Euclides da Cunha Municipal Library reopens on Ilha do Governador
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1 of 21 Ilha do Governador Library reopens its doors and expands its operations, now as Sesc Cocotá InboxAlerrandre da Silva Barros Attachments 12:29 (4 hours ago) to Alerrandre CULTUREModernized by Sesc RJ, Ilha do Governador library reopens its doors and expands its operations, now as Sesc CocotáIn partnership with Rio City Hall, the space has been renovated and its collection is being renewed . Library also becomes a Sesc unit, which will offer artistic presentations and free educational and sociocultural servicesRIO DE JANEIRO — Sesc RJ opens, this Tuesday (30/4), its first unit on Ilha do Governador, North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. Rio: Sesc Cocotá – Euclides da Cunha Library. The initiative is the result of a partnership between Sistema Fecomércio RJ and Rio City Hall, through the Municipal Department of Culture, within the scope of the Libraries of Tomorrow program, which aims to recover and modernize reading spaces in the city, expanding the vision of libraries as a space for coexistence and knowledge. The space reopens its doors with an exhibition space, auditorium and children’s library on the 1st floor and another space for adults on the 2nd floor, in addition to two multipurpose rooms, all in an air-conditioned environment with access the Internet. An ACT – Art, Science and Technology space will also soon be opened, a Sesc RJ brand that offers, in addition to courses, digital equipment for project development, from concept to prototype. With computers, 3D printers and digital manufacturing equipment, the space will encourage maker culture and scientific dissemination. The Euclides da Cunha Library collection is being renovated and will offer around 7 thousand works to the public. In addition to areas of study, research and local consultation, the public will be able to borrow up to 3 books. The library will also offer training activities, literary mediation, artistic presentations, exhibitions and also a space for traders to obtain the Sesc credential, which gives access to a series of activities and services at the institution. Interventions in the space began in February. At the time, the library closed its doors, but the Island’s public continued to be served through BiblioSesc, Sesc RJ’s mobile library, which had been on site since the beginning of the renovation. BiblioSesc closed its services to the public on April 26th. Users who borrowed books from the truck will be able to return them to the new Sesc unit on the Island, starting this Tuesday (30/4). Botafogo Library will also be transformed into a Sesc unitIn addition to the library on Ilha do Governador, Sesc RJ also took over the management of the Machado de Assis Library, in Botafogo, in the South Zone of Rio. The space will also be revitalized as a unit of the institution, which will be called Sesc Botafogo – Machado de Assis Library. Soon, the space will be open to the public. Sesc RJ will manage the two spaces provided by Rio City Hall for 20 years, maintaining the public and free nature of the libraries. In addition to the recovery of the infrastructure, and the new book collection, the spaces will offer educational activities and services related to the pillars of Sesc’s activities. The two spaces will follow the precepts of the Biblioteca Sesc XXI, a set of national guidelines of the institution that understands a library as a space for coexistence and knowledge – and not just a literary collection. Sesc RJ plans to add libraries and their surroundings to its agenda of activities, taking artistic manifestations in different languages and other projects recognized by Rio de Janeiro society to the location. According to the president of Sistema Fecomércio RJ, Antonio Florencio de Queiroz Junior, the project Libraries of Tomorrow was seen as an opportunity for Sesc RJ to create another fixed base of action in the North Zone of Rio and, thus, expand the reach of its actions in the region, in addition to reinforcing it in the South Zone. “We understand that reading is one of the most basic and necessary activities for quality of life, as it provides critical thinking and provides the basis for children, young people, adults and the elderly to fully exercise their citizenship. And since we are going to have a fixed base on Ilha do Governador, we will take advantage of the opportunity and bring to the local community everything that Sesc has to offer in the areas of arts and well-being, just as we intend to do in Botafogo”, declared the president of Fecomércio RJ.Both libraries will become part of the Rio de Janeiro Sesc Library Network, currently made up of another 21 units supplied with more than 72 thousand works. By being part of the network, the two libraries will have the benefit of exchanging works, which allows readers to research and request, for loan, copies of the collection from other units in the network.SERVICESesc Cocotá – Biblioteca Euclides da CunhaAddress: Praia de Cocotá, 82 , Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro/RJ. Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 9am to 8pm; Saturdays and holidays, from 9am to 6pm.Sesc_Marca_Prioritaria_RGB_EMAIL.jpg Red sign with white lettersDescription automatically generated with medium confidence Sesc_Marca_Prioritaria_RGB_EMAIL.jpgAlerrandre BarrosPress advisor | Dept. Regional RioTel.: (21) 3180-5236 / [email protected]…[Mensagem cortada] Show entire message 7 attachments • Attachments checked by Gmail Sesc Cocotá – Biblioteca Euclides da Cunha (Photo Leonardo Ferraz Sesc RJ )
A Rio City Hall reopened the Euclides da Cunha Municipal Library, on Governador Island, on Tuesday (04/30). The reopening of the space is one of the first actions of the program Libraries of Tomorrow, whose objective is to implement works to restore, modernize and requalify municipal libraries and reading rooms. Last year, the municipality, with the support of Fecomércio RJ, signed a letter of intent to carry out the program together in at least three of these spaces. There are 14 in total.
Libraries of Tomorrow’s investment exceeds R$30 million, and the resources are for the acquisition of accessible collections, new furniture, structural renovations and the implementation of an educational and cultural program for each space. The next library to be opened will be Machado de Assis (Botafogo).
The Libraries of Tomorrow program is part of the National Book and Reading Plan strategy. Planning has five axes of action, which are: democratization of access; promotion of reading and reader training; appreciation of reading, art and education; development of knowledge experiences and libraries as a place for meetings and exchanges; and cultural production and circulation.
Another important action planned for the semester will be the publication of the Rio Capital Mundial do Livro Public Notice to include literary proposals. Just over R$2.8 million will be transferred to initiatives such as book clubs, soirees, publications, reading circles, virtual books, book fairs, among other possibilities, valuing and developing the habit of reading in different communities and territories.
Rio was chosen as the first Portuguese-speaking city to receive the title of World Book Capital, a recognition granted by UNESCO due to the excellence of its book promotion and reading programs. The city will assume this role from April 23, 2025, when World Book Day is celebrated. In 2024, Rio City Hall begins preparations and the first actions as a capital city. The delivery of the Euclides da Cunha/Sesc Cocotá Municipal Library is the first of these.
Euclides da Cunha
Patron Euclides da Cunha (1866-1909) was born in Cantagalo, a city in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, but it was in the state capital that he discovered republican ideals while still in high school. “Os Sertões” (1902) is his, a masterpiece of Brazilian literature about the War of Canudos. The following year, he was elected member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
To register and take advantage of these municipal reading spaces, simply bring a 3×4 photo and proof of residence. Of the 14 units maintained by the Rio Municipal Department of Culture, eight are in operation:
