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The Tricky Summer: Busan Metropolitan City Hall Open Library Launches Curated Book Exhibition

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Mayor Park Heong-joon, announced that it will present a summer book recommendation exhibition (book curation) titled The Tricky Summer from today (June 26) through August 28 at Deullak Nallak on the first floor and the Open Library on the third floor of City Hall.

The exhibition creates an immersive space where visitors can encounter a wide range of human emotions—including mistakes, frustration, anger, anxiety, loss, and recovery—through books, drawing inspiration from the unpredictable and ever-changing nature of summer. Featuring curated book selections and hands-on programs tailored to preschoolers, children, and adults, the exhibition offers opportunities for visitors to reflect on their own emotions and empathize with those of others.

Major experience programs include the interactive exhibition, hands-on activity, and photo zone Facing the Waves of the Heart, as well as audience-specific programs such as Please Put My Mood in the Refrigerator, A Bite of Summer, and A Sentence on the Waves.

In addition, Busan Metropolitan City will operate participatory programs in conjunction with the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC 2026), which will be held in Busan from August 11 to 14.

These programs include Roaring Emotion Tiger for preschoolers, Creating a Folk Painting Folding Screen Reflecting My Mood Like the Weather for elementary school students, and To an Unkind Summer for adults, combining traditional Korean culture with emotional experience activities. Program titles and key activity descriptions will be provided in both Korean and English to help domestic and international visitors better understand the content and to allow overseas participants to experience Korea's reading culture naturally.

The Tricky Summer exhibition and experience programs are open to everyone without charge and do not require advance registration. Visitors may participate on-site.

More information is available on the City Hall Open Library website:
https://library.busan.go.kr/openlib/index.do

Kim Gwi-ok, Director General of the Youth and Industry-Academia Bureau, said, “This summer book curation program provides a space where people can share and empathize with emotions that everyone experiences—such as mistakes, anxiety, loss, and recovery—through books, much like the ever-changing weather of summer. We hope citizens will take time to reflect on their hearts through the exhibition and experience programs, finding comfort and rest in the shade of a single book.”