Braille Library to Be Built in Suwon

A braille library exclusively for the visually impaired will be built in Suwon.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 2nd that it will establish 15 specialized libraries this year, including children's libraries and braille libraries, tailored to the needs of specific user groups.

The province will first invest 52 billion won in building children's libraries, planning to construct a total of 13 facilities: 3 in Goyang City, 2 in Ansan, and 1 each in Gwangmyeong, Gunpo, Siheung, Anyang, Yangju, Uijeongbu, Pocheon, and Pyeongtaek.

Once all these libraries are completed, the number of children's libraries will increase from 9 to 22.

The children's libraries will feature advanced science experience halls, an observatory, a small theater, a storytelling room, a digital resource center, and cultural classrooms, as well as nursing rooms, sleeping quarters, and storytelling rooms for infants and young children.

In addition, the province will construct one braille library exclusively for the visually impaired in each of Suwon and Bucheon, equipped with braille books, braille printers, audiobooks, an audiobook production studio, a video room, and a reading room.

Separately, the province plans to invest 48 billion won this year to establish 23 general public libraries, expanding library accessibility from 1 library per 110,000 residents last year to 1 library per 76,000 residents.