# Talk:Grand People's Study House

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In one of the Korean-language sources, specifically this one, I found a description of the library that could really help shape this article. I'll reword, rephrase and relocate certain sections that are deemed relevant to furthering the article: As soon as we returned to Pyongyang, we visited the Grand People's Study House, the capital's huge library. The Grand People's Study House is one of the few buildings in Pyongyang built in the traditional Korean style. However, the interior was filled with marble floors, chandeliers, and Kim Il-sung statues in front of paintings of Mt. Paektu, which are common in North Korea, and did not give off a fresh feeling.
As we toured this huge library, everything felt like a terrifying ‘Truman Show.' We realized that everything we were seeing had been specially decorated in advance for our visit. There were books like ‘Huckleberry Finn' and ‘Gone with the Wind' at the information desk where books were borrowed, but these are books that North Korean residents cannot borrow. The lights in the hallways and in the reading room were flashing as we passed by, but they went out as soon as we passed. In particular, all the computer screens inside were showing the start page, which showed that all the computers had booted up just before we entered. It was eerie to think that all the official tourist sites we visited during the week might have been intentionally decorated like this library.
The technology available for library users included TVs, music equipment, and computers, but the Internet was only accessible via North Korea's internal intranet. Looking at the recorder reminded me of when I was studying foreign languages in high school 10 years ago. The equipment was very old, but it seemed to work pretty well. When we entered the music room, the North Korean tour guide was so excited that he started playing “American Pie” loudly. I thought the other students who came to study there must have been very annoyed.

I was able to talk to North Koreans who were studying English. One adult man seriously said that he needed to learn English to do business with other countries. However, like many North Koreans I've met before, he said that he needed to learn English “to develop the country.” - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 23:29, 20 May 2025 (UTC)