Spain's Culture Ministry Marks Library Day Under the Motto Without Professionals There Are No Libraries
Spain's Ministry of Culture marked Library Day 2026 on October 24 under the motto Without professionals, there are no libraries, putting the spotlight on the staff who make libraries work day to day. The observance is promoted by the ministry's Directorate General for Books, Comics and Reading through the Subdirectorate General for Library Coordination.
The ministry describes libraries as democratic institutions and an essential public service giving citizens access to culture, information and knowledge, as well as places to meet, exchange views and learn. This year's edition aims to make visible the professional work behind collection management, heritage preservation, reading promotion, learning support and activity programming.
The poster for this edition was designed by illustrator Carmen Segovia and is available in Spain's official languages, and a commemorative video featuring writer Irene Vallejo was released on the ministry's channel from October 24. The State Public Libraries network and the State Museums network prepared their own programmes for the day.
Library Day has been organised solely by the Ministry of Culture since 2021 and is held every year on October 24; since 2019 its activities have carried the shared slogan Suitable for all audiences.
Source: Ministry of Culture, Spain
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Photo: 图：图书馆阅览室。Escuelaenriquebanchs 摄，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0。 / Photo: A library reading room. Photo by Escuelaenriquebanchs, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
