“We have committed ourselves to our society to use education as a tool for transformation,” remarked Mayor Azcué.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Francisco Azcué led the reopening ceremony of the “Domingo Faustino Sarmiento” Popular Library after it had remained closed for 10 years.
In his remarks, the Mayor emphasized that “we have committed ourselves to our society to use education as a tool for transformation, and we are convinced that it is the most powerful thing we have,” adding that we must “support our youth and embrace our community because, in order to grow, we must educate.”
Azcué highlighted that when he formed his government team, he did so by thinking of those he considered the best for the responsibilities to be fulfilled, “and today, 60 days into our administration, we are seeing these results. This is a space where we will not only promote reading but culture in general, and I invite everyone to be part of this journey.”
Finally, he pointed out that the State must provide tools to the community so that it can move forward “without owing any favors to anyone, each one from the position they occupy, transmitting to the generations that follow us that effort and merit are valuable. One of the instructions given to us by Governor Rogelio Frigerio is to work together, and that is what we have been doing so far, as in the case of Education, together with the Departmental Directorate. It does not matter whose jurisdiction the libraries or schools fall under; they are in the city and the children who attend are from Concordia.”
BETTING ON PERSONAL GROWTH
For his part, Carlos Gatto, Director of Education of the Municipality of Concordia, recalled that during his time in the Deliberative Council in the 90s, he was part of the opening of said library, and today, after being closed for 10 years, “we set out from this administration to reopen this space that is so important for the neighborhood,” taking into account that it has two educational establishments around it, becoming a place not only for students but for the entire community.
“In a way, it is about bringing them closer to books, which perhaps due to distance or time, might be far from libraries in other places,” adding that the goal is to be able to incorporate other activities such as workshops “that serve for the growth of individuals.”
A BIT OF HISTORY
The library, located in the Tavella Norte neighborhood, was created in August 1999 by a group of residents with the purpose of guiding the intellectual advancement of this neighborhood and disseminating books across all social spheres.
It is an autonomous civil association, basically supported by its members, with the purpose of providing information, education, recreation, and sociocultural animation through a bibliographic and multimedia collection of a general nature, open to the general public.
This library is a project that has to do with treasuring cultural objects, organizing them, preserving them, distributing them, disseminating them, and sharing them with all the actors of our school community.
It is located at Laprida and Los Viñedos, and will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The Vice Mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza, Departmental Director of Schools Julio Barrios, Undersecretary of Sports Ivana Pérez, Undersecretary of Environment Constanza Montoreano, former provincial deputy Alberto Rotman, Councilman Mauricio Rey, teaching staff from local schools, and residents of the neighborhood were present. The activities concluded with an artistic performance by Julián Ríos.