This project, which stands out for the development of sound resources for users with physical disabilities or a lack of reading habit and whose readings are recorded by different people as actors, poets, teachers, journalists and adults throughout the municipality, has received anaccésitde 600 euros Which must be destined to the same end
The Councilor for Education of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, reported this morning that the Municipal Library "Pilar Barnés" has been awarded with one of the prizes "Public library and social commitment" of the Foundation Social Library for the project "We read".
Francisco Montiel explained that "the jury of this third edition of the #PremioBiblioSocial, made up of professionals from the Libraries and the Third Sector, has awarded anaccésitde 600 euros to the project" We read you ", which stands out for the development of sound resources for Specifically, it consists in the creation of a bank of sound stories to facilitate access to reading to all those who for any reason (problems of mobility, vision , Hospitalization, etc.) can not make use of the books of the municipal libraries, and of course for anyone who wants to listen to them.
The Councilor for Education has added that "for this, a series of readings of short literary works have been recorded in which have participated various people as actors, poets, teachers and journalists who have generously wanted to collaborate with this project lending their voice.These Recordings are published in the portals of the Municipal Library Network and the Council of Social Policy of the Mayor, since many older people throughout our municipality have also participated in the same.Parallelamente also have been workshops of writing and narration that have allowed the authors Their stories, thus broadening the channels of participation of our elders becoming creators and narrators of their own stories.
Montiel stressed that "the Fundación Biblioteca Social awards public library projects that are aimed at people or groups (children and youth, families with difficulties, people with reading comprehension problems, at risk of social exclusion, older people ...) who Live situations of vulnerability and social conflict, and contribute to alleviate social imbalances. "
The Edil de Educación, lastly, wanted to congratulate the Public Library Eugenio Trias-House of Fieras of El Retino for being the winners of this third edition of the Public Library and Social Commitment Award "for the project" Reading that gives life " , Aimed at children and adolescents affected by psychiatric conditions or cancer.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca