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![Foreigners read books and relax at the outdoor library in Seoul Plaza, located in the downtown area's Jung District, in an undated photo provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12223035.jpg?imageId=12223035&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![People sit and read books at the Seoul Outdoor Library installed in Seoul Plaza, central Seoul. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11115444.jpg?imageId=11115444&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Families loiter in the sun, reading books at an outdoor library in front of Seoul City Hall in downtown Seoul on Sunday afternoon. Seoul Outdoor Library, operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Library and organized by the city government, allows people visiting Seoul Plaza to freely borrow and read books in the open space. It will run to through Nov. 10 at Seoul Plaza, Gwanghwamun Square and the Cheonggye Stream in central Seoul. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11689663.jpg?imageId=11689663&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)