[Exclusive] Is it a political book that deals with ‘democracy and freedom’?… Hwaseong City Library, controversy over rejection of Hope Books

In the notification of rejection of desired book application received by a user of Hwaseong City Namyang Library, the reason for rejection is clearly stated as ‘material for ideological or political purposes.’ Provided by Readers It has been discovered that a public library in Gyeonggi-do classified certain social science books as ‘material for ideological or political purposes’ and refused requests from citizens to purchase the books.