Huesca Municipal Libraries
Number of sistership established: 2
Country: Spain
Links:
http://www.huesca.es/areas/bibliotecas/
http://bibliolibros.wordpress.com/
Contact: Alicia Rey; arey@huesca.es
Description: Huesca is a small city in northern Spain with 50.000 inhabitants. It has 2 municipal public libraries in two different squares: Antonio Durán library: 20.000 docs. This library was found in 2005 and is located in a new area where young couples with children live Ramón J. Sender library: 13.500 docs. This library was found in 2003 and is located in a multicultural and pauper area. We develop four programmes Digital literacy Literacy information Reading promotion Culture and society And now we are developing a new programme to increase the participation of young users in library activities.
Type of library: Metropolitan
Population served: Between 10.000 and 100.000
- Culture promotion
- Reading promotion
- Technology Literacy (Digital Literacy)
- Activities for children and young adults
- Cooperation with other organizations
- Digital Literacy
- Exchange of information
- Promotion of multiculturalism and multilingualism
- Reading promotion
Languages spoken by staff: English, French
Languages spoken by patrons: English, French
Preferred countries for cooperation: Irlanda, Finland, cualquiera
Searching partners for European program: Yes
Participating in any European Union program: Yes
Searching partners for European program: Yes
Participating in any European Union program: Yes