There are now seventeen of them bookstoresmainly based in Casablanca and to Rabatbut the ambition of the platform is to welcome more, covering more cities and above all offering works in Arabic and English.
The platform also offers a procedure to follow to integrate the platform and, at the same time, theAssociation of Independent Booksellers of Morocco (ALIM)open to all bookstores wishing to join this solidarity initiative.
A useful work
In librairiesdumaroc.mawe find a Favorites section and that of news, which are just waiting to be added. There are announcements of grants for bookseller training, events and activities offered in member bookstores.
The platform makes no secret of having big ambitions. “Structuring the book market in Morocco while preserving the vitality of independent bookstores, true pillars of the book chain.” In fact, the platform does not replace the bookstore in the book chain, but strengthens it by maintaining these physical spaces as places of meeting, sharing and literary discovery.
A bastion of resistance
In addition, independent bookstores must deal with counterfeiting which weakens the entire book chain. In the absence of strict regulations and in a context of low purchasing power, the phenomenon can only further undermine the book sector, unless the State and the general public are made aware of the place of bookselling which, today, Today, is a bastion of resistance against cultural impoverishment and the commodification of literature.
For the moment, you can visit, consult and support Bibliothèquesdumaroc.ma, hoping that the platform receives the support of Moroccan partners committed to book and the lecture.