National Assembly Library

  • Mission

To collect knowledge and information from around the world and provide it to the National Assembly and the public, thereby contributing to the development of parliamentary democracy and improving quality of life, while preserving humanity’s intellectual and cultural heritage for future generations.

  • Vision

To become a world-leading parliamentary library providing the highest level of services to the National Assembly and the public.

The National Assembly Library of Korea is a premier national library that has contributed to the development of parliamentary democracy and the improvement of quality of life in Korea by providing reliable knowledge and information.

Since its opening in 1952, the library has built a collection of approximately 8.9 million items and a digital library with over 440 million pages of full-text data. It supports the legislative and policy-making activities of the National Assembly while also facilitating the sharing and dissemination of knowledge through public information services accessible to all.

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Library Overview

  • Library Name: National Assembly Library
  • Address: 1, Uisadang-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
  • Facilities: National Assembly Library building (B1-5F)

Floor

Spaces

Remarks

1F

Circulation Desk, National Strategy Information Center · Big Data Research Center, Children’s Room, Central Hall, Offices

 

2F

Legal Information Center, Social Sciences Collections, Offices

 

3F

Humanities & Natural Sciences Collections, Offices

 

4F

Offices

 

5F

Members’ Reading Room, Periodicals Room, Offices

 

B1

Cafeteria, Auditorium 2

 

▷ Main Building (Uijeonggwan): Stacks, Digital Information Center, Dokdo & Unification Collections

▷ Members’ Office Building: Members’ Reading Room

  • Parking: Parking available at the National Assembly riverside parking lot
  • Staff: 335
  • Opened: 1952 (as the National Assembly Library in Busan, the temporary capital during the Korean War); 1988 (current National Assembly Library building opened in Seoul)

Main Features

  • A parliamentary library supporting legislative activities and a library open to the public
  • Legislative support services, including responses to overseas information requests, translation of foreign laws, and publications such as Factbooks, Data+, and the Weekly Series
  • Annual users: 1.11 million in 2025 (average 3,565 per day; combined total for Seoul and Busan branches)
  • National Strategic Information Portal and the World Constitutions Information Service
  • Digital library services based on a full-text database of over 440 million pages
  • Sharing knowledge and information with approximately 7,700 institutions through the Korean Council for Academic Information

 

Nearby Attractions: Cultural Venues, Parks, Temples, and Local Dining

  • National Assembly Building
  • Yeouido Hangang Park