Poetry Recitation, Reading Golden Bell, and More... The 12th Guro Book Festival Held

Festival Held at Anyangcheon Water Playground on 28th and 29th... Opening Ceremony on 28th, Lecture by Professor Kim Kyung-il, Live Drawing Show, Poetry Recitation, Reading Golden Bell, and Various Events... Outdoor Library 'Chaek Ilneun Guro' Operated on 29th

Guro-gu (Mayor Moon Heon-il) will hold the 12th Guro Book Festival at the Anyangcheon Water Playground on the 28th and 29th.

This book festival is planned with various events in cooperation with 20 libraries including the Guro Cultural Center, district libraries, and public and private small libraries, as well as related organizations.

Before the official opening, from 11 a.m. on the 28th, experience booths and curation programs related to reading will be held, offering various hands-on activities and exhibitions.

At 2 p.m., on the main stage of the Anyangcheon Water Playground, the Guro Book Festival will officially open with awards for outstanding librarians who contributed to the promotion of reading culture, congratulatory speeches, and more.

The main event, the ‘Smart Reading Golden Bell,’ will take place at 2:30 p.m. on the 28th on the main stage of the Anyangcheon Water Playground. This reading quiz competition involves two-person families composed of elementary school students and their parents reading selected books and participating. This year, it will be conducted in an engaging way using smart devices. Applications can be submitted online through the Lighthouse of Wisdom website by the 22nd.

Following this, various events will captivate the audience’s eyes and ears, including ▲ live drawing performance at 3:30 p.m., ▲ mime performance ‘Happy Burly’ at 5 p.m., and ▲ poetry recitation by the Hangpu Bold Poetry Recitation Club at 5 p.m.

The final program of the day, at 5:30 p.m., is a lecture titled ‘The Importance and Value of Humans in the AI Era’ by Professor Kim Kyung-il from the Department of Psychology at Ajou University.

Participation applications can be submitted online through the Lighthouse of Wisdom website by the 25th and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

This festival also features a ‘2025 Guro Book Theme Brainstorming’ event where residents can directly participate. The ideas from participating residents will be used to select the theme for Guro’s book next year.

On the 29th, the outdoor library ‘Reading Guro’ will operate from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., allowing visitors to enjoy healing and reading in a natural setting.

A Guro-gu official said, “We have prepared a reading culture festival where residents can lead and enjoy various reading-related experiences and the operation of the outdoor library,” and added, “We hope for much interest and participation.”

Previously, the district has been holding preliminary events such as the Guro Family Book Report Writing Contest from September 2 to October 31 for members of the Lighthouse of Wisdom, and the Reading Marathon Contest from July 20 to November 8.

The Guro Family Book Report Writing Contest is open to families with at least one member residing in Guro-gu, and applications can be submitted online or by email through the Lighthouse of Wisdom website by October 31.

The Reading Marathon Contest accepts applications until November 8. Participants, including infants, elementary students, and general groups (adults, youth, children, etc.), read books such as Guro’s books according to the marathon course they applied for and then submit a reading logbook at district libraries or small libraries.