Ana Maria Runkel Public Libraries in Portugal : The silent revolution
Ana Maria Runkel Public Libraries in Portugal : The silent revolution
Ana Maria Runkel Public Libraries in Portugal : The silent revolution
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From the 278 Municipalities <strong>in</strong> <strong>Portugal</strong> (not <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the islands of Madeira and Azores), 209<br />
(75 %) have or are prepar<strong>in</strong>g to have a Library.<br />
Implementation of the net:<br />
Evolution<br />
In 2000, the Portuguese government made a commitment that all municipalities should have a<br />
<strong>Public</strong> Library before 2003. <strong>The</strong> estimate for the total f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g of this program is 1 million<br />
Euros from the M<strong>in</strong>istério da Cultura, amount<strong>in</strong>g to 50% of the total <strong>in</strong>vestment.<br />
This <strong>revolution</strong>, which started about thirteen years ago, is leav<strong>in</strong>g visible marks <strong>in</strong> the urban<br />
tissue (due to the aesthetically pleasant build<strong>in</strong>gs designed) and <strong>in</strong> the social tissue (due to the<br />
discovery and consumption which can be witnessed <strong>in</strong> large fr<strong>in</strong>ges of the population).<br />
Some <strong>in</strong>dicators confirm this statement and show an extraord<strong>in</strong>ary evolution.<br />
Some <strong>in</strong>dicators confirm this statement and show an extraord<strong>in</strong>ary evolution.
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