The Municipality of Concordia, through the Undersecretariat of Education and Culture, presented the municipal program “Leer está en tus manos”, an initiative that invites to rediscover the pleasure of reading in public spaces through a creative and community gesture: transforming furnitures in disuse into literary libraries.
These items were donated by residents of the city and recovered thanks to the joint work with 5th-year students of sections A, B, and C of the Secondary and Higher School No. 1 “Cesáreo Bernaldo de Quirós”, who artistically intervened them within the framework of the Educational Practices subject.
The Mayor, Dr. Francisco Azcué, together with the Undersecretary of Education and Culture, Prof. Carlos Gatto, accompanied the presentation tour alongside students and school authorities, celebrating the educational community's commitment to this proposal that combines art, recycling, reading, and citizenship.
In this first stage, four literary furniture pieces will be placed at strategic points such as the Masvernat Hospital, the Felipe Heras Hospital, the Ramón Carrillo Hospital, and the city's Bus Terminal.
Each one has explanatory signage and a QR code with information about the authors, the available books, and the artistic process carried out by the students.
The goal is for people to be able to choose a book while they wait and return it once they finish, always taking care of them and in an orderly manner.
"Leer está en tus manos" is a proposal that values recycling, reading as a right, and civic commitment as an engine for transformation. A reading city is also built with creative ideas and the commitment of those who inhabit it. This project is sustained with respect, commitment, and community.
These items were donated by residents of the city and recovered thanks to the joint work with 5th-year students of sections A, B, and C of the Secondary and Higher School No. 1 “Cesáreo Bernaldo de Quirós”, who artistically intervened them within the framework of the Educational Practices subject.
The Mayor, Dr. Francisco Azcué, together with the Undersecretary of Education and Culture, Prof. Carlos Gatto, accompanied the presentation tour alongside students and school authorities, celebrating the educational community's commitment to this proposal that combines art, recycling, reading, and citizenship.
In this first stage, four literary furniture pieces will be placed at strategic points such as the Masvernat Hospital, the Felipe Heras Hospital, the Ramón Carrillo Hospital, and the city's Bus Terminal.
Each one has explanatory signage and a QR code with information about the authors, the available books, and the artistic process carried out by the students.
The goal is for people to be able to choose a book while they wait and return it once they finish, always taking care of them and in an orderly manner.
"Leer está en tus manos" is a proposal that values recycling, reading as a right, and civic commitment as an engine for transformation. A reading city is also built with creative ideas and the commitment of those who inhabit it. This project is sustained with respect, commitment, and community.