It is a policy that encourages reading through state subsidy of editions and government subsidy of sales prices to promote greater and more democratic access to literature, books and reading for all sectors of the population.
Up to the present time, an annual publication has remained relatively stable, the celebration of a national event such as the International Book Fair and other events and spaces to promote books and reading, in addition to a stable system of competitions and National Prizes that promote literary creation and a national system of public and school libraries that allow access to books and reading from the earliest ages. (Annex 2)
229,448,769.00 USD
| Name of partner | Type of entity |
|---|---|
The José Martí National Library of Cuba
| Public Sector
|
The Cuban Book Institute
| Public Sector
|
The Cuban Book and Reading Observatory
| Public Sector
|
The Ministry of Education
| Public Sector
|
The National Association of Pedagogues of Cuba
| Civil Society Organization (CSO)
|
The Rubén Martínez Villena Public Library
| Public Sector
|
The National Network of Bookstores
| Public Sector
|
The National System of Public Libraries
| Public Sector
|
The School Library System
| Public Sector
|
The evaluation mechanisms of the thematic work pillars are periodically reviewed:
* Evaluation and follow-up of the Program's specific and more systematic strategies (PNPL) that can take, as indicators in the libraries, the increase in the number of contestants per year, increase in loans, collection of unsatisfied demands and bibliographic consultations, extensions of the library in schools, the hospital centers and others.
* Daily monitoring of online digital publications show a noteworthy increase in the number of visits on the website www.cubaliteraria.cu in the last few months (421,190 visits), where there are 150 books for free download, and the most downloaded is Postales de Jose Marti with 1,939, while the rest surpasses 100 downloads.
* The desiderata of the country's public library system are shared with related institutions, as a way to allow publishers, the Observatory and others to issue recommendations, policies and work strategies.