Living library

Recently, our Network of Rural Libraries celebrated its anniversary, always humble, in silence, without fanfare. And, as we always say, here, the noise is made by the books.

Our best way to celebrate, then, is through collective reading, because even if it is just one person who reads, it is the whole community that benefits. We celebrate with the journey of our books into communities where they are always welcomed and read. And, in addition to celebrating the reading in the books, we celebrate the living library made up of readers and librarians, men and women, children, young and old; but, above all, the memory of those who have bequeathed us this immense oral tradition that today is transmitted through the books that are born in our Network. We celebrate the perseverance of those who collect this oral tradition in the communities, patiently listening to those who know, and writing their memories as faithfully as possible. We also celebrate those who, for so many years, have been leaving their example and their wisdom within reach of the present and the future: Father Juan, Alfredo, Don Pascualito and all our companions who are part of this family. They, without a doubt, are our largest and wisest library. They are our living library.