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Metropolitan Library Committee

Basis

  • Article 17 of the Library Act (Establishment of Metropolitan Library Committees)
  • Article 6 of the Seoul City Ordinance on the Promotion of Libraries and Reading Culture (Establishment of Metropolitan Library Committees)

Status of the Committee

  • Objective
    • Discussion, deliberation, and consultation on library policies
  • Composition
    • A total of 15 members (4 ex officio and 11 commissioned members)
  • Deliberation and consultation
    • Matters concerning the establishment of a comprehensive city plan and an implementation plan for library development
    • Matters concerning balanced development of libraries
    • Matters concerning the bridging of the library knowledge and information gap
    • Deliberation on library policies, such as about the operation of the Seoul Metropolitan Library

5th Metropolitan Library Committee (Commissioned member’s term is 2 years. The members may serve 1 consecutive term.)

Library Committee - Sort, Name/Position, Affiliation
Sort Name/Position Affiliation
Ex Officio Kim Eui-seung, Chairperson Administration 1, Deputy Mayor
Oh Ji-eun, Vice Chairperson Director of the Seoul Metropolitan Library
Choi Kyeong-joo, Member Head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Cultural Center
Ku Ja-hee, Member Director of Lifelong Career Training, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education
City Council Moon Seong-ho, Member Seoul Metropolitan Council Member, Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee
Public Library Personnel Won Jong-pil, Member Director of the National Library for the Disabled
Oh Mu-seok, Member Head of Operations, Jungnang Cultural Foundation Library
Lee Mi-jeong, Member Director of the Seoul Office of Education Children's Library
Jo Yeong-ju, Member Head of Knowledge and Information Management, National Library of Korea
Colleges and Vocational School Personnel Kwon Na-hyeon, Member Professor of Literature and Information at Myongji University
Yoon Ji-hyeon, Member Director of the Food Culture Library
Choi Jae-yi, Member President of the School Library Association
Expert Lee Ho-sin, Member Professor of Library Information and Culture Track, Hanseong University
Yoon So-yeong, Member Researcher at the Culture and Arts Policy Lab, Korea Culture and Tourism Institute
Lee Ji-yeon, Member Professor of Literature and Information at Yonsei University