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national library of korea wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 description 3 see also 4 references 5 external links toggle the table of contents national library of korea 38 languages afrikaans العربية مصرى asturianu башҡортса bosanski català čeština deutsch ελληνικά esperanto español فارسی suomi français galego עברית հայերեն bahasa indonesia ilokano italiano 日本語 ქართული 한국어 latina македонски монгол bahasa melayu polski português русский slovenščina српски srpski türkçe українська tiếng việt winaray 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 37 29 51 n 127 0 10 e 37 49750 n 127 00278 e 37 49750 127 00278 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia public library in seoul south korea national library of korea library exterior in 2019 37 29 51 n 127 0 10 e 37 49750 n 127 00278 e 37 49750 127 00278 location banpo dong seocho gu seoul south korea type national library established october 15 1945 80 years ago 1945 10 15 reference to legal mandate statutes of the republic of korea library act article 18 branches 2 collection size 12 565 821 legal deposit yes library act article 20 other information director suh hye ran chief executive website www nl go kr korean name hangul 국립중앙도서관 hanja 國立中央圖書館 lit national central library rr gungnip jungang doseogwan mr kungnip chungang tosŏgwan the national library of korea korean 국립중앙도서관 is located in the seocho district of seoul south korea it was established in 1945 1 it houses more than 10 million volumes including over 1 134 000 foreign language books and some of the national treasures of south korea it is also home to the offices of the korean library association 2 3 history edit korea did not have a national modern library until the korean empire period the first modern library on the peninsula was the daehan library which was established in 1906 by lee keun sang ko lee beom gu and yun chi ho however it was not publicly accessible its 100 000 books were eventually confiscated by the government in 1911 the first library that allowed free public access although it was still privately owned was called daedong seogwan it also printed its own books however the japanese colonial government eventually limited access to printed materials including newspapers magazines and books it was then restricted to printing approved media and propaganda 4 after the 1919 march 1st movement protests against colonial rule the japanese government general loosened its restrictions on korea as part of this they constructed the government general of chōsen library in sogong dong jung district keijō present day seoul in 1923 5 in october 1945 weeks after the liberation of korea the national library of korea inherited the government general of chōsen library 5 park bong seok created it by gathering materials from a number of libraries in the area he also contributed to the development of a national library system in the south in 1946 park created a national library school to train librarians he also continued consolidating materials from other korean libraries 4 in 1948 a nationwide movement was formed called one country one library its goal was to establish more libraries and preserve materials in the various libraries in the country they created a program to promote literacy in the korean script hangul which had been variously discouraged or prohibited during the colonial period in favor of the japanese script around this time only 20 of koreans could still read korean 4 the library joined the international federation of library associations and institutions in 1955 since then the library has conducted various fundraising and educational events in 1974 it relocated to namsan dong and in 1988 it again relocated to its the present location at banpo dong seocho district 4 in 1991 it was transferred from the ministry of education to the ministry of culture in 1991 description edit as of november 2020 update the library has 12 768 751 items total 9 158 363 are korean language books 1 552 489 are foreign language books 1 771 738 are non book items and 286 161 are old texts 1 the library also possesses an extensive digital collection including archives of newspapers and primary sources related to korean history and society many of these resources are freely available online although some require paid or special permission to access 6 the library is served by seoul subway lines 3 7 and 9 which all connect at express bus terminal station citation needed the library is a no kid zone and prevents children under the age of 16 from entering unless special permission is granted 7 see also edit korean library association kla national digital library of korea national library for children and young adults information center on north korea national assembly library of korea list of national and state libraries references edit 1 2 국립중앙도서관 national library of korea in korean retrieved 4 march 2021 the korea library association was established 15 days after liberation on august 15 1945 marking i mk 매일경제 16 december 2024 retrieved 5 july 2026 ms jinwoo lee elected as the 32nd president of the korean library association ifla archived from the original on 14 june 2025 retrieved 5 july 2026 1 2 3 4 lee yong jae jo jae soon august 2006 the modern history of the library movement and reading campaign in korea pdf 72nd ifla general conference and council pp 1 13 archived from the original pdf on 11 november 2022 retrieved 26 may 2022 1 2 강 주진 국립중앙도서관 國立中央圖書館 encyclopedia of korean culture in korean academy of korean studies archived from the original on 7 november 2023 retrieved 12 march 2024 국립중앙도서관 national library of korea in korean archived from the original on 8 march 2020 retrieved 5 march 2021 yu young jin 16 may 2023 south korea wants more babies just not in these places the new york times archived from the original on 27 june 2024 retrieved 13 july 2024 choi yoon kyung chung yeon kyoung 2014 a study on improvements for high quality in national library of korea subject headings list journal of the korean society for library and information science 48 1 75 95 doi 10 4275 kslis 2014 48 1 075 issn 1225 598x external links edit media related to national library of korea at wikimedia commons official website in english v t e seoul landmarks buildings and structures blue house changdeokgung coex mall d cube city gyeongbokgung namdaemun namsan seoul tower seoul metropolitan library seoul plaza times square war memorial of korea yongsan park 63 building lotte world tower precincts cheonggyecheon gangnam hongdae insadong itaewon namdaemun market teheranno mountains bukhansan inwangsan gwanaksan naksan namsan yongmabong cultural institutions myeongdong cathedral jogyesa national museum of korea national library of korea war memorial of korea sports olympic park seoul world cup stadium jamsil baseball stadium gocheok sky dome entertainment lotte world transportation seoul metropolitan subway seoul station yongsan station yeongdeungpo station incheon international airport gimpo airport seoul express bus terminal nambu bus terminal hangang bus v t e national libraries of asia sovereign states afghanistan armenia azerbaijan bahrain bangladesh bhutan brunei cambodia china cyprus egypt georgia india indonesia iran iraq israel japan jordan kazakhstan north korea south 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