Visiting Mexico's Vasconcelos Library

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Visiting Mexico's Vasconcelos Library

STORY: Visiting Mexico's Vasconcelos Library DATELINE: April 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of the library 2. interior of the library STORYLINE: The Vasconcelos Library, which opened in 2006, is one of the largest of its kind in Mexico and one of the most-visited cultural centers in Mexico City. It is named after the Mexican politician Jose Vasconcelos. Take a closer look at the library on World Book Day. In the library, an imposing gray whale skeleton welcomes more than 4,000 visitors every day. The soaring steel frames households hundreds of thousands of books. Despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has made it less crowded than before, this library still has a considerable charm. The library has hundreds of titles in braille as well as audiobooks, making it a more inclusive space. It is a free public space with 40,000 meters of bookshelves and it is in the process of establishing itself as the most important library in the country and in La

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