This Wednesday 3 September was officially opened Book Week in La Plata, the proposal organized by the Children and Youth Committee of the Argentina Book Chamber (CAL) and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Education Platense.

For a week the libraries will draw their copies to the street, there will be donations to libraries, educational talks, gift books in bars in the city and a literary camp.

The inauguration took place in the morning at the Centro Cultural Pasaje Dardo Rocha, of 50 between 6 Y 7, with a talk aimed at the educational community. Within this context, "I shared a book" is the slogan that is committed to promoting reading through a series of activities where there will be lectures and readings from, to a literary camp aimed at children 2 a 12 Plaza Islas Malvinas years.

From the Children and Youth Committee of the Argentina Book Chamber (CAL) noted that "thanks to a special permit that gave the municipality for those days, platenses booksellers can place tables on the sidewalks to promote sales throughout the week ".

Likewise, They reported on Saturday 8 of September 8 bars in the city will join activities with what came to be called "Breakfast reader" and "Snack reader", an option that will be accompanied with the delivery of a voucher of up to 10% off, valid until the end of September 2018, which may be used at bookstores: Hopscotch (Plaza Italia No. 187 between 44 and diagonal 77); Normal Books (Avenue 7 Nº 1125, between 55 Y 56) and El Aleph (Street 49 Nº 540 between 5 Y 6 and Plaza Italia No. 31), City of La Plata.

Also that day during breakfast "lector" The Commune Editions perform a "Release of books", giving readers copies of texts I, anthology of stories by authors platenses published by the municipal editorial 2017.

Bars that echoed of the initiative are: Café Urquiza (Avenue 13 Y 56); Flora Kitchen & Café (12 between 55 Y 56); OliBar (12 Y 42); Metro Cafe Theater (4 between 51 Y 53); Square coffee Falkland Islands (20 Y 50); mass Bakery (diagonal 74 corner 10); The passage (6 Y 49) and Casabierta (47 between 115 and railroad tracks).

In the latter on Friday 7 to 19, the poet Carlos Aprea, Jorge Goyeneche writer and journalist Paul Morosi discuss “The inspiration: topics, motives and formats for writing in La Plata”.

As for the donation to school libraries, from CAL emphasized that, way of promoting books and reading, he invited all its members to donate books that will go to ten libraries in kindergartens, 4 municipal and 6 dependent on the province of Buenos Aires.

further, for the occasion a series of educational materials were designed, audiovisual and resources for teachers, librarians and parents that will be available on the website www.semanadelibro.com.ar

Book Week will culminate on Sunday 9 with the literary camp at Plaza Malvinas Islands, where in the shade of the tents children can share stories, games and readings, the hours of 15 a 17. In closing the camp will present the children's musical "Sing me a story Juanita".