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The mayor, accompanied by the Councilor for Culture, has visited the facilities, which have renovated and conditioned the study area, the Library, the Municipal Historical Archive, the audiovisual room, Miguel Espinosa documentary consultation space and other dependenciesThe restructuring of the spaces also aims to give more prominence to the children's audience, and for this two classrooms have been enabled, one as a 'bebeteca', and another as a multi-service classroom to promote activities such as reading clubs and storytellingThe study area is made up of 38 stations, where the old carpet has been raised, replacing it with a rubberized floor, and the space has been adapted to the safety distancesThe Caravaca City Council has completed the first phase of the reform works in the House of Culture 'Emilio Sáez', some actions that began last spring, taking advantage of the period the closure of the facilities caused the state of alarm.
The mayor, José Francisco García, accompanied by the Councilor for Culture, Juan Manuel de León, has visited the renovated facilities, which have been restructured, with new services, adapted to the Covid-19 security regulations."With this action, the spaces of this emblematic building have been reordered and the spaces of this emblematic building have been reorganized, which after many years of its start-up needed a new impulse and was very deteriorated," said the mayor, who stressed that, Furthermore, the library enriches its space with the exhibition of pieces from the legacy of the Caravacan sculptor Antonio Martínez Torres, donated by the family of the Caravacan artist.The mayor of Culture explained that the works began by emptying the Municipal Historical Archive and the computer room, "which were in a deplorable state of humidity on the ground floor of the building, on both sides of the main door." In these two rooms a hollow plasterboard wall has been placed.
The old computer room has been used as part of the administrative archive, also vacating the upper room adjacent to the study room to locate the documentary collection.
The Order of the Barefoot Carmel has donated to the City Council."The actions in the building continued in the upper area, where the study rooms are located, lifting the old carpet and replacing it with a rubberized floor.
The walls have been plastered and painted and the furniture has been reorganized, adapting it to the regulations of security Covid-19 ", has detailed the mayor.38 stations have been set up in the study areas, adapted to safety distances, which can be used by those over 16 years of age, from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m., and from 4:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m.
Each user must use disinfectant material at the end of their work in the study positions.The audiovisual section has been enabled so that they can be viewed in the room itself, which is one of the main novelties."Our intention was to promote the uses of the library, both as a reading and study room, and we have put a lot of love in these works, which offer a new image of these facilities," said Juan Manuel de León, who highlighted the new children's areas and also the conditioning of the Municipal Historical Archive.The area adjacent to the study room has also been renovated, renaming the space with the name of Aula Miguel Espinosa, where the local and regional consultation fund has been located.
Likewise, in the two flights of stairs that connect the library area with the shelves with the study rooms in the upper area, works from the legacy of the sculptor Antonio Martínez Torres have been placed.More prominence for childrenThe restructuring of the units aims to give more prominence to the children's public, and for them two classrooms have been enabled, one as a 'bebeteca', where a rubber floor is placed so that it can be used as a play space for the ages between 0 and 3 years, and another as a multi-service classroom, audiovisuals, consultations, groups or clubs.Finally, the first phase of reform ends with the Library itself, where the documentary collection and collections have been relocated, giving preference to the children's and comics area where they will try to make it an active area and workshops for ages over 4 years.Covid-19 security measuresThe services that are currently open to the public are the loan of books and study areas.
Both services are modified by the Covid-19 security regulations, by which the study positions will be used after annotation at the counter with presentation of the DNI and obtaining a number that will be returned when leaving the facilities requesting a new one each time you want use said post.The collection of books is not freely accessible for the duration of the pandemic, so the reader must request the book from the library staff, either in person or at the email library@caravacadelacruz.esAfter the return, the books pass the corresponding quarantine to avoid possible infections.Future restart activitiesIn the next few days the activities of the Municipal Library Reading Club will resume, modifying its capacity and conditions to adapt to security regulations.
As possible, the rest of the public services of the library will be opened.Likewise, during October book presentations, poetry recitals and other activities are being held within the 2020 Book Fair, which was postponed from May to this month, although with a more limited and restricted programming and ensuring safety at all times.
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Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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