from 10am to 5pm.
You may ask me why “Reading”? I would like to share with you an interesting event which combined “reading” and “sharing” during the Book Festival.
I went to the book exchange booth in front of the outdoor stage where this event was held. I was exchanging three old books for a new one. During the festival, if the five-time stamp mission was successful through booths experience, you may gain an old book in return.
Nam Jung Ae, the director of planning team expressed expectations for the event, and said, "Many books are read only once and are fallen asleep after that. I wanted to pass the book on to the next person and create a shared event where I could gain knowledge." In fact, this booth was crowded with most people.
In addition, various events were held in line with the purpose of making the library in the town to be felt friendly. A total of 23 libraries and organizations participated, from town libraries, children's libraries to elementary and middle school libraries.
Lee Ye Rim, a student who helped in the organization of the festival from Gyeongdong Market Supporter, said, "I saw many children as they came with their family, the main visitors for the festival. I think it's a great opportunity to spread the practice of “Sharing” and “Reading".
Not only booths, the events at the Book Festival were also eye-catching. There were visitors at programs such as <Visual Library>, <Vocational Reading>, and <Listening to Emotional Poetry>. At the end of the day, I shared my reading experience in “The Presentation of Reading Club”.
In conjunction with the reading season, the Seoul Metropolitan Government not only hosts book festivals every autumn in various regions, such as Songpa-gu and Yeongdeungpo-gu, but also holds book festivals at Seoul Metropolitan Library and many other places.
Why don't try visiting a book festival in this such nice weather every year? You can experience something that you never tried before! It will also be a great opportunity to naturally access the concepts of “reading” and “sharing”.
<Major Information of Book Festival>
1. Seoul Book Festival
Period: September, every year
Location: Seoul Plaza, Seoul Metropolitan Library
It is a Seoul style book festival that is made and enjoyed together with Seoul citizens.
It has been held every year since 2008 to promote library and reading culture.
2. Cheonggyecheon Book Festival
Period: October, every year
Location: Near Osan Water Bridge in Cheonggyecheon
It is a book festival held every year joined by citizens at Seoul Metropolitan Library.
In 2018, the event was held to redress the value of the Cheonggyecheon street as Seoul's future heritage and promote greater public consensus on the preservation of the area. Some of the major events include selling old books consigned to the operator of the bookstore in Cheonggyecheon, and provide delivering services which include random boxes of books with the purchased books.
3. Seoul WOW book Festival
Period: October, every year
Location: Parking street in front of Hongik University and nearby spaces
Trough Cultural imagination at the WOW Book Center, various new cultural contents and book culture are made.
Homepage: http://www.wowbookfest.com
4. Seoul International Book Fair
Period: June, every year
Location: 513 COEX Exhibition Hall, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu
Starting with the National Book Fair in 1954, the publication of Korean books was globalized, competitiveness of publishing industry was strengthened and social crisis of reading was settled. It is taking off as one of the world's major book exhibitions with the goal of expanding national cultural opportunities.
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