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The Loyola Library of Sogang University started on the 2nd floor of the main building(Hall A) in 1960 with the opening of Sogang University. Then, in February 1974, a four-story building was completed and was named Loyola Library in honor of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of the Jesuits, and opened as the first fully opened-shelf system in Korea.

Our library is operated as three buildings by completing Building 2 in 1982, Building 3 in 1997. There is also the Law Library on the 1F of Hall X. In 1986, we automated the loan and return process for the first time among university libraries. Since 1991, we have operated the barcode system and the anti-theft system.

In 2010, we established the U-Dream Hall, a complex space for user education, exhibitions, and events. In 2013, we created the 'Manlesa Zone' (5th floor, Building 3), a space for personal reflection and reading. In 2016, the 'Dream Forest' (4th floor, Building 1) was installed. The Humanities Café 'Forest of Contemplation' (4th floor, Building 1) was opened in 2017, and the Loyola Lee Ju Yeon Gallery was opened in 2018 to provide various types of facilities and space for users.

Facilities

(As of March, 2019)

Building	Facilities	Location	Scale	Number of Seats
Loyola 1	- Reference Service Desk - Technical Services : Acquisitions, Cataloging - Old-books room, Special Collections room, U-Dream Hall, Dream Forest, Forest of Contemplation, Copy booth, Books donated by the Society of Jesus, Supplementary materials room - Audio visual room, Designated books, Microforms room - Reading room, Back stacks, Seats for the handicapped students, Circulation	L Hall	5,416 ㎡	769 seats
Loyola 2	- Copy machines - Reading Room - Library lounge	L Hall	4,750 ㎡	622 seats
Loyola 3	- Systems Office - Carrels, Seats for handicapped students, Manresa Zone	L Hall	3,735 ㎡	524 seats
Law library	-Reading Room	X Hall 1st level	803 ㎡	50 seats
K Hall Reading room	- seats for accessing, and laptop	K Hall B1	415 ㎡	311 seats
X Hall Reading room	- Graduate reading room	X Hall B1	181 ㎡	85 seats
PA Hall Reading room	- seats for accessing, and laptop - BA graduate reading room	PA Hall 3rd level	186 ㎡	101 seats
J Hall Reading room	- seats for accessing, and laptop	J Hall 1st level	445 ㎡	299 seats
Total				2,761 seats

As of June, 2021

Library Opening Hours

Category		Semester	Semester Break	Exam Period
Central Library	Weekdays	Library Hours 08:00~22:00 Opening Time Hall 1 08:00~22:00 Hall 2 09:00~22:00	Library Hours 08:00~20:00 Opening Time Hall 1 08:00-20:00 Hall 2 09:00-20:00	Library Hours 08:00~22:00 Opening Time Hall 1 08:00~22:00 Hall 2 08:00~22:00
	Saturday	Library Hours 09:00~17:00 Opening Time Hall 1 09:00~17:00 Hall 2 09:00~17:00	Library Hours 09:00~17:00 Opening Time Hall 1 09:00~17:00 Hall 2 09:00~17:00
	Holiday		Closed
	Sunday	Closed
Law Library	Weekdays	09:00~22:00	09:00~17:00	09:00~22:00
	Saturday Holiday Sunday	Closed		09:00~17:00
General Reading Room	L111, L112 Hall K, J, X	06:00 ~ 23:00		Open 24 hours (1 week before the exam period)
	Hall PA	06:00 ~ 23:00
	L113, L133	Open 24 hours

Campus and national holidays are also included.
The materials reading room of Central Library and Law Library are closed on the Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays.