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Woorisori Library

Yes, wheelchair users can visit: the library has an automatic entrance door, an elevator and an accessible toilet. Woorisori Library (우리소리도서관) is a library focused on gugak, traditional Korean music.

Wheelchair
Wheelchair accessibleThe entrance has an automatic door, and there is an elevator and an accessible toilet.
Walking load
LowWalking effort looks low, based on the library's size and its elevator. Indoor walking distances are not known.
Source
Checked online · Oct 2026
Woorisori Library room with wooden lattice doors, a wood floor, two bean bag seats and a glass-front shelf on the left
KTO, KOGL Type 1

Getting there

  • Jongno 3(sam)-ga StationLine 1, Line 3, and Line 5Street elevators at Exit 8 and near Exits 12 and 13.About 220 m in a straight line.
    Station
  • Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station toiletsLine 1: Inside the gates, B1, by Exit 11. Wheelchair-usable.Line 1: Outside the gates, B1, by Exit 1. Wheelchair-usable.Line 3: Inside the gates, B2, by Exit 7. Wheelchair-usable.Line 3: Inside the gates, B3, by Exit 8. Wheelchair-usable.Line 5: Inside the gates, B1, by Exit 5. Wheelchair-usable.
  • Anguk StationLine 3Street elevator at Exit 6.About 480 m in a straight line.
    Station
  • Anguk Station toiletOutside the gates, B3, by Exit 4. Listed as not wheelchair-usable.

Accessible toilets near here

Heads-up

As of October 2026, the library is closed on Sundays and public holidays. Plan to visit Monday to Saturday.

Getting in

Entrance
The entrance has an automatic door. The library is inside a community center building.
Route
The library's directions use Exit 6 of Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station, a 5-minute walk. This exit has no street elevator, so see Getting there.
Bus
Village bus Jongno 12 stops a 2-minute walk away (stop 01-557), and Jongno 01 and 02 stop 5 minutes away (stop 01-589). Buses 109, 151, 162, 171, 172, 272, 601, 710 and 7025 stop 8 minutes away (stop 01-199).
Parking
The library has no parking space. Plan to come by public transport.

Inside

Elevator
There is an elevator, but it is not known whether it stops on both the 4th and 5th floors.
Floors
Library rooms are on the 4th and 5th floors, with the reading room, gugak listening room and outdoor stage on the 5th. Older information from 2022: you take off your shoes in the 5th-floor reading space and read on beanbags on a wooden floor.
Toilets
There is an accessible toilet. Its floor is not known.

Also useful

Hours
Open Monday to Saturday, 9:00 to 18:00, as of October 2026.
Admission
Free, as of October 2026.
Membership
In-person membership is for people who live in Seoul. Ask when you arrive what you can use without a card.
Listening
The library collects gugak recordings and offers a system for listening to them.
Vision support
Large-print and braille leaflets are available.

Not known yet

  • Whether there is a step or a ramp at the automatic door
  • Slopes, steps and crossings between the station elevator exits and the library
  • Elevator size and hours, and accessible toilet size
  • Whether the 5th-floor reading space has a step, and which seats work from a wheelchair
  • Whether foreign travelers without a card can use the reading and listening rooms, and whether staff speak English

Sources

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