5 Minutes from Incheon City Hall Station: From Incheon Metropolitan City Central Library to Danuri
Incheon Metropolitan City Central Library is a public library located a 5–10-minute walk from Exits 4 and 5 of Incheon City Hall Station. Since opening in 1983, it has evolved into a multifunctional learning space with a digital corner, a multicultural materials room, Danuri—a cultural space for young people—and a smart library.
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What is Incheon Metropolitan City Central Library at 9 Jeonggak-ro?
Incheon Metropolitan City Central Library is located at 9 Jeonggak-ro, Namdong-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City, in the Incheon Metropolitan City Office of Education building in Guwol-dong. The postal code is 21554. The site covers 3,979㎡, the building has a total floor area of 5,506㎡ (1,687 pyeong), and the facility extends from one basement level to five above-ground floors.
The total number of seats listed in the facility information is 888. The General Reading Room occupies 639.92㎡ and has 269 seats, while the General Materials Room occupies 719.54㎡ and has 128 seats; these include four and two seats for users with disabilities, respectively. Admission is free, and no separate entrance fee has been confirmed.
Why it changed from the 1982 ordinance to its 2021 reopening
The ordinance establishing Incheon Metropolitan City Central Library was promulgated in October 1982, and the library opened on September 30, 1983, as Incheon Directly Governed City Central Library. Free admission began in August 1992, and on March 5, 1995, the name was changed from Incheon Directly Governed City Central Library to Incheon Metropolitan City Central Library.
The history also shows how services expanded from being centered on book reading to accommodating various user groups. The Digital Materials Room opened on October 16, 2001; the Multicultural Materials Room opened on November 15, 2010; and Danuri, a cultural space for young people, opened on September 2, 2019. On January 1, 2020, the library adopted its current name, Incheon Metropolitan City Office of Education Central Library. On February 4, 2020, it began operating the Smart Library, an unmanned book lending and return system, and reopened after remodeling on December 15, 2021.
A 5–10-minute walk from Incheon City Hall Station Exits 4 and 5
Visitors arriving in Incheon for the first time can set Incheon City Hall Station on Incheon Subway Lines 1 or 2 as their destination. The library is a 5–10-minute walk from Exit 4 or Exit 5. Since the station name includes “City Hall,” entering it together with the library address, 9 Jeonggak-ro, in a map app makes it easier to distinguish the destination.
If you travel by bus, the library is a 10-minute walk from the Incheon City Hall Rear Gate bus stop. You can take buses 8, 8A, 33, 540, 566, 1601, 9100, 790, 790A, 790B, 800, 800A, 800B, or 8851. From Guwol Middle School bus stop, it is a 13-minute walk; buses 11, 111-2, 22, 33, 42, 45, 82, 531, 532, 534, 536, 537, 566, 103, 303, or 304 serve this stop.
Floor-by-floor hours from Tuesday through Sunday
The General Materials Room and Digital Corner operate from 09:00 to 20:00 Tuesday through Friday and from 09:00 to 17:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. The Children’s Materials Room operates from 09:00 to 18:00 Tuesday through Friday and from 09:00 to 17:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. The News Gallery is open from 09:00 to 21:00 on both weekdays and weekends. Lending hours are 09:00–18:00 on weekdays and 09:00–17:00 on weekends.
The General Reading Room is open from 06:00 to 22:00 Tuesday through Sunday, making it available from the earliest hour. The library is closed every Monday, on public holidays observed by government offices except Sundays (if a Sunday coincides with a public holiday, it is closed), and on special days designated by the director. The main telephone number is 032-421-1152, and the fax number is 032-437-4718.
Requirements for borrowing from the second-floor General Materials Room
The General Materials Room is on the second floor and has 128 reading seats and five PCs for searching materials. Holders of a Chaekieum membership card may borrow up to 10 items per person for external use. The library’s collection information lists 184,258 general books, 76,360 children’s books, and 1,981 Braille books.
The borrowing period is 15 days, including the checkout date, and may be extended once for one week. Because these periods and borrowing rules are operational information that may change, you can confirm the current standards by calling the General Materials Room at 032-627-8396. The General Reading Room can be used freely without issuing a seat ticket. It contains reference books, books for young people, history-themed books, and general multicultural books, and wireless internet is available at every seat.
The second-floor Digital Corner is for middle school students and older
The Digital Corner is inside the second-floor General Materials Room and is available to middle school students and older users. The internet corner has 12 seats, numbered 2 through 13. Each session lasts two hours; users may request a one-hour extension from staff. Seat reservations and printing are available.
If 10 minutes pass after the reservation time, the reservation is automatically canceled. Printing costs 40 won per A4 black-and-white page and 100 won per A4 color page. B4 printing costs 50 won per black-and-white page and 150 won per color page. DVD materials may be borrowed for external use, up to five items per person, and are not included in the limit of 10 general books. The Digital Corner telephone number is 032-627-8398.
