- The Trinitat-Vivers Library and Valencia’s Central Market are hosting a reading party from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm
- Highlights include storytelling sessions, workshops, charity markets and book launches in various neighbourhoods across the city
To mark World Book Day, which takes place next Thursday, the municipal libraries have organised a special programme aimed at people of all ages, featuring storytelling sessions, workshops, charity markets, book launches and reading parties.
Specifically, on 23 April, the focus will be on initiatives for children, with storytelling sessions at the Grau-Constantí Llombart, Lluís Fullana i Mira-Tres Forques and Benicalap libraries.
The day’s programme will be rounded off with various community engagement initiatives: charity markets at the Cabanyal Library – El Canyamelar – Casa de la Reina and at the Mercat Central de València, from 9.00 am; and reading parties at the Trinitat – Vivers Library and at the Mercat Central de València, from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm.
The Councillor for Cultural Action and Cultural Resources, José Luis Moreno, highlighted today this special programme, which will run throughout the month of April in various municipal libraries, often requiring prior registration.
“These are various initiatives to encourage reading that complement the usual cultural offering of these municipal spaces, whose role goes beyond simply lending books,” he explained, emphasising that “these libraries act as hubs for social interaction, lifelong learning and community engagement in the neighbourhoods”.
“To mark World Book Day, the Municipal Libraries are stepping up their cultural programme centred on reading with a decentralised offering open to the public,” he reiterated.
