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November 17, 2006

Madrid Reading Promotion Plan

The Regional Reading Promotion Plan for Madrid Leer nos diferencia (Reading make us different) has recently been presented with a budget of 500 million euros to invest in 12 years. Among its actions have been announced the building of 12 new public libraries in Madrid city, the creation of a network of about 700 school libraries and a special service for people with limited mobility. Moreover, the extension and update of the collections in public libraries have been planned, as well as the creation of new service points in the underground, the increasing of the number and the surface of municipal libraries in the region —in order to reach the indicator of 18 inhabitans per square meter—, the creation of specialized libraries, the rising of public awareness, etc.

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