| The actions have started today at the El Carmen, El Palmar, La Ñora, Cabezo de Torres and Puente Tocinos libraries and will continue until Friday in the rest of RMBM dependent centers | The City Council has launched an extraordinary cleaning and disinfection operation for the Libraries of Murcia with a view to its opening for the next few weeks, according to the advancement of the Plan for De-escalation.The councilors for Sustainable Mobility and Youth, Rebeca Pérez, and the Urban Agenda and Open Government, Mercedes Bernabé, today visited the El Carmen Library where the special cleaning device has begun.The tasks, which will be carried out in all the centers dependent on the Municipal Network of Libraries in Murcia, are carried out by brigades of 10 people with the reinforcement of specialists for more complicated or high-altitude places.The actions focus on cleaning all rooms and common spaces, floors, walls, doors, windows, toilets, furniture and signage.
In addition, special attention will be paid to elements of greater human contact, such as light switches, door handles, elevator buttons, railings or office supplies.Another measure of this device is that the usual cleaning product has been changed, from bleach to 35 gr.
of chlorine per liter (household bleach) to a more powerful 50 gr.
Disinfection operators are provided with cleaning clothing in accordance with protective measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.In addition to the performances at the El Carmen library, work is currently underway in the centers of El Palmar, La Ñora, Cabezo de Torres and Puente Tocinos.
They will also continue this week with the following calendar: tomorrow in Beniaján, Sangonera la Verde, Río Segura and Espinardo, Thursday in La Alberca, Puertas de Castilla, El Raal and Espinardo; and on Friday in Guadalupe, Santiago el Mayor, El Puntal and the Department of Education."In addition to the usual cleaning and maintenance work throughout these weeks, we add these extraordinary ones destined for the next opening of our libraries, scheduled for phase 2.
With this device we intend to guarantee maximum security for our users on their return to normal ”, explains Mercedes Bernabé.In accordance with the Plan of Descaling, the development of the Libraries of Murcia will continue next week with the adaptation of the spaces and the signaling of the rooms with the new measures.The Municipal Library Network of Murcia (RMBM), dependent on the Department of Urban Agenda and Open Government, is made up of 30 branches, of which 18 are public libraries plus 1 specialized in Library Science and 11 study rooms (of which 8 are 24 hours and 3 are subject to the hours of the cultural centers where they are located).
In addition, it manages part of the technical process of the associated libraries, namely: that of the Los Molinos del Río Segura Hydraulic Museum, that of the Environmental Education Resource Center (CREA) and that of the Almudí Art Library.Libraries, also from homeThe Municipal Library Network of Murcia (RMBM) has offered citizens a literary program for each week, since the declaration of the state of alarm.Thus, through the City Council's social networks, users have had at their disposal different reading guides on various and current topics with direct links to proven sources and always with references to eBiblio Murcia and eFilm Murcia.The schedules have been published every Monday focusing each week on a different theme, such as Book Day, Easter, Spring Holidays, Labor Day, sports to do from home or recommendations for students.Likewise, on weekends there has been a programming of videos broadcast through the YouTube channels of the Murcia City Council and the RMBM with storytelling, book recommendations and workshops.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia