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The City of Murcia, through the Department of Social Rights and Development Cooperation led by Conchita Ruiz, along with the Regional Library, the Cultural Association of Teachers of Murcia, Acdomur and the Friends of Reading Foundation, has organized the act end of the course of the 17 Reading Clubs that have taken place in the different centers of the municipality.
The event took place in the auditorium of the Regional Archive of Murcia and was attended by the journalist from Murcia Carlos del Amor who spoke about his work, cultural value and writing.
More than 200 elderly people who participate in the Reading Clubs, as well as the volunteers who coordinate and dynamize this activity in the centers for the elderly, attended this event.
These clubs began more than 19 years ago, with the first ones being those of the senior centers of La Flota and Vistalegre.
The last one to join was Casillas.
The voluntary associations that organize these Reading Clubs are Acdomur, in charge of the elderly centers of La Flota, Vistalegre, San Antón, San Andrés - San Antolín, Los Garres, La Cueva (Monteagudo), San Miguel, Santiago and Zaraíche, La Paz, Santa Eulalia - San Juan.
The Friends of Reading Foundation in charge of Puente Tocinos and La Alberca.
The senior centers of Cabezo de Torres, Rincón de Beniscornia, Javalí Viejo, El Palmar and Casillas are organized by the voluntary members.
In this act have participated the Councilor for Social Rights and Development Cooperation, Conchita Ruiz;
the general director of cultural goods, Juan Antonio Lorca;
the journalist and writer Carlos del Amor;
the president of the Cultural Association of teachers of Murcia Acdomur, Ana Morenilla and the president of the Friends of Reading Foundation, María Encarnación García.
"From the Department of Social Rights and Development Cooperation, we strongly believe in the importance of reading and the debates that are generated around it, it is a great opportunity to bring culture to our elders, to awaken their curiosity, share experiences or sensations before each one of the works that are analyzed "commented Conchita Ruiz.
Reading clubs
The Reading Clubs project is developed in the Senior Social Centers of the Municipality of Murcia since 1998 through a collaboration agreement between the City of Murcia, the University of Murcia, the Regional Library, Acdomur and the Foundation of Friends of the reading.
The number of Centers for the Elderly in our municipality is 76, of which 17 currently have a Reading Club, and there has been a progressive increase in the number of Centers since the beginning of the project.
These Centers have as an essential objective the integral development of the elderly, fostering the participative integration of the same in their environment.
The objectives of the activity are:
- Promote the habit of reading among the elderly population as a way to maintain and increase active aging.
- Promote dialogue and communication in groups around reading and other related activities.
- Enable cultural and training activities in the Senior Centers.
- Create groups of elders that encourage mutual support and relationship around a formative and cultural activity such as reading.
The Reading Clubs usually meet one day a week or biweekly, for an hour or an hour and a half, around the reading and commentary of a book, previously selected, and of which the Regional Library provides a copy for each member of the Club;
book that you can also take home, for a more personal and relaxed reading.
Two volunteers participate in each Club, who act as coordinators and animators of the Reading Club, and a group of between ten and fifteen or more elderly people, members of the center.
The volunteers belong to two volunteer associations for the elderly, usually related to teaching;
although also in some Reading Clubs the volunteers are partners or partners of the Senior Centers themselves.
It is worth mentioning the high percentage of women participating in the Clubs, which is around 75%.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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