{"id":277094,"date":"2026-09-02T05:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T05:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/277094\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T05:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T05:58:14","slug":"gimpo-city-to-host-2026-reading-festival-on-september-5-6-where-books-meet-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/277094\/","title":{"rendered":"Gimpo City to Host ‘2026 Reading Festival’ on September 5-6… Where Books Meet AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Participatory Reading Festival for All Generations at Modam Library<\/p>\n

From Book Concerts with Eun Heekyung and Seo Kyungseok to Book Fair and AI Experience Zone<\/p>\n

Mayor Lee Gi-hyung: “A Time to Discover New Ideas and Joy”\n <\/p>\n

Gimpo City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Gi-hyung) will hold the ‘2026 Gimpo Reading Festival’ under the theme of ‘Books, the Joy of a Lifetime’ from September 5 to 6 at the Modam Library area.<\/p>\n

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‘2026 Gimpo Reading Festival’ poster. Provided by Gimpo City<\/p>\n

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This event is a citizen-participatory reading culture festival, designed to enrich daily life through books and reading, and to explore new roles for books and libraries in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).<\/p>\n

The festival will kick off with an eve event on the 5th and continue with outdoor festivities on the 6th. Programs will be offered for all ages, from children to adults, including book concerts where authors and readers interact directly, lectures and performances by picture book authors, exhibitions, reading experiences, and a book fair by publishing houses.<\/p>\n

On the first day, September 5, at 4 p.m., a book concert titled ‘Reading People Through Literature in the AI Era’ will be held, featuring author Eun Heekyung and literary critic Kim Nayoung. The session will involve discussions with readers about how literature helps us understand human emotions and relationships in a rapidly developing AI age.<\/p>\n

Following this, at 6:20 p.m., a dimensional reading performance for children, ‘Book in Stage (BOOK in STAGE),’ will take place.<\/p>\n

On the 6th, the opening ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. along with a family magic show. From 1 p.m., a family history journey book concert hosted by broadcaster and author Seo Kyungseok will treat citizens to accessible and entertaining stories about history.<\/p>\n

There will also be a variety of lectures and performances, such as meetings with picture book authors Choi Hyunju, Ahn Seongsun, Lee Youngrim, and Lee Ruri, as well as a bubble show.<\/p>\n

The festival venue will feature a publisher book fair, an AI experience zone, booths for private small libraries, a joint booth by seven Gimpo City public libraries, and reading club experience booths. For outdoor activities, a healing space will be created where citizens can freely read and relax with books.<\/p>\n

Exhibition programs will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. over the two days. In addition to ‘Finding Answers at the Library in the AI Era,’ there will be exhibitions of award-winning picture books in Korea and a special display commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of writer Park Kyungri.<\/p>\n

Winning works from the citizen book review contest will also be displayed, including the top prize entries by Jinseok Heo (5th grade, Yuhyeon Elementary School) in the elementary division, Doyeon Kim (1st year, Unyang High School) in the youth division, and Mr. Han Cheol in the general division, as well as the awarded entries of the citizen-created picture book contest.<\/p>\n

On September 6, in particular, the Modam Library area will be transformed into an open reading culture space linking performances, experiences, exhibitions, and resting areas, allowing citizens to freely access and enjoy books.<\/p>\n

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Mayor Lee Gi-hyung of Gimpo said, “As AI technology advances rapidly, the value of books in developing self-reflection and the ability to understand others becomes even more important,” and added, “I hope this will be a time for citizens to communicate, discover new ideas, and find joy through books.”<\/p>\n

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This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.<\/p>\n

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