They launch the Fourth Republic Library Collection, initiative of the Government of Michoacán and the FCE

Last Wednesday, the Fourth Republic Library Collection, an initiative for the promotion of reading promoted by the Government of Michoacán, and materialized with the creation of the Public Editorial Fourth Republic and the support of the Economic Culture Fund (FCE) was presented.

The proposal is part of the program in Michoacán is read. These are 20 titles, among which are 10 published by the Fourth Republic and 10 co -editions of the Michoacan label with the FCE.

Paco Ignacio Taibo II, director of the Fund, celebrated the combination of efforts that resulted in The launch of the powerful Michoacana Fourth Republic publish.

He said that such an initiative has some of the most spectacular results in terms of Growth of reading indices, distribution of books, debate and clubs, and with little money. It is a success.

In turn, Gabriela Molina, head of the Ministry of Education of Michoacán, highlighted the Obligation to bring literature closer to sectors in which to acquire a book of more than 100 pesos is difficult; That is why we celebrate winds from the town and the edition that the fund made us, as a state government, could acquire titles and motivate students to read for pleasure.

He said that each of the 10 volumes that were chosen eight months ago for the library was thought. They are books that result, that have historical, political, ideological and social value, and we also have new authors. This would be impossible without all the accompaniment that the FCE has given.

Some titles co -edited by the FCE and Fourth Republic are Town in vilo, by Luis González and González; Francisco J. Múgica: the president who did not have, from Anna Ribera Carbó, and Deep Mexico, by Guillermo Bonfil Battle.

Among the texts published by the fourth seal republic, Editorial de Michoacán, are Narrate to educate, Made with the Suriana Bola Group; a dictionary of Purépecha Language; another that addresses the figure of Lázaro Cárdenas; Memories of a settler, Ezio Cusi; Michoacán to the table, by Luis González y González, illustrated by the artist Artemio Rodríguez, and another about the Michoacan creator Felipe Castañeda.

Carlos F. Márquez, Coordinator of the Fourth Republic, explained that the initiative to have a public publishing house in Michoacán was born from The conviction that reading is an indispensable habit for the formation of creative, critical citizens, with intellectual and sensitive tools to understand their place in the world and assume an active position to transform their reality.

Gustavo Ogarrio, coordinator of the Reading Promotion Plan in Michoacán is read, said that the objective of the seal is to recover The ability to publish books where everyone is readers and potential narrators. We have to return to the basics, to the printed books, with digital support.