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Smart Library

Seoul Smart Library?

is an unmanned library where you can check out and return over 1,000 new books.

Anyone who is a member of the Seoul Metropolitan Library can use the Smart Library 365 days a year. It is located at exit no.2 of City Hall Station on Subway Line 1.

Seoul Smart Library Use Guide

  • Location: Inside City Hall Station, Subway Line 1 (B1, Exit no.2)
  • Operating hours: 05:00 ~ 24:00 (open all year, during the hours of the subway line 1)
  • Available for : Members of the Seoul Metropolitan Library
  • Borrowing : 4 books per person, for 15 days including the day of loan ※ This number is not included in the books checked out from the Seoul Metropolitan Library
  • Returning : Books checked out from the Smart Library can only be returned at the Smart Library (cannot be returned at the Seoul Metropolitan Library)
    • ※ If a book is overdue, , your borrowing privileges will be suspended for corresponding number of days (Number of books X days overdue). The borrowing privileges at the Seoul Metropolitan Library will also be suspended for the same number of days.
    • ※ If your borrowing privileges is suspended at the Seoul Metropolitan Library or if you have books that are overdue, you cannot check out books from the Smart Library
  • Click to go to Seoul Smart Library book search
  • [ How to Use Seoul Smart Library and Seoul Metropolitan Library ]
    [ How to Use Seoul Smart Library and Seoul Metropolitan Library ] : Library, Number of Books that can be checked out, Returning Location, Extension of Loan Period, Reservations, Overdue Penalty
    Library Number of Books that can be checked out Returning Location Extension of Loan Period Reservations Overdue Penalty
    Smart Library 4 books Smart Library Once Once Suspension of borrowing privileges
    Seoul Metropolitan Library 7 books, 3 non-books Collections room/ unattended drop box at the back gate Once Once
    [ How to Use Seoul Smart Library and Seoul Metropolitan Library ] : Library, Number of Books that can be Loaned, Returning Location, Extension of Loaning Period, Reservations, Overdue Penalty
    Library Number of Books that can be checked out Returning Location Extension of Loan Period Reservations Overdue Penalty
    Smart Library 4 books Smart Library Once Unavailable Suspension of borrowing privileges
    Seoul Metropolitan Library 7 books, 3 non-books Collections room/ unattended drop box at the back gate Once Once Suspension of borrowing privileges

Location of Seoul Smart Library

Location of Seoul Smart Library

Smart Library How to Use Seoul Smart Library ((Download Details))

  • Borrowing
    • ① Select bookSelect book by field / Search for a book by title

      1. Select book by field / Search for a book by title
    • ② Confirm bookConfirm book information and click the basket (Up to 4 books)

      2. Confirm book information and click the basket (Up to 4 books)
    • ③ Scan library cardLibrary card / mobile card / membership number can be used for authentication

      3. Library card / mobile card / membership number can be used for authentication
    • ④ Borrowing completeCheck your personal information and the book, then click 'Confirm'

      Loaning complete</span>Check your personal information and the book, then click Confirm
  • Returning
    • ① Return menuClick 'Return'

      Click Return
    • ② Scan book Scan the book at the book scanner on the right

      Scan the book at the book scanner on the right
    • ③ Insert bookInsert the books in the inlet one by one

      Insert the books in the inlet one by one
    • ④ Return completeClick return completed button / continue returning

      Click return completed button / continue returning