Lo que escucha la Vasconcelos. La voz de los usuarios de la mayor biblioteca pública de México

Vasconcelos Public Library, in Mexico City, in a different way: beyond the impressive figures of this large library created in 2006, they give the floor to some of their users to tell how the library is already part of their daily lives. A mother of a family, an adult educator, a young woman with her two-year-old daughter, a homeless man and a victim of the 1985 earthquake in the Mexican capital are some of the voices that listen to the walls of the Vasconcelos Public Library

Education without libraries

Overview of the development of the school library, and the role and educational services of the public library, in the period 1989-2011, the years of existence of the Educación y biblioteca journal (Education and library). School libraries failed to become established in the pre-university context and in 2010 still had no firm structure. There have been and still are experiences and best practices, but the reports published over those two decades show the precariousness of the school library in Spain. Public libraries grew and transformed themselves but failed to develop, or only poorly developed, educational services for citizens no longer pursuing an official education. However, they presented a strong offering across the entire spectrum of sociocultural activities: reading clubs, storytelling, conferences and workshops to train people on the use of new technologies

BIBLIOTECAS HUMANAS : Un manual

"The Human Library is a tool that different libraries and educational and cultural institutions have provided to promote dialogue, reduce prejudices and foster mutual understanding among citizens. Based on their own experience in the organization of Human Libraries, the "The authors present this brief manual with the aim of contributing to its dissemination and expansion." In Latin America it was introduced by Ramón Salaberria in the Vasconcelos Library, during the management of Daniel Goldin (2013-2019). Imprenta Rescate has made this brief compilation to support its dissemination and expansion

BIBLIOTECAS HUMANAS : Un manual

The idea of the Human Library was introduced to Latin America by Ramón Salaberria, initially at the Vasconcelos Library in September 2014, during Daniel Goldin's administration (2013-2019). It was later implemented in various locations across Mexico. Imprenta Rescate has compiled this brief overview to support its dissemination and expansion