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All these activities will take place next Friday on the porch of the Municipal Art Center, outdoors
ALCORCÓN / APRIL 19, 2021 / The Alcorcón City Council has scheduled an intense program to celebrate International Book Day 2021, which takes place on April 23, adapted to current health needs.
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“In this way, we have prepared activities that will take place outdoors to combine the two main objectives: celebrate and guarantee the safety of citizens.”, Said Sonia López Cedena, Councilor for Culture, Participation and the Elderly.
During the day on Friday they will develop various activities related to literature such as the reading of ‘Platero y yo’, the work of Juan Ramón Jiménez. In this reading, which will take place at 4.30 pm, cultural and social entities and associations from Alcorcón will participate.
Later, at 7:00 p.m., there will be a children’s storytelling show aimed at family audiences entitled ‘Cooking Tales’ in charge of the Primigenius Company. Parallel to these activities, various activities will be held during the afternoon to bring libraries to the streets with initiatives such as the exchange of books for both boys and girls in the city, under the title ‘Books on the street. Loan of children’s books ‘, as well as for adults, with the initiative’ Exchange of books. Bring your book and take another. ‘
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What’s more, An ‘Alcorcón Authors’ Book Corner’ will be organized which will be attended by reference names such as Pepa Miranda, José Manuel García, Gonzalo Arjona, Ana Garrido and Saturnino Carballo. In addition, Juan José Alcolea, a prominent writer from this city who died earlier this year and who recently received a well-deserved tribute on the occasion of Poetry Day, will be present through his works.
All these activities will take place on the porch of the Municipal Center of the
Arts (Calle Robles s / n) during Friday, April 23.
“With this activity we kick off an ambitious plan to promote reading, which already began at the end of last year with the acquisition of bibliographic funds for municipal libraries and which highlights the magnificent network of libraries that our municipality has, as well as the love for reading and the training of our citizens ” , Sonia López has pointed out.
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