National Library of Korea

National Library of Korea
Established	1945
Location	Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Branches	2
Collection
Size	6,192,631
Access and use
Circulation	library does not publicly circulate
Population served	all citizen (age over 19)
Other information
Director	Kwon Kyung Sang, Chief Executive
Website	www.nl.go.kr

Korean name
Hangul	국립중앙도서관
Hanja	國立中央圖書館
Revised Romanization	Gungnip Jungang Doseogwan
McCune–Reischauer	Kungnip C'hungang Tosŏgwan

The National Library of Korea is located in Seoul, South Korea and was established in 1945. It houses over 6.5 million volumes, including over 844,000 foreign books and some of the National Treasures of South Korea.

It was relocated within Seoul, from Sogong-dong, Jung-gu to Namsan-dong in 1974, and again to the present location at Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, in 1988. It was transferred from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Culture in 1991.

Public transport connection

The library is served by Seoul Subway Lines 3, 7 and 9 which all connect at Express Bus terminal Station. Take exit 5 from line 7 station. Walk South, past the National Digital Library of Korea. The National Library of Korea is behind this. The library is also served by Seoul Subway Line 2, Seocho Station, Exit 5. Walk north from the exit, the library will be on your left.

See also

• National Digital Library of Korea
• National Library for Children and Young Adults

External links

• Official Website

Coordinates: 45°25′11″N 75°42′29″W / 45.41972°N 75.70806°W / 45.41972; -75.70806