At 9:30 pm the Mayor of Lorca has started reading the book of Juan Ramón Jiménez published a hundred years ago, which has been continued by the Councillor for Education Consistory Lorca, Francisco Montiel, and 70 students from eight schools in the municipality, and residents of nursing San Diego.
At 9:30 pm the mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar has begun in the Royal town square collective reading of the book 'Platero y yo' Juan Ramón Jiménez, first published a hundred years ago.
Reading has been continued by the Councillor for Education Consistory Lorca, Francisco Montiel, the directors of the municipal libraries and 70 students of 6th eight primary schools in the municipality, as well as downtown residents for Seniors in San Diego , which runs until 13:30.
This event will involve schoolchildren schools José Robles, San Jose, Virgen de las Huertas, Casa del Niño, San Francisco de Asis, Juan Gonzalez, Sacred Heart and Alfonso X El Sabio.
And from 11:00 hrs on the book club held in the library Pilar Barnes a gathering of 'The Baron Horse "by Italo Calvino.
This activity is part of the 22 that the City of Lorca has scheduled ten of their local libraries to celebrate World Book Day, which is celebrated on this date since 1993 in Spain and around the world since 1998.
Jodar the importance of parents, teachers and institutions work to inculcate the habit of reading small, it contributes to gain knowledge, exercise your memory and develop imagination.
In this sense, the libraries 'Pilar Barnes', Children and Youth as well as the hamlets of Cazalla, Puri, La Paca, almond, Cazalla, La Hoya, Marchena-Aguaderas and Zarcilla scheduled a week of diverse events to bring reading.
In fact, in order to bring citizens libraries have been organized since yesterday until Tuesday 29 a week of diverse events like storytelling, workshops bracelets and other crafts, book club, children's theater, meetings with author 'Coffee with text', school visits, ...
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca