Public libraries open 6 days a week and they close on Mondays biweekly. You can use another library nearby when their regular library is closed. All libraries operate their reading rooms from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day for students and citizens to read and study. Kid’s rooms, book rooms and other reading material rooms are usually closed at 6:00 p.m. between March and October and at 5:00 p.m. between November and February
Closing day
Daegu Metropolitan Jungang Library | Closed on the 2nd & 4th Mondays and other national holidays |
Seobu Library | Closed on the 2nd & 4th Mondays and other national holidays |
Nambu Library | Closed on the 2nd & 4th Mondays and other national holidays |
Dalseong Library | Closed on the 2nd & 4th Mondays and other national holidays |
Suseong Library | Closed on the 2nd & 4th Mondays and other national holidays |
Dongbu Library | Closed on the 1st & 3rd Mondays and other national holidays |
Bukbu Library | Closed on the 1st & 3rd Mondays and other national holidays |
Duryu Library | Closed on the 1st & 3rd Mondays and other national holidays |
Daebong Library | Closed on the 1st & 3rd Mondays and other national holidays |
Operating hours
Room | Day | Time |
Reading Room | Whole week | 07:00 ~ 22:00 |
Reading Material Room | Mon-Fri | 09:00 ~ 22:00 |
Sat-Sun | 09:00 ~ 17:00 |
Kid’s Rom | Mon-Fri | 09:00 ~ 18:00 |
Sat-Sun | 09:00 ~ 17:00 |
You can borrow maximum 5 books (and or digital materials) per person and those books can be checked out for 15 days.
You can make an integrated library card and use at 10 Daegu Metropolitan City Libraries and 5 District Libraries. Foreigner can get the card. Their stay period should be remained longer than 3weeks. To apply for an integrated library card, you have to fill the registration form in the library and show to the officer with your certification of alien registration.
Below is each libraries’ address and contact points. Only if the library has English web-site, you will find the link. I provide you data status of each library.
- Daegu Metropolitan Jungang Library
- – Address : 25 Gongpyeong-ro 10-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu (Dongin-dong 2(i)-ga 42)
- – Tel : 82-53-231-2000
- – Website : www.tglnet.or.kr
- Data status (2014.7.1.)
Language | Korean | English | Japanese | Chinese | Antique book | Others | Total |
The number of volumes | 472,108 | 7,701 | 14,061 | 3,796 | 2,887 | 1,332 | 501,885 |
Class | General | Reference | Folk Literature | Kid’s | Foreign | Total |
The number of volumes | 163,789 | 8,207 | 13,672 | 65,640 | 4,248 | 255,556 |
- Multi Lingual data status (2014.08.01)
Language | Korean | English | Chinese | Vietnamese | Japanese | Thai | Indonesian |
The number of volumes | 5,874 | 2,210 | 317 | 292 | 193 | 98 | 78 |
Filipino | Cambodian | Mongolian | Uzvek | Others | Total |
|
180 | 120 | 78 | 47 | 20 | 9,507 |
|
Class | General | Kid’s | Reference | Foreign | Total |
The number of volumes | 196,599 | 63,940 | 7,142 | 1,049 | 268,730 |
Class | General | Kid’s | References | Foreign | Total |
The number of volumes | 76,673 | 41,596 | 3,186 | 982 | 122,437 |
Class | General | Kid’s | Reference | Foreign | Multi-Cultural | Total |
The number of volumes | 199,366 | 102,126 | 6,106 | 2,249 | 966 | 310,813 |
Language | Korean | English | Japanese | Chinese | Others | Total |
The number of volumes | 244,355 | 3,585 | 488 | 412 | 760 | 249,560 |
Class | Korean | Japanese | Chinese | Other Asian | English | Genealogy Data | Antique |
The number of volumes | 231,875 | 728 | 411 | 576 | 1,434 | 7,292 | 117 |
New coming – Daegu Gosan Library
One more public library will come. Daegu Gosan Library had ground-breaking ceremony on 28th of February, 2014. The design of this library was born to ‘Daegu Gosan Public Library International Contest’ result. This contest was part of 2012 Daegu Architectural Culture Biennale and the winner was Gorka Blas, Spanish architect.
