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Busan Metropolitan City Hall Open Library to Host Spring Book Curation: “Is It Okay Not to Feel Okay, Spring?”

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Busan Metropolitan City Hall Open Library will operate the spring book curation exhibition and experiential programs titled “Is It Okay Not to Feel Okay, Spring?” from today (March 20) through May 22.

This book curation was planned to highlight that spring is not a season that comes only after everything has become perfect, but rather a time that gradually blossoms after passing through wounds and cold. It conveys the message that even hearts that are still shaken and cold are acceptable, and offers citizens an opportunity, through books, to encounter the spring that has already come to us even when we do not feel okay. It provides a reflective experience where individuals can read again, think again, and regain the strength to live at a slower pace.

The exhibition will be held in the book curation spaces at Deullak Nallak (1st floor) and the Open Library (3rd floor) of City Hall. It is composed as an exhibition that allows visitors to explore stories of emotions, relationships, and life through a variety of books, including literature, essays, and picture books.

Under the theme “The Time of Spring That Slowly Blooms After Passing Through Wounds and Cold,” the exhibition will offer a reading experience that enables citizens to reflect on their emotions and contemplate their lives through books such as “So Please Do Not Disappear,” “The Happiness of Adults Is Quiet,” “In Fact, We Are All Like That,” and “What Does It Mean to Say No?”

In connection with the book curation, experiential programs for children, elementary students, and adults will also be operated. In particular, a permanent participatory corner titled “A Place That Asks If You Are Okay” photo zone will be available in the Deullak Nallak exhibition space.

The experiential programs based on the exhibition books include sensory-based activities for young children such as “Making Objects That Express My Feelings” using picture books, reading-linked programs for elementary students such as creating emotion cards and situational sentences and making growth bookmarks, and for adults, the “Quiet Literary Salon,” where participants read, reflect, and record their emotions in writing.

In addition, the exhibition space on the first floor at Deullak Nallak will display participants’ works alongside the book exhibition and include a photo zone where visitors can take commemorative photos.

More detailed information can be found on the Busan Metropolitan City Hall Open Library website (library.busan.go.kr/openlib/index.do>Notice), and all citizens are free to participate.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “Spring may feel like a season when everyone should be okay, but there are certainly feelings that are not,” adding, “I hope this book curation will provide citizens with an opportunity to look at their emotions as they are and reflect on their lives at a slower pace.”