The first-floor Children’s Materials Room and multilingual Multicultural Materials Room
The Children’s Materials Room is on the first floor. It covers 268.50㎡ and has 64 seats, including two seats for users with disabilities. The infant room inside the Children’s Materials Room covers 87.12㎡ and has 30 seats; infants under seven may use it with a guardian. There is also a nursing room inside the infant room, covering 6.72㎡ and containing two seats.
The library experience class operates from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. every Tuesday through Friday, except during school vacation periods. The Children’s Materials Room telephone number is 032-627-8401~2. The Multicultural Materials Room on the same floor contains books in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese, as well as multicultural books from the Philippines, Cambodia, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, and other countries. The multicultural collection totals 8,873 books.
How to make practical use of the three study rooms and 888 seats
The General Reading Room continues onto the third floor, and the study rooms are located inside the third-floor General Reading Room. There are three study rooms in total: Study Room 1 has 10 seats, Study Room 2 has six seats, and Study Room 3 has six seats. Groups of four or six or more people may apply once per day for three hours, so visitors should distinguish between the quiet study area for individuals and the group activity spaces.
The locker zone has 126 lockers, which are available free of charge after applying online on a first-come, first-served basis each quarter. There are lounge areas where visitors can eat packed lunches in front of Culture NuriTerminal on the basement level and in the central courtyard on the fourth floor. Bringing food and beverages into the library is prohibited, but packed lunches and simple foods may be consumed in these lounge areas.
Information for drivers and visitors with wheelchairs or infants
Parking is free for up to one hour. After the first hour, 600 won is charged for the first 30 minutes, followed by 300 won for every additional 10 minutes. If you park for five hours or more, the all-day parking fee of 6,900 won applies. The number of individual parking spaces and parking-lot operating hours are not included in the available information, so if you plan to park for an extended period, it is safest to call 032-421-1152.
Accessible seats include four in the General Reading Room, two in the General Materials Room, two in the Digital Corner, and two in the Children’s Materials Room. However, the available information does not confirm the elevator locations, floor-by-floor access routes, or the number of accessible parking spaces. Visitors with infants may use the first-floor infant room and nursing room, and should first consider the restrictions on bringing food into the building and the differing operating hours of each materials room.
Official contact details and scope of services to know before visiting
The official website is https://lib.ice.go.kr/jungang/index.do?isMobile=false, and the record of free admission remains in the August 1992 history. Rather than being a place where visitors freely tour every area like an exhibition hall, the library is a facility where floors and hours are divided according to the intended use of the materials rooms, reading rooms, and Digital Corner. Inquiries about the General Reading Room can be made at 421-1152.
The available information does not confirm whether on-site photography is prohibited, whether English guidance or an audio guide is available, when queues tend to form, the detailed scope of entry controls, or the officially recommended length of stay. Therefore, foreign visitors should walk 5–10 minutes from Exits 4 or 5 of Incheon City Hall Station and plan their itinerary according to the operating hours of the materials room they intend to use.
Before You Go
- Address
- 9 Jeonggak-ro, Namdong-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City (Guwol-dong, Incheon Metropolitan City Office of Education), postal code 21554
- Hours
- General Materials Room · Digital Corner: Weekdays (Tue–Fri) 09:00–20:00, weekends (Sat–Sun) 09:00–17:00 / Children’s Materials Room: Weekdays (Tue–Fri) 09:00–18:00, weekends (Sat–Sun) 09:00–17:00 / News Gallery: Weekdays and weekends 09:00–21:00 (lending: weekdays 09:00–18:00, weekends 09:00–17:00) / General Reading Room: Tue–Sun 06:00–22:00
- Closed
- Every Monday; public holidays observed by government offices except Sundays (closed if a Sunday coincides with a public holiday); and special days designated by the director
- Admission
- Records show that free admission is provided; no separate current entrance fee has been confirmed
- Phone
- 032-421-1152
- Official site
- https://lib.ice.go.kr/jungang/index.do?isMobile=false
- Transport
- A 5–10-minute walk from Exits 4 and 5 of Incheon City Hall Station on Incheon Subway Lines 1 and 2 / 10-minute walk from Incheon City Hall Rear Gate bus stop: 8, 8A, 33, 540, 566, 1601, 9100, 790, 790A, 790B, 800, 800A, 800B, 8851 / 13-minute walk from Guwol Middle School bus stop: 11, 111-2, 22, 33, 42, 45, 82, 531, 532, 534, 536, 537, 566, 103, 303, 304
- Parking
- Free for up to one hour / 600 won for the first 30 minutes after one hour / 300 won for every additional 10 minutes / 6,900 won for all-day parking of five hours or more
- Accessibility
- Accessible seats: General Reading Room 4, General Materials Room 2, Digital Corner 2, Children’s Materials Room 2 / Nursing room inside the first-floor Children’s Materials Room infant room / The library service charter states that staff should guide users with mobility difficulties
The information above is current as of the time of writing. Check the official notices again before visiting.
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Ashley Queens New Core Incheon BranchA buffet-style restaurant where you can enjoy a salad bar with a wide variety of dishes.
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