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  • Giuseppe Grosso

    Cof-founder of the bookshop Altamarea
    Giuseppe Grosso

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    12:00h
    Taula rodona

    What role do libraries play in the book sector?

    Laura Guindal
    Laura Guindal Deputy Director-General of Library Coordination of the Spanish Ministry of Culture Moderador
    Ferrán Burguillos
    Ferrán Burguillos General Manager, Barcelona Librararies Participant
    Giuseppe Grosso
    Giuseppe Grosso Cof-founder of the bookshop Altamarea Participant
    Rocío Niebla
    Rocío Niebla Publisher of Captain Swing Participant
    Clara Mª Tascón
    Clara Mª Tascón Head of the Public Libraries Service of Madrid City Council Participant

    01-10-2024 12:00 01-10-2024 13:00 Europe/Madrid What role do libraries play in the book sector? What role do public libraries play in the book chain? How should they converse with authors, publishers and bookshops? What is its space at a commercial event such as the Madrid Book Fair? Public libraries are often largely forgotten in the book ecosystem. Authors and publishers think first of bookshops to organise their book presentations, talks and workshops. However, bookshops and libraries are not adversaries; nothing could be further from the truth. The two spaces must converse and cooperate to present themselves as heterogeneous but complementary alternatives for the dissemination of literature and encounters with it. Libraries need to recover their presence in the book chain and not restrict themselves to being the final repositories for copies. They must be active and attractive agents for authors and readers. CC1, Sala 1.3
    Dt 1 12:00h - 13:00h CC1, Sala 1.3
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