Busan Metropolitan Saha Library is a community-based public library that plays an integral role in the daily lives of residents in Saha-gu. It offers tailored collections and reading programs for all age groups. Through participatory activities such as children’s reading camps and youth reading discussion camps, the library supports literacy development and lifelong learning, while strengthening its role as a specialized provider of career and employment information.
Following its renovation in 2020, the library has been transformed into a modern, multi-purpose cultural space with a comfortable environment and smart learning facilities, serving as a hub for cultural engagement and personal growth in the community. In 2025, the addition of a self-directed learning room and a smart lifelong learning room (online group study room) further enhanced its role beyond a traditional reading space into a future-oriented cultural hub.
Library Overview
- Library Name: Busan Metropolitan Saha Library
- Address: 247, Seunghak-ro, Saha-gu, Busan
- Facilities: Site Area 4,302m², Gross Floor Area 1,765m² (B1–2F)
Floor | Spaces |
Main Building B1 | Self-Directed Learning Room, Cultural Hall |
Main Building 1F | Children’s Collection, Early Childhood Room, Children’s Program Room |
Main Building 2F | General Collection, Periodicals Room, Digital Commons |
Annex 1F | Book Café, Smart Lifelong Learning Room |
Annex 2F | Offices |
- Parking: 20 spaces (1 accessible, 1 priority for pregnant women and families with infants)
- Staff: 15 (including 10 librarians)
- Opened: September 25, 1984 (reopened May 22, 2020)
Main Features
- User-oriented collections for children, youth, and adults, including Children’s, General, and Digital Commons
- A specialized library for career and employment information, offering related resources and experiential programs
- A wide range of literary programs, including reading camps for children and youth, author talks, cultural performances, as well as lifelong learning and humanities programs for the community
- Outreach programs for multicultural families and children to reduce educational disparities
- A signature 2026 initiative, “A Library for Reading, Writing, and Discussion to Enhance Literacy,” featuring the “Thinking Bookshelf” by target group (children, youth, parents), creative writing activities such as the “Children’s Book Challenger,” and transcription programs such as “Writing This Sentence Now”
- Upcoming August programs: reading selected titles for the “Children’s Book Challenger” and writing acrostic poems, as well as the transcription experience program “Line by Line”
Nearby Attractions: Cultural Venues, Parks, Temples, and Local Dining
- Seunghaksan Mountain walking trail, Jeseokgol Forest Park
- Gamcheon Culture Village, Eden Park
- Eulsukdo Ecological Park, Nakdong Estuary Eco Center, Eulsukdo Cultural Center
- Museum of Contemporary Art Busan
- Dadaepo Beach, Dongsam-dong Shell Midden Museum, National Maritime Museum of Korea