Table of Contents
- Birth of the Creative and Cultural Experience Space 'Deullaknalak' for Families
- Facility Composition Where Various Experiences and Relaxation Coexist
- Geumjeong Library Operating Hours and Usage Guidelines
- Cultural Spaces in Everyday Life Completing the 15-Minute City
- Conclusion
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Birth of the Creative and Cultural Experience Space 'Deullaknalak' for Families
Geumjeong Library, the representative library of Geumjeong-gu, Busan, has transformed into a children's multi-cultural space called 'Deullaknalak' where families and children can enjoy together. Approximately 100 participants, including Mayor Park Hyung-joon of Busan, Geumjeong-gu Mayor Yoon Il-hyun, city and district council members, parents, and childcare officials attended the opening ceremony held on August 13th, adding brilliance to the celebration.
This project was selected as part of the Busan City Children's Multi-Cultural Space contest, with a total budget of 2 billion won, transforming the library's unused space into a complex cultural experience space that fosters creativity and imagination. This change is expected to provide new experiences for children in the local community and establish a precious space where families can be together.
Facility Composition Where Various Experiences and Relaxation Coexist
'Deullaknalak' is developed over an area of approximately 1,582㎡. The children's material room features a digital experience space called 'Imagination Playground' where children can enjoy freely without worrying about noise. This space includes immersive experience rooms on all four sides, coloring interactives, and multimedia information boards, enhancing children's curiosity.
Additionally, the outdoor backyard has been transformed into the 'Moonlight Green Outdoor Library,' serving as a space where families can enjoy reading in nature and host various family events. Furthermore, the 'Creative Workshop' will hold educational programs focused on creativity with themes such as science, arts, and coding.
Geumjeong Library Operating Hours and Usage Guidelines
Deullaknalak operates from 9 AM to 8 PM from Tuesday to Friday, and from 9 AM to 5 PM on weekends, except on Mondays and public holidays.
To participate in various programs, advance booking is often required, particularly the ‘Let’s Play in English’ program with native speakers, which is highly popular and fills up quickly as soon as enrollment starts.
| ※Facility Overview ○ Project Duration: 2024. 5. - 2025. 7. ○ Project Location: 1st Floor of Geumjeong Library, Lobby, and Children’s Room ○ Project Size: 1,582㎡ ○ Project Contents: Creation of a children’s multi-cultural space based on the latest ICT digital technology ▷ Facility remodeling, digital content creation, learning space establishment ○ Total Project Cost: 2 billion won (1.4 billion from the city, 600 million from the district) ○ Main Facilities: Children's Room, Multi-Cultural Room, Outdoor Library, Imagination Playground (Digital Experience) |
Cultural Spaces in Everyday Life Completing the 15-Minute City
Currently, 87 'Deullaknalak' spaces are operating throughout Busan, with an additional 20 to be newly created.
The 'Deullaknalak' at Geumjeong Library has been reconfigured into a play-style learning space that combines digital and analog content, moving beyond a simple place to read books. This carries significant meaning in expanding cultural and educational infrastructure that anyone can easily access within a 15-minute living area.
Geumjeong Library is expected to further develop into a central space in the community where children’s creativity and imagination can flourish and families can create valuable memories together.
Conclusion
Geumjeong Library is a space that can stimulate children's imagination and curiosity. It provides a safe and beneficial parenting environment for parents.
Exploring a multi-cultural space that harmonizes books, digital media, and nature with family on weekends would be a great choice.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q. What is the newly established 'Deullaknalak' Space in Geumjeong Library?
‘Deullaknalak’ is a children's multi-cultural experience space in Geumjeong Library that fosters creativity and imagination.
Geumjeong Library in Geumjeong-gu, Busan has been renovated into a multi-cultural space 'Deullaknalak' for children and families to enjoy together. This space covers approximately 1,582㎡ and includes the digital experience area 'Imagination Playground' in the children's material room. The Imagination Playground stimulates children's curiosity and creativity with immersive experience rooms, coloring interactives, and multimedia information boards. Furthermore, the outdoor backyard has been transformed into the 'Moonlight Green Outdoor Library,' suitable for enjoying reading in nature and hosting family events. The 'Creative Workshop' will feature educational programs focused on creativity in subjects such as science, arts, and coding, supporting diverse experiences for children.
Q. When is the 'Deullaknalak' space in Geumjeong Library open?
Deullaknalak operates from Tuesday to Friday from 9 AM to 8 PM, and weekends from 9 AM to 5 PM, and is closed on Mondays and public holidays.
The Deullaknalak space in Geumjeong Library is open from 9 AM to 8 PM from Tuesday to Friday, excluding Mondays and public holidays. On weekends, it is open from 9 AM to 5 PM, allowing families and children to use it leisurely. For participation in various programs, advance booking is often required, especially for the highly popular ‘Let’s Play in English’ program with native speakers, which fills up at registration. It is advisable to check operating hours and program reservation information before visiting.
Q. What experience programs and facilities can be accessed in the ‘Deullaknalak’ space?
You can access diverse educational programs and play-based learning spaces, including digital experiences, creative workshops, and outdoor libraries.
The ‘Deullaknalak’ space includes the 'Imagination Playground' in the children’s material room, which enhances children's curiosity through immersive digital experiences, coloring interactives, and multimedia information boards. The outdoor backyard is utilized as the ‘Moonlight Green Outdoor Library,’ suitable for reading in nature and hosting family events, with various activities possible outdoors. Additionally, the ‘Creative Workshop’ will host creativity-centric educational programs on topics such as science, arts, and coding, allowing children to experience diverse fields and develop creative thinking skills. Thus, ‘Deullaknalak’ provides a play-based learning environment that integrates digital and analog experiences for families to participate together.
Q. How are ‘Deullaknalak’ spaces expanding within Busan City?
Currently, 87 ‘Deullaknalak’ spaces are operating throughout Busan, with an additional 20 spaces set to be newly established.
Busan City is expanding children’s multi-cultural spaces ‘Deullaknalak’ that are easily and conveniently accessible within the 15-minute living area. Currently, 87 ‘Deullaknalak’ spaces are operating throughout Busan, and there are plans to create 20 more. The 'Deullaknalak' at Geumjeong Library is a model case of a complex cultural space combining digital and analog content, offering new cultural and educational experiences to local children and families. This expansion plays an essential role in enhancing creative education for children and family-friendly cultural infrastructure within Busan.
Q. What significance does the ‘Deullaknalak’ space at Geumjeong Library hold for families?
It is a safe and beneficial cultural space for families to enjoy together and foster children's creativity and imagination.
Geumjeong Library’s ‘Deullaknalak’ space has been reborn as a complex cultural space where families can relax and enjoy diverse experiences, going beyond the definition of a simple library. Children can be stimulated to develop creativity and imagination through digital and natural experiences, arts, and science. At the same time, parents are provided with a safe and beneficial parenting environment. Especially on weekends, it is perfect for creating valuable memories in a space that combines books, digital media, and nature with family. Such spaces greatly contribute to spreading family-friendly cultural life and advancing children's education in the local community.