Malaga's libraries celebrate Book Day: storytelling, workshops, and other family activities

The Málaga Municipal Libraries Network is celebrating International Book Day with a program that includes visits, educational workshops, and activities aimed at children and families. The program extends throughout this week until the end of April and also includes activities to promote reading, which will be carried out in conjunction with reading clubs. Through these actions, the municipal libraries commemorate this anniversary, celebrated on April 23, coinciding with the death of Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare.

Although various activities related to the celebration of this day have been carried out throughout the month, on April 23, a tribute workshop to Carmen Martin Gaite will take place on the centenary of her birth. The activity is coordinated by the Poetry Group 21 and will be held at the 'Manuel Altolaguirre' library in the Cruz del Humilladero district at 18:00 hours. Entry is free until full capacity is reached.

Also on this Wednesday, an exhibition and playful activity has been scheduled, consisting of a team game where participants will design a bookmark. This activity takes place at the 'Jorge Guillén' library in the Centro district in collaboration with the Cristo de Mena School.

For April 24, Family Workshops special Book Week are scheduled at the 'Manuel Altolaguirre' library from 17:00 to 20:00 hours. Entry is free until full capacity is reached. On the same day, the session of the reading clubs discussing the books 'Un viejo que leía novelas de amor' by Luis Sepúlveda at the 'Dámaso Alonso' library in the Ciudad Jardín district and 'La Dama de la cartuja' by Inma Aguilera at the 'Manuel Altolaguirre' library will take place.

During these days, scheduled school visits to the facilities of the libraries in the Municipal Libraries Network are taking place. In addition to exploring these spaces, students have the opportunity to participate in training activities, educational talks about the evolution of books, libraries throughout history, poetry readings, storytelling, free reading, and book lending. Additionally, visitors to the 'Manuel Altolaguirre' library will receive a gift consisting of a 'Reading Diary' to fill in and color their readings with the aim of fostering a reading habit among the young audience.

Until the end of April, the 'Blind Loans' activity takes place at the 'María Zambrano' library in the Carretera de Cádiz district. The action consists of inviting adult users to participate in a special loan, presented as a book wrapped as a gift accompanied by brief phrases that give clues about its content. Finally, at the 'Emilio Prados' library in the Este district, one can enjoy the 'Women's Letters' exhibition, which consists of a selection of the library's own collections of fiction works written by women to highlight and disseminate their work, as well as their role in literature and history.