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Jeongdok Public Library

You can visit part of this public library by wheelchair: a ramp leads to the main entrance, and Buildings 1 and 2 have elevators, but Building 3 does not.

Wheelchair
Partly accessibleYou can reach the main entrance by ramp and use the elevators in Buildings 1 and 2, but Building 3 has no elevator.
Walking load
MediumFacilities are spread across several buildings. Buildings 1 and 2 have elevators, and you can sit down at the cafeteria.
Source
Checked online · Oct 2026
Bright library room at Jeongdok Public Library with children's books on low shelves, an arched bookcase and a book cart
KTO, KOGL Type 1

Getting there

  • Anguk StationLine 3Street elevator at Exit 6.About 410 m in a straight line.
    Station
  • Anguk Station toiletOutside the gates, B3, by Exit 4. Listed as not wheelchair-usable.
  • Gyeongbokgung StationLine 3Street elevator at Exit 4.About 960 m in a straight line.
    Station
  • Gyeongbokgung Station toiletInside the gates, B2, by Exit 3. Listed as not wheelchair-usable.

Accessible toilets near here

Heads-up

The library closes on the first and third Wednesdays of each month and on public holidays, even when a holiday falls on a Sunday (as of October 2026). It may also close on temporary days, so check the calendar on the library's home page before you go.

Getting in

Entrance
You can reach the main entrance by ramp. It has a revolving door and a manual door.
Parking
The car park has 2 accessible spaces and room for 54 vehicles. Buses with more than 25 seats cannot park here.
Parking fees
Parking costs 250 won per 5 minutes, up to 30,000 won a day (as of October 2026). People borrowing or returning books, lifelong learning class participants and some others get the first 60 minutes free, once a day.
Route
The library's walking directions start from Anguk Station Exit 1 (about 10 minutes) or Exit 2 (about 12 minutes). Neither is the station's street elevator exit.
Bus
Neighborhood bus Jongno 11 stops at Jeongdok Library Entrance (정독도서관 입구). Whether it is a low-floor bus is not known.

Inside

Elevators
Buildings 1 and 2 have elevators. Building 3 has none. In practice, the study rooms on its 2nd floor and the paid lockers on its 2nd and 3rd floors may be out of reach.
Toilets
The library has at least one accessible toilet. Its building and floor are not known, so ask at the information desk when you arrive.
Rest
A separate building to the right of the library has a cafeteria and shop with 155 seats, open 09:00–19:30 as of October 2026. Whether it has a step at the door is not known. Vending machines are in the garden and the Building 3 lounge.
Wheelchair loan
You can borrow a wheelchair at the information desk. There is only 1. Whether you can borrow it with a passport is not known.

Also useful

Hours
As of October 2026, the humanities, social science, natural science, literature and genealogy rooms open 09:00–20:00 on weekdays and 09:00–17:00 on weekends. The children's, youth, multilingual, periodicals and digital rooms open 09:00–18:00 on weekdays and 09:00–17:00 on weekends. The Nobel Literature Lounge opens 09:00–18:00 on weekdays.
Admission
Admission is free as of October 2026.
Contact
Call +82-2-2011-5799 (02-2011-5799 inside Korea) or email jdlib@sen.go.kr. Whether staff can answer in English is not known. A July 2026 English guide in the library's online notices covers buildings, floors, hours, loans and membership. It is posted as images.
Vision support
There is 1 video magnifier for people with low vision. There is a braille information board in front of the entrance. There are also tactile guide paths.

Not known yet

  • What the "slip stairs" (슬립계단) at the Building 1 entrance are, and whether a wheelchair user can get past them alone
  • Width and weight of the manual door at the main entrance
  • Slope and surface of the path from the front gate and car park to the Building 1 entrance
  • Distance, slopes and crossings between the station's elevator exit and the library
  • Which floors of Buildings 1 and 2 have the reading rooms, multilingual room and Nobel Literature Lounge

Sources

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

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