In consideration of the place of the library is surrounded by market, the first floor has open view. This plan has the purpose that citizens and kids can easily access to the library and build an active relationship. I am expecting the unique and friendly library will open soon.
Public libraries open 6 days a week and they close on Mondays biweekly. You can use another library nearby when their regular library is closed. All libraries operate their reading rooms from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day for students and citizens to read and study. Kid’s rooms, book rooms and other reading material rooms are usually closed at 6:00 p.m. between March and October and at 5:00 p.m. between November and February
Closing day
Daegu Metropolitan Jungang Library
Closed on the 2nd & 4th Mondays and other national holidays
Seobu Library
Closed on the 2nd & 4th Mondays and other national holidays
Nambu Library
Closed on the 2nd & 4th Mondays and other national holidays
Dalseong Library
Closed on the 2nd & 4th Mondays and other national holidays
Suseong Library
Closed on the 2nd & 4th Mondays and other national holidays
Dongbu Library
Closed on the 1st & 3rd Mondays and other national holidays
Bukbu Library
Closed on the 1st & 3rd Mondays and other national holidays
Duryu Library
Closed on the 1st & 3rd Mondays and other national holidays
Daebong Library
Closed on the 1st & 3rd Mondays and other national holidays
Operating hours
Room
Day
Time
Reading Room
Whole week
07:00 ~ 22:00
Reading Material Room
Mon-Fri
09:00 ~ 22:00
Sat-Sun
09:00 ~ 17:00
Kid’s Rom
Mon-Fri
09:00 ~ 18:00
Sat-Sun
09:00 ~ 17:00
You can borrow maximum 5 books (and or digital materials) per person and those books can be checked out for 15 days.
You can make an integrated library card and use at 10 Daegu Metropolitan City Libraries and 5 District Libraries. Foreigner can get the card. Their stay period should be remained longer than 3weeks. To apply for an integrated library card, you have to fill the registration form in the library and show to the officer with your certification of alien registration.
Below is each libraries’ address and contact points. Only if the library has English web-site, you will find the link. I provide you data status of each library.
Language
Korean
English
Japanese
Chinese
Antique book
Others
Total
The number of volumes
472,108
7,701
14,061
3,796
2,887
1,332
501,885
Class
General
Reference
Folk Literature
Kid’s
Foreign
Total
The number of volumes
163,789
8,207
13,672
65,640
4,248
255,556
Language
Korean
English
Chinese
Vietnamese
Japanese
Thai
Indonesian
The number of volumes
5,874
2,210
317
292
193
98
78
Filipino
Cambodian
Mongolian
Uzvek
Others
Total
180
120
78
47
20
9,507
Class
General
Kid’s
Reference
Foreign
Total
The number of volumes
196,599
63,940
7,142
1,049
268,730
Class
General
Kid’s
References
Foreign
Total
The number of volumes
76,673
41,596
3,186
982
122,437
Class
General
Kid’s
Reference
Foreign
Multi-Cultural
Total
The number of volumes
199,366
102,126
6,106
2,249
966
310,813
Language
Korean
English
Japanese
Chinese
Others
Total
The number of volumes
244,355
3,585
488
412
760
249,560
Class
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
Other Asian
English
Genealogy Data
Antique
The number of volumes
231,875
728
411
576
1,434
7,292
117
New coming – Daegu Gosan Library
One more public library will come. Daegu Gosan Library had ground-breaking ceremony on 28th of February, 2014. The design of this library was born to ‘Daegu Gosan Public Library International Contest’ result. This contest was part of 2012 Daegu Architectural Culture Biennale and the winner was Gorka Blas, Spanish architect.
In consideration of the place of the library is surrounded by market, the first floor has open view. This plan has the purpose that citizens and kids can easily access to the library and build an active relationship. I am expecting the unique and friendly library will open soon.