Gangnam Public Library

What we know

Entrance

The way to the main entrance is flat, with no stairs. The entrance has no threshold, so you can enter by wheelchair.

Route

The library's directions start at Seonjeongneung Station Exit 2. It is not known whether this exit has a street elevator. See Getting there before you choose an exit.

Address

45 Seolleung-ro 116-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (서울 강남구 선릉로116길 45). The library shares its building with the Gangnam Seocho Office of Education (강남서초교육지원청).

Parking

A parking space for people with disabilities is right in front of the main entrance.

Parking fees

As of October 2026, the car park opens 09:00–18:00 on weekdays. Library users get 30 minutes free, then pay 200 won per 5 minutes. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are free. The car park closes on library closed days, and there is no all-day parking.

Floors

How you get between floors is not known. The rest area is on basement level 1, and the Children's Room and information desk are on 1F. The self-study room is on 2F, the digital and periodicals room on 3F, and the General Collection Room on 4F.

Toilets

The library has a toilet for people with disabilities. Its floor and size are not known.

Rest area

Basement level 1 has a rest area and a gathering space.

Screen reader

PC 23, a seat for people with disabilities, has screen reader software. It is in the third-floor digital and periodicals room. Library PCs are only for associate or full members who have finished real-name verification.

Hours

As of October 2026, the General Collection Room opens 09:00–20:00 on weekdays and 09:00–17:00 on weekends. The digital room and Children's Room open 09:00–18:00 on weekdays and 09:00–17:00 on weekends. The self-study room opens 07:00–22:00, or 08:00–22:00 in winter.

Closed days

As of October 2026, the library closes on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. It also closes on public holidays, including holidays that fall on a Sunday. Ordinary Sundays are open. Extra closures can happen. The library's home page shows each month's closed dates.

Fees

Using the library is free as of October 2026.

Not known yet

• Whether an elevator serves every floor from basement level 1 to the fourth floor
• Which floor the toilet for people with disabilities is on, and its size
• Whether the main entrance door is automatic
• Whether Seonjeongneung Station Exit 2 has an elevator, and the slopes, curbs and crossings on the walk from the station
• Whether foreign visitors without a library membership can use the reading rooms

Getting there

• Seonjeongneung StationLine 9 and Suin–Bundang LineStreet elevators at Exits 1 and 4.Exit numbers are approximate.Line 9 has no street elevator of its own, so take the inside elevator up to the Suin–Bundang Line concourse and use the street elevators on that line.About 430 m in a straight line.
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• Samseong Jungang StationLine 9Street elevators at Exits 3 and 5.About 570 m in a straight line.
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Accessible toilets near here

Sources

The summary, the notes and the lists on this page draw on these sources.

• Korea Tourism OrganizationSep 2026
• Gangnam Public Library