“From the photo, it has to be around here.” Pablo does not miss a detail of the screen of his mobile phone where he appears one of the clues that the town hall of your town, Villaralboposted on their social networks to discover one of the locations where they left a gift.
It’s a book wrapped in colored paper hidden in the garden of the square of this small town in Zamora. “Come on, look, it’s a book by María Gripe, ‘Elvis Karlsson’, which I didn’t know,” he smiles proudly.
Just a few meters away, behind the monolith that stands in front of the town hall façade, a neighbor gets off his bike to discover another hidden copy. It is ‘Clara and the penumbra’, a work by José Carlos Somoza. “My wife will surely like this one.”he points out.
Aurora comes from buying bread. And, as she passes in front of the church, a small package catches her attention. She approaches, picks it up and after removing the paper that wraps it, she discovers a copy of ‘The Third Man’. “It seems to me to be an ideal proposal for children and adults to continue reading,” she emphasizes.
This is an initiative launched by the city council of this town of approximately 1,800 inhabitants, located just over seven kilometers from Zamora. “It was the librarian’s idea.. Taking advantage of the fact that it is book week, we want to dispose of the copies that we have duplicates in the municipal library to free up space,” explains Pilar Gallego, councilor for culture. For now, 200 have already been released.
“We also want to give them a second life and make it attractive, giving it a touch of mystery. That’s why we wrap it in gift paper, where we write a short summary with the ideal age of the recipient and a brief summary of the plot,” explains Pilar as she places two books at the entrance to the church sacristy. A few minutes later, two little ones have discovered the treasure. They park their bicycles, sit on a bench in the shade and They eagerly tear off the paper that hides a new adventure in book form.
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