Seongnam Central Library

The Seongnam Central Library is located in Yatap-dong, Seongnam, South Korea. It opened in 2001, and is the largest library in Seongnam city.

Seongnam Central Library
Hangul	성남시 중앙 도서관
Hanja	城南市 中央 圖書館
Revised Romanization	Seongnamsi jungang doseogwan
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏngnamsi chungang tosŏgwan

Library layout

The library has five levels

Underground

• Cafeteria
• Convenience Store

First Floor

• Family Reading Room
• Kids Reading Room
• Kids Library
• Disabilities Reading Room
• Main Hall
• Hall Reading Room (approximately 200 seats)

Second Floor

• Cyber Room (including DVD seats, Audio seats, Computer seats and Laptop seats)
• "First Library" (Science, Art, Religion, Language, Philosophy, Society, Others, Encyclopedia, English books)
• "Second Library" (Literature, History)

(The collections include over 300 000 books)

Third Floor

• First Reading Room (216 seats, no carells)
• Second Reading Room (216 seats)
• Outside Terrace
• Screen Room

Fourth Floor

• Third Reading Room (216 seats, for adults)
• Fourth Reading Room( 216 seats)

Library conditions of use

• Under 12 years old children (Korean are 14 years old) cannot use Reading room, Cyber room and Library (except for those specifically designated for children)
• Library users must create an account with a card (this can use every library in Seongnam). It can access all rooms. Exceptions for children and cafeteria usage.
• Access to reading room seats (except Kid's reading rooms) requires the card.

Restrictions

• Without parential guidance, children are not allowed in many of the library spaces
• During Exam Seasons (late April-early May, July, late September-early October, December) and vacation (peak season Summer and Winter) seating may in high demand.
• The First and Second Reading Room close at 10 pm.
• The library is closed on Mondays.

Sources

• http://ct.snlib.net/