Seoul Metropolitan Library

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서울도서관 로고

City of Reading

Vision

City of Reading, Seoul Strengthening the citizens with books

Action Plan

Libraries within walking distance / Reading 20 books a year

Action Plan

Action Plan-Year, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2030
Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2020 2030
Public Libraries 120 128 136 144 152 192 272
Small Libraries 748 773 798 823 848 1,000 1,100
Books read a year (per person) 9.9 10.4 10.9 11.4 11.9 14.4 20.4
No. of Books in the collection (10,000) 832 912 997 1,087 1,182 1,732 2,122
No. of Staff 1,168 1,168 1,202 1,236 1,270 1,444 2,000
Citizen Satisfaction (%) 66.5 67.1 72.1 77.1 82.1 85 90

Future Image

  • Life-friendly libraries within 10 minutes of walking from anywhere in Seoul
  • Building a culture of reading 20 books a year
  • Increase the number of books in the collection from 0.81 per person to 2 per person (the OECD average) or higher
  • Make libraries into gathering places of the community through various cultural programs
  • Improve citizen satisfaction by establishing user friendly service systems