Armand Cardona i Torrandell Municipal Library
Number of sistership established: 1
Country: Spain
Description: The Armand Cardona librabry is located in Vilanova i la Geltrú, a coastal village,at just 45km from Barcelona (Catalonia). It's a young library, opened in 2003 and has a surface of 1583 m2. It's placed on the so called Sant Joan's neighbourhood, a zone with a great number of high schools. The library has three big and different spaces: the adults department (with Wi-Fi access), the audio, video and periodicals area and the children's area. The library also has two group workrooms, a workroom with computers and an small auditorium.
Type of library: Metropolitan
Population served: Between 10.000 and 100.000
- Activities for children and young adults
- Book presentations (also meeting with authors)
- Conferences and seminars
- Culture promotion
- Exhibitions
- Library services for people with special needs
- Reading clubs (Book clubs)
- Storytelling
- Activities for children and young adults
- Exchange of ideas and expertise
- Exchange of information
- Library services for people with special needs
Languages spoken by staff: Catalan, Spanish, English, Italian, Catalan sign language
Languages spoken by patrons: Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Arabic, German
Preferred countries for cooperation: Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia
Searching partners for European program: No
Participating in any European Union program: No
Searching partners for European program: No
Participating in any European Union program: No
