Last Thursday, along with other students from the School of Permanent Education of Adults, we visited the Municipal Library in Bigastro.
To start with, we were introduced to the library by the Librarian who stressed the great value of reading. She paid tribute to our teachers and to us for our efforts in the respective classes.
Vicente Pina from the Codex bookshop then related some good stories and introduced us to others in books that grandparents might want to read to their grandchildren. Because Vincente speaks slowly and carefully we were able to follow most of what he said.
The ladies from the Spanish classes then related tales from their childhood. These ladies speak very quickly and so we had some difficulty in following them. Fortunately, the Council of Culture are considering publishing these accounts in order to preserve and transmit the culture of the town from generation to generation. When that happens, we will be able to read these stories at our own pace.
It is important to point out that all of the libraries in the area are linked and catalogued by a sophisticated database system. So, if a particular library doesn't have the book you are looking for; you can locate it elsewhere and the library will arrange a transfer for you.
The library is obviously keen to provide literature for all of the population and already have a number of works in English to which they will add more by request.
It was a very worthwhile and profitable afternoon. Many thanks to our teachers for organising the visit and the people in the library for accommodating us so well.
You can see more photographs from this event at:-
http://galeria.bigastrodigital.net/v/eventos08/epabiblioteca/
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