BIBLIOTECA PUBLICA EL TINTAL MANUEL ZAPATA OLIVELLA
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The El Tintal Manuel Zapata Olivella Public Library is one of the four major libraries of the Capital Network of Public Libraries of Bogotá - BibloRed of the Mayor's Office and the Secretariat of Education of the Capital District. It opened its doors to the public on June 29, 2001 and was built on the foundations of an old garbage transfer plant. Its name pays homage to the most important representative of Afro-Colombian literature.
In recent years, the library has become a place that provides access to knowledge, information and manifestations of culture through services and programs designed according to the needs of its users.
Children, young people, adults, older adults and people with physical disabilities use the services of the library, turning it into a social and community meeting place.
The Library is surrounded by three wetlands: La Vaca, La Chucua del burro and Techo. Thanks to this, reading and nature are the protagonists of different children's workshops that motivate children's sensitivity, their skills for literary creation, their reading habit and their interest in caring for nature.
In addition, it has an exceptional light management that achieves an ideal luminosity for reading thanks to the 'light pockets' on the second floor, which protrude from the facades. These are a kind of inverted skylights that capture the light and spread it over the Reading Room and avoid the glare produced by direct light.
Av. Ciudad de Cali N° 6c - 09 Telephone: 452 8974 / 4544568 Hours: Monday 2:00 pm 8:00 pm. Tuesday to Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Holidays no service
BibloRed's offer of services throughout the city and its work to promote reading and writing over the past nine years have contributed to the transformation of the city and have made it a library model for other cities in Colombia and Latin America. and of the world.
Each library is an important research and learning center, as well as a cultural and community meeting space that can be accessed free of charge by the inhabitants of Bogotá.