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The Councillor for Education of the City of Lorca, José Joaquín Peñarrubia, has reported that "the number of members has grown by 1,336 in just eight months, months in which the funds have been increased to 6,428 copies and the loan of monographs and audiovisual amounted to 40,366. "
The Councillor for Education of the City of Lorca, José Joaquín Peñarrubia, reported this morning that "before the end of this term the City will, at least three new municipal library, one in the neighborhood of Alfonso X, and another one in Sutullena in Ramonete, thus Municipal Library Network will reach the 13 centers, of which nine have been open since 2007. "
He has also stated that "we will triple the number of libraries had to enter the municipal government, but we are working on new projects in the hamlet of Tercia and other areas of the municipality, which will be further developed."
Peñarrubia expressed his satisfaction that "we are fulfilling our commitment to bringing cultural services and to promote reading among citizens, thus creating new facilities in neighborhoods and districts."
José Joaquín Peñarrubia reported that the network currently has seven libraries in Pedanías (Zarcilla Palm Purias, La Paca, Marchena-watering places, Almendricos, La Hoya and Cazares) and three located in the city center and neighborhoods (Pilar Barnes, Library Children's Cultural Center and the Institute Prince of Asturias), which will be joined by new ones that will be located in the old Nursery of Alfonso X, the new building of the Municipal School of Arts in Sutullena and Ramonete College.
A fund of 73,832 copies to 11,466 members
The mayor has said that "thanks to the ambitious policy of expansion that we are doing this service to neighborhoods and districts from January to late August 2010 has increased the number of partners in 1336, reaching 11,466, representing an increase 12%, adding to the growth of 2,488 members in 2009. "
This rise in the number of users has been rigged to fund an expansion of monographs and audiovisual 6428 from 1 January to 31 August, adding to the increase of more than 25,000 copies in three years, which is reached A total of 73,832 books, periodicals, music and video material or computer.
Peñarrubia stressed that "these numbers continue to improve with the three new libraries will open in the coming months."
These positive data has achieved the 40,366 loans between monographs and audiovisuals in just eight months.
Within this fund also includes the deposit material, the old background and local as well as borrow material children, youth and adults, as most of the facilities of the network have a space for children.
In addition, during the summer months the swimming pool sports complex hosts the Bibliopiscina La Torrecilla, which has 305 copies, which have been used 610 users, benefiting of 803 loans.
This increase in material resources, has been accompanied by an increase in human resources and new services, such as the incorporation of an intercultural mediator.
The Councillor for Education has noted that "extending the network of libraries are approaching the public culture and culture is the foundation of progress, in addition to this team of government commitment to decentralization of services to neighborhoods and districts, so that no there are citizens first and second in the district and all the neighbors gain in quality of life. "
A very lively libraries
The Councillor for Education stated that "in addition to expanding the number of libraries, we are making a special effort so that all the network have more life and be a dynamic space of cultural activities and encourage reading, the achievement so far this 21-year storytelling sessions, attended by 838 people, 12 meetings with author involving 2,000 students at several schools, 62 of 3,100 visits school Education, Primary and ESO, as well as exhibitions and competitions narrative "Premio María Fernández Luna, with 1343 tales of childhood and primary students presented," Pascual Angel Award ", with 106 works marathon contest and the traditional stories, to be held on 24 September.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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