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The municipality of San Javier library reaches the hospital Los Arcos through Biblio-Hospital project begins operation next November 6 and will consist of the free loan of books between patients and their companions.
This is a bookmobile, consisting of a cart provided with 300 titles escapist literature, especially novels, that will flow through the rooms on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the afternoon, attended by two volunteers from the Time Bank also belong book club library.
The project, which is implemented by a collaboration agreement in the municipality of San Javier and the Hospital Universitario Los Arcos del Mar Menor, was presented this morning at the hospital, as part of its First Week Socio Sanitaria, with the assistance of Mayor of San Javier, Juan Martinez, the medical director of the Area VIII, Mary Soriano, Councillor for Culture of San Javier, Inmaculada Garcia and municipal libraries coordinator, Toni Diaz.
Inmaculada Garcia has placed this project "especially exciting" in the overall objective of encouraging reading library, bringing books to users, "bringing a piece of the library to the hospital", to facilitate and improve, where possible, stay both people and their companions entered, not to mention the therapeutic power of reading.
The librarian, Toni Diaz said precisely the findings of studies conducted in this regard since 1904, in which it is shown, among other things, that the power of abstraction of reading and activation of neuronal connections, contributes, at least, to improving the quality of life of patients and caregivers.
The library service will run for a first year on Wednesdays from 5-8 pm and Saturday with the same schedule, not to interfere with the operation center physician.
The user suggestions and findings of a monitoring committee formed by City Council and Hospital, will try to improve the service to its success not hesitate any relying parties continue to renew this agreement for their future.
The mayor of San Javier, Juan Martinez said the "novelty" of this initiative that adds to the work being done by the associations and voluntary organizations in the socio health, which the government have the moral obligation to support.
For its part, the center's medical director, Maria Soriano thanked the City Council and volunteers the effort in this initiative "that brings more quality to stay sick and companions."
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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