00:00With books in hand, poetry readings and demands for Julia Daza to step down as director
00:04Hundreds of people demonstrated in front of the National Library on Thursday.
00:09in defense of public libraries and reading, writing and literacy programs
00:13orality. Among the main demands of the sit-in was the strengthening of
00:17the National Network of Public Libraries and the continuity of training programs
00:21and reading mediation. The protesters also demanded that the Leo Mediation School
00:24and that GSB tutors can continue working in decent conditions.
00:28The demands on the National Government are specific and have to do with it ceasing
00:33to retain the money, to pay the mediators, to carry out the X Congress
00:38National Library of Public Libraries, which carries out the National Library Award
00:42Public, with which it holds the National Meeting Relata, with which it puts the direction of the
00:48National Library and in general in the management of important positions related to the
00:54book sector to those with experience in the sector.
00:57Another demand was related to the continuation of the mobile rural libraries
01:02and of the reading, writing and orality programs.
01:04We are fighting hard to ensure that existing public libraries are maintained and that libraries
01:10rural itinerants. That is, I can tell you stories where the reopening of a library
01:18The itinerant rural movement was a meeting point for the community after having suffered
01:22and having been a victim of the humanitarian crisis. Therefore, libraries are fundamental and from
01:28At the national level, we do everything possible to ensure that libraries open and provide services.
01:34constitutional.
01:35The mobilization was also marked by questions about DASA's arrival.
01:39to the management of the National Library on October 1st. Among the requests
01:43During the demonstration, his departure from office was met with related criticism.
01:47with his lack of experience in leading the institution and his lack of communication with
01:51the officials.
01:51So when the director of the National Library is a person who has not worked
01:56In libraries, where one is unfamiliar with the sector and so on, well, that already shows one from the outset what
02:02This is this government's commitment to this sector. And after putting someone in charge
02:08the boat, but not necessarily to a place he has experience with.
02:29The National Library closed its doors to the public from noon after the
02:34The Ministry of Cultures issued resolution 2090 of October 22nd, which authorized
02:39the temporary suspension of customer service. Although during the sit-in there was
02:43The day unfolded with the presence of at least 42 uniformed members of the National Anti-Riot Unit.
02:48peacefully and ended around 5:50 in the afternoon.
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