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Cool Bookish Places: Starfield Library in Seoul, South Korea

Christy Childers

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Christy Childers is a writer obsessed with books, travel, British television, & superheroes. She has lived in Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, & England, & is never happier than when she's visiting a new country or reading a new book. Blog: Postcards to Authors Twitter: ChildersChristy

Check it out! This is the Starfield Library…

People browsing the walls of books at Seoul's new Starfield Library.

It’s a big, beautiful library that just opened in a shopping mall in Seoul, South Korea.

A beautiful wall of books at the newly opened Starfield Library in Seoul, South Korea.

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Starfield Library is packed with 50,000 books you can borrow… plus magazines, meeting rooms, cozy places to sit, and of course, coffee.

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It’s a library to rival Belle’s in Beauty and the Beast.

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The shelves even light up. What more could you ask for in a library??

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Check it out on Instagram at #StarfieldLibrary, or in person if you’re lucky enough to find yourself in Seoul!

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