Jeongdok Public Library정독도서관

About this place

Jeongdok Public Library opened in January 1977 on the former grounds of Kyunggi High School in Hwa-dong, Bukchon, and is run by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. It still uses the school's red-brick building of 1938, which was registered as a national heritage in 2002 under the name "Former Kyunggi High School, Seoul". The library holds around 490,000 books, and its Seoul Museum of Education displays some 12,000 items from the history of Korean schooling. What brings travellers here, though, is the garden in front of the main building. Its broad lawns are planted with cherry trees, so in spring you can walk under the blossoms. It is open to anyone. It sits on the way from Gyeongbokgung and Anguk Station to Samcheong-dong, so it fits easily into a walk through Bukchon.

Good to know

Address

48 Bukchon-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Hours

Sat, Sun 09:00-17:00

Daily 09:00-20:00

Closed on the first and third Wednesday of each month and on public holidays other than Sundays, with ad-hoc closures announced separately. The hours shown are those of the main humanities and sciences reading room. The children's room, the multilingual room and the Seoul Museum of Education open 09:00-18:00 on weekdays and 09:00-17:00 at weekends. The self-study rooms open 07:00-22:00 from March to October and 08:00-22:00 from November to February. Admission is free. The nearest station is Anguk on Line 3; allow about 10 minutes on foot from Exit 1.

Sources

Confirmed 2 October 2026

• jdlib.sen.go.kr

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• National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul7 min by transit
• Samcheong-dong11 min by transit
• Bukchon Hanok Village12 min by transit
• Jogyesa Temple15 min by transit
• Gwanghwamun Square17 min by transit
• Ikseon-dong Hanok Street17 min by transit