The municipal mayor, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, along with Director General of Books, Archives and Libraries, Francisco Giménez, have been responsible for inaugurating the new public facilities
The Mayor of Puerto Lumbreras has inaugurated the expansion of the municipal library in a ceremony also attended by the Director General of Books, Archives and Libraries, Francisco Giménez, as well as the Councillor for Education and Culture, Isabel Garcia, as well as representatives of educational and cultural collective of the village.
During the inauguration of the new building has also recognized the work of Concepción Sánchez, Puerto Lumbreras librarian between 1960 and 2002, whom the mayor has delivered a honorary plaque for their professional work in the municipality.
The new public facility, which has received an investment of 441,000 euros and is registered in the network of libraries in the Region of Murcia, including reading rooms, internet, media, and periodicals Comiteca over three floors and more than 560 meters .
This increase represents more than 395 meters, as the old library had 195 square meters.
The library is divided into reading and study rooms and reading rooms for adults.
It also has an infant-juvenile hall where students can access the loan of books, music CDs, films and comics.
In this new room are sorted by color books for ages with the aim of facilitating the loan and quick reference to all audiences.
Another novelty in this room is the pet child Jarita Reader, a turtle that serves to foster the habit of studying and reading in the smallest municipality.
"In the last two years we have opened the Bilblioteca Esparragal and today inaugurated the expansion of the Municipal Library.
The lumbrerenses have more and better facilities, services dedicated to grow in culture and education.
Puerto Lumbreras currently has three study rooms, two libraries and 6 classrooms, free Internet access, "said the Mayor, Pedro Antonio Sánchez.
Another new service offered by the library's OPAC.
Through this tool, users can obtain updated information in real time about 15,000 volumes in the library.
In addition, this catalog titles automated reports with the various libraries of the Network of the Region of Murcia, can know the status of circulation of documents and check the new titles have been integrated into the catalog.
In addition to these services, users can get the new digital passport Network of Libraries of Puerto Lumbreras, with which they can carry out their loans or consultations of all the volumes recorded in the libraries of Puerto Lumbreras.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras