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Busan Metropolitan Library to Host a Variety of Events for September’s “Reading Month”

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Busan Metropolitan Library will host a variety of reading and cultural programs in celebration of September’s Reading Month, offering citizens opportunities to deepen their interest in reading, communicate with one another through books, and enjoy reading together.

The programs will feature the Creative Convergence Board Game Festival, author book talks, humanities lectures, and the distribution of back issues of magazines, among other activities.

In particular, this year the library will introduce the Creative Convergence Board Game Festival, jointly organized with current and prospective elementary school teachers, at Wisdom Square, the library’s outdoor plaza, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on September 19.

The festival will feature a variety of activities for children and families to enjoy together, including creative convergence experience booths, board game experience booths, a board game tournament, a STEM book exhibition and book picnic zone, an escape-room game, and a photo booth.

Participation in the creative convergence experience booths and board game experience booths at Wisdom Square will be available through on-site registration.

Registration for the board game tournament will open at 10:00 a.m. on September 1 on the Busan Metropolitan Library website at https://library.busan.go.kr/busanlibrary, with participants accepted on a first-come, first-served basis by elementary school grade group. The tournament will begin at 10:00 a.m. on September 19 at Hyeyum Madang on the first basement level of Busan Metropolitan Library, with sessions proceeding in sequence according to participants’ grade levels.

For the invited-author book talk, the library will welcome Chung Bora, author of “Cursed Bunny,” which was shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, offering participants an opportunity to broaden their humanistic sensibilities through the author’s boundless imagination.

The two-hour book talk, titled “On the Strange World of Chung Bora,” will run from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on September 12. Participants will be able to explore the author’s literary and creative world and take part in a question-and-answer session with the author.

For the humanities lecture “In the AI Era, Why Books Again?,” sociologist and lecturer Jang Hyun-jung will lead participants in reflecting from a humanities perspective on the value of contemplation and critical thinking fostered by books.

Other programs will include the Humanities and Arts Salon lecture “A History of Maritime Civilization Through Classical Literature” and a special lecture for middle-aged and older adults titled “Life Writing That Blossoms Through Stories.”

The library will also operate “My Own Reading Item Workshop: Reading Merchandise Studio,” a hands-on craft program where participants can make their own book-related items.

The reading merchandise workshop will be held in the first-floor lobby of the library from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on September 12 and 13. Any citizen may participate on site on the day of the event to make a book-cover bag, a reading calendar, or a bookmark.

As part of a companion reading project to promote an inclusive reading culture, the library will also offer the “Sign Language Class for Citizens: Together Through Our Fingertips” and an “Empathy Talk Concert,” helping to break down barriers between people with and without disabilities.

The sign language class for citizens will be held for two hours beginning at 2:00 p.m. on September 19 at Busan Hakdang. An Empathy Talk Concert titled “Here We Are: Talk & A Stroll Through Art Songs” will also be held at Modeullak Theater at 2:00 p.m. on September 2 for 200 Busan citizens.

Detailed information on the events and registration procedures is available on the Busan Metropolitan Library website at https://library.busan.go.kr/busanlibrary and its official social media account at https://instagram.com/busanlibrary.

For inquiries, contact Busan Metropolitan Library at 051-310-5446.

Park Eun-a, Director of Busan Metropolitan Library, said, “September’s Reading Month is a valuable opportunity for citizens to communicate and connect with one another through books. I hope many citizens will take an interest in and participate in the wide range of programs that families can enjoy together.”