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Public Library Receives Donation of Musical
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Liberia’s
Public Library Receives Donation of Musical
Instruments
(InfoWebPress) – Liberia’s public library
has benefitted from a donation from the
cooperation program of the U.S. Embassy,
thanks to which users of two public
libraries and students with the National
Music Education System (SINEM) will enjoy
new audiovisual equipment and musical
instruments.
In addition to the Liberia library,
benefiting from the donation was also the
library at Zaragoza in Palmares. It is
estimated that the Liberia library annually
serves 22,000 people, while the one in
Zaragoza has some 45,000 users — among them
elementary and secondary school students.
Each of the libraries received 68
audiovisual items, a 42-inch plasma TV and a
DVD player to support the institutions’ film
projects.
The U.S. Embassy delivered the items through
the Ministry of Culture and Youth (MCJD).
Also donated were a piano, microphones, a
stereo, chairs, music stands, speakers, plus
additional TV sets, DVD players and movies
to support other libraries and cultural
programs around the country.
The donation of musical instruments will
benefit children and teenagers who study at
the Pavas Music School in San Jose, which is
part of SINEM, as well as students and
general public who take advantage of the
services provided by public schools.
The total value of the donation is $9,000,
which will support the National Development
Plan’s culture component that seeks to
democratize access to arts. The culture
component of that plan operates with a
limited budget, which impacts its ability to
elevate the quality of artistic production
throughout the country and the output from
key cultural institutions that operate under
guidance from MCJD.
A study of the country’s cultural sector
indicates that most activities are
concentrated in the Central Valley, as MCJD
institutions don’t have the resources to
extend their coverage outside of this region
while the promotion and support of cultural
and artistic activities at the community
level has been rather weak.
The study also points out that there hasn’t
been enough support for small and medium
businesses dedicated to cultural and
artistic activities, despite the fact that
such industries offer good potential in the
country.
Other results of the study indicate that
cultural diversity and artistic offerings
have not been incorporated into Costa Rica’s
international image, thus missing a good
opportunity to strengthen the positioning of
this sector abroad and failing to attract
investment for development of a type of
tourism based on culture, in addition to the
country’s strong environmental and adventure
tourism. In this regard, the U.S. Embassy’s
donation is important to promote the
cultural industry in the country.
Finally, study authors consider that the
arts sector has great potential, not
exploited so far, for putting cultural and
biological diversity in the Costa Rican
imaginary and incorporating marine culture
as part of the country’s identity.
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