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Qué pasa si un colegio del barrio más empobrecido de España se vuelca en su biblioteca: “Abre puertas a otros universos”

El colegio Andalucía, en las Tres Mil Viviendas de Sevilla, recibe el Premio Nacional al Fomento de la Lectura por convertir el espacio en un lugar de disfrute llamado Fantasía y en herramienta para la transformación

Leer más en El País

https://elpais.com/educacion/2023-06-23/que-pasa-si-un-colegio-del-barrio-mas-pobre-de-espana-se-vuelca-en-su-biblioteca-abre-puertas-a-otros-universos.html

It's time for "What's in the Public Domain?"
presented by Project Gutenberg (@gutenberg_org). This episode, we're talking about "The Big Four."

Agatha Christie is well known for her mystery novels and short stories. Who knew that she would be wrapped up in a mystery of her own?

https://youtu.be/MoKUX5a7T0Y

"I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. I love to keep it by me: the idea of getting rid of it nearly breaks my heart."

Jerome K. Jerome died in 1927. He is best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat. Other works include the essay collections Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow and Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow; Three Men on the Bummel; and several other novels. @Wikipedia

Books by Jerome K. Jerome at PG:

"There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought."

Charles Kingsley was born in 1819. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives, which failed, but encouraged later working reforms. via @Wikipedia

Books by Charles Kingsley at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/344

Milo Manara lleva al cómic 'El nombre de la rosa': "Solo la belleza podrá salvar al mundo"

Un trabajo de más de dos años, publicado por Lumen, que le encargaron los hijos de Umberto Eco, que lo admiraba

Leer más en RTVE

https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20230608/milo-manara-lleva-comic-nombre-rosa/2448946.shtml

I think we can call today a success! We got the two new little library boxes put together and mounted today, then we finally got my wife's garden started 😄

As for the library boxes, the green and orange ones are new. The black and red ones are ones that have been up since last year. There are four mailboxes in front as well for small children's books