After an investment of around 12 million euros, the new Gabriel García Márquez library in Sant Martí will be inaugurated in May. It will be the third largest in Barcelona with a surface area of 3,300 square meters.
The usable archive area is 135 square meters and will generate about 15 jobs.
The library began construction in 2019 and the initial construction plan has been adjusted with the inclusion of new sections.
Its main facade faces the streets of Concili de Trento and Treball. The rear of the library borders the parcel of the exempt National Police building.
The area of direct influence is the neighborhoods of Sant Martí and La Verneda i la Pau, which have a population of approximately 55,000 inhabitants.
Gabriel García Márquez Library in Sant Martí to highlight Latin American literature
The library will specialize in Latin American literature and will have 40,000 documents in its archives, 30 Internet access points and around 140 reading points.
It will also have a sensory space, as well as exclusive rooms for group activities.
It is named after Gabriel García Márquez in honor of the Colombian writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.
García Márquez is one of the most outstanding authors of the 20th century thanks to his work One Hundred Years of Solitude. It has been translated into 49 languages and has achieved sales of approximately 30 million copies.
The library also has works by classic and recent Latin American poets, storytellers and playwrights.
