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the library faces the Covid

“At the library, if everyone is obviously respectful of barrier gestures, we want to safeguard their DNA, that is to say proximity.” Insists, during this break during school holidays, Corinne Siffert, its director.

“The last operation that we carried out with the Endarra college is an example of this. Through an exchange undertaken since the start of the September school year, with the teaching team, Mr. Griffe and Ms. Theillet, are committed to making the students read, to the sixth to the third, fifteen minutes a day. A national system called “Silence on lit!”. Last year, We made available to secondary school students a large bin filled with books. This year, we wanted to go even further and on October 12, we went to college with professional actors and 8 librarians, we went to read, at the same time in all the classes of the establishment. “

Reading and containment

Library users showed a strong appetite for reading during confinement. “There have been a lot of discoveries on the Internet portal on which we have done a lot of work in the emergency, adds Corinne Siffert.

Its rejuvenation was scheduled for the end of June, but due to the circumstances, we opened it at the end of March and made it for Internet users, one discovery per day, in the field of children’s literature, contemporary art, music, botany, by sharing our favorites with the public. “

Quarantined books

Today the library has returned to almost normal activity. “Behind the scenes, procedures that users do not see. For example the management of book returns, but also the relationship with them, because of the wearing of the mask.”

The books, upon their return, are quarantined in a room for seven days. It comes back about 2,000 a day. These precautions also concern the loan of books. To avoid contact, readers register the books themselves.

Limited gauge

The events, including that of November with Documentary Film Month from November 17 to 21 (1) will be carried out on a limited scale while respecting a free seat between social groups that must not be greater than six people. “For this, for these seven screenings and meetings, the Pompidou gallery, which will no longer host exhibitions, has been fitted out for this,” explains Corinne Siffert. This 240 m² room, in a capacity of 50 people, will allow us to experience screenings and conferences in a certain comfort. “

The theme is appropriate. The guest will be Marie-Monique Robin, director of “So what are we waiting for? », Film which will close these meetings on Saturday November 21 at 6.30 pm.
(1) Participation upon registration on anglet.fr or on 05 59 52 17 55. Information: bibliotheque-municipale.anglet.fr.

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