“University of Chile to Give Away Over 1,000 Free Books in Book Month Celebration”

Book Month

By Vicente Guzman Corral

Within the framework of Book Month, this Wednesday, April 26, the University of Chile announced an activity called “Libros Libres” in which it will give away more than 1,000 books for free. The activity is organized by the Vice-Rector for Extension and Communications of the institution and by the Andrés Bello Central Archive and It will be open to all citizens.

Where will the University of Chile give away books?

The University of Chile announced that the activity in which books will be given away will be in front of its central house at Av. Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 1058, located in the commune of Santiago, in the Metropolitan Region.

What time does the activity to give away books start at the U. de Chile?

The “Free Books” activity It will start at 12:30 p.m. and end at 3:00 p.m..

How many books can I receive?

As reported by the University of Chile, the free works may be received in order of arrival at the activity and You can withdraw up to a maximum of five books.

When was World Book Day celebrated?

This is an international celebration that is celebrated on April 23 of each year according to the proclamation of the UNESCO General Conference that decreed World Book and Copyright Day.

That is why the University of Chile announced the free activity in order to democratize and expand access to reading in our country.

In this sense, the director of the Andrés Bello Central Archive, Alejandra Araya, highlighted that “releasing a book is putting it into circulation without money involved, It is a gesture of democratization that makes the book what it is as a cultural object: a door to a world”.

Also the professional of the Bello Archive, Ariadna Biotti, explained that acquiring the copies for free is an invitation “to venture into reading, to reflect on it so as not to lose hope of imaginingto dream, to learn to think and build new worlds”.