Recruiting Donors for Mapo-gu 'The Book Day Affordable Book Market'

Recruiting Book Donation Participants Until October 25, Borrowing Expanded at Public Libraries for Donations of 10 or More Books
Promoting Reading Culture and Sharing by Selling Donated Books at Low Prices, Achieving Two Goals at Once

Mapo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Park Gang-su) is recruiting participants to donate books for the ‘The Book Day Thrifty Book Market’ until October 25.

Anyone can donate, and donation locations include 16 community centers and 15 public libraries within Mapo-gu where donated books will be accepted.

Books eligible for donation include novels, essays, history books, poetry collections, and children’s books. Books that are severely damaged or contaminated, as well as reference books, magazines, and workbooks, are excluded from donation.

To encourage participation in book donations, residents who donate 10 or more books will have their borrowing limit at Mapo-gu public libraries increased from 5 to 10 books.

To promote a culture of sharing and communication through books, the district will hold the ‘2nd The Book Day’ over two days starting November 2 at the Hongdae Red Road section R5~R6, operating a ‘Thrifty Book Market’ selling the donated books.

This event goes beyond simple book sales, sharing the value of reading and sharing under the theme ‘Sharing Brought by Books,’ and will sell used books from various fields at affordable prices.

All proceeds from book sales will be donated through the Mapo Welfare Foundation to help neighbors in need within the community.

At the first ‘The Book Day’ held last June, a total of about 13,000 books were donated, and 7,223 books were sold.

The sales revenue of 11,289,000 KRW was fully donated to the Mapo Welfare Foundation.

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “‘The Book Day’ is more than just sharing books; it is a place of communication and sharing created together by residents,” adding, “We hope for much interest and participation as it allows people to share their stories through books and feel the warmth of a community living together.”

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