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Located in a social center in Rennes, in a neighborhood plagued by urban violence, the Reading Space uses literature to forge links with and between residents.
This article is taken from Special children’s author release. For the sixth year, Liberation takes on the colors and texts of youth for the Montreuil Book Fair which opens its doors on November 27. Find all the articles ici.
Rennes South. The Blosne. The reputation of the neighborhood remains stuck in its name. Her news regularly weighs her down. The cursor of public policy mechanisms oscillates in an arc drawn by the adjectives: “popular”, “priority” or “sensitive”. Large groups of collective housing – mainly rental housing orchestrated by social landlords – are establishing urban space. At the entrance to the district, the Carrefour 18 social center. At its heart, the Reading Space.
“A little coffee? » How many times a day Sophie Marotte, co-founder of the association Read and Delirium, Is she asking this question? At least as much as she says her cheerful “hello” to welcome each visitor to the Reading Space. Here, activity is measured in kilos of coffee consumed – “A big budget” – more than in number of users. Impossible to count. This is intrinsic to the project: to promote reading in all forms among people who are far from it.
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Capturing the cosmopolitan public of the place requires flexible organization, no membership or formalities, and attention: “THE
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