Sole De Felice (49) lives up to her name. Always smiling tourist guide in Museo del Risorgimento is one of the volunteers in a local library of Roccantica. The mother of three and a wife of a major of Roccantica, Sole is also a graduate in Political Science and an active member of the local community. Due to the pandemic, she focuses mainly on renovating the place. The Library of Roccantica is situated inside an ancient building in the middle of the village. Though not huge, the library is perceived as a remarkably cozy place with a family atmosphere. The walls of the room are fully covered in bookshelves bending under the weight of various books. Q2: What was your goal of renovating the library? I genuinely love this region as well as the village of Roccantica. I do my best to be an active member of the community and to give people around the area the opportunity to experience something new. The library has always existed. My husband and I decided to bring new books into the library and to renovate the place. I think it is important to give people of Roccantica an opportunity to experience a different culture and visit the whole world via words. Q3:History of the building? This building was built a long time ago, originally serving as a primary school. Nowadays, the place is divided into three separate parts used for community meetings, playing board games, and the library. The library is locate in the square "Anna Montiral Coccia" in Roccantica Q4: What are the oldest books? As far as I know, some of the oldest books date back to 1950’s. Q5: What is the process for borrowing and returning a book? Although there are no personnel assigned to overseeing the process, every book that is borrowed is self-reordered manually by the borrower in the related notebook along with filling the following information: The name and phone number of the borrower, the name of the Book, and the date of borrowing that book. Q6: What is the current turnout and accessibility of the library? It is not possible to visit the library nowadays due to renovation activities including painting and categorization. However, older people especially women, are still borrowing books such as romance and love novels. Q7: Do you think the youth is interested in reading books? What is the current approach towards children's engagement with the library? Nowadays, children do not read as many books, mainly because of technology such as mobile phones and social media. This is the reason why the volunteers of Roccantica, including myself, would like to renovate the library and offer the books as a service to the community. Though the library is small, we have lots of books for both children and the youth, such as Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings. For adults, we offer a variety of books from everywhere, including authors like Miguel de Cervantes and Dostojevskij. Some of those books were bought, others were gifts. Q8: What is the future goal of the library? We would like to organize monthly events for the community to read books collectively, make origami, etc. Moreover, we are planning weekly sessions for small children to read stories together. Q9: How do people from Roccantica benefit from this place? From my perspective, a library could be a wonderful place where people meet, talk, and laugh together. It is a space to share. Q10: What is your opinion about E-books? I prefer the traditional print books where I can touch, smell and feel the book while reading. But I understand the fact behind the increasing demand of E-books due to its availability at reduced cost, and sometimes at no cost. Q11: Why do you like books and what is your favorite one? I love books and I believe that reading is a way for travelling as well as discovering yourself and the others. My favorite book is The Lord of the ring; I like how simple life the characters are living where a character does not need to be a worrier in order to make remarkable achievements. #ESC #ALA #EuropeanSolidarityCorps #Roccantica #Sabina
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Greece, my home (or in a more official manner, Hellenic Republic aka Hellas) is a Southeast European country, situated on the tip of the balkans. Surrounded by the sea, it has a population of, around, 10.7 million and is mostly known for its beautiful landscapes, mythology, philosophers, and its contribution to the foundations of science. Some of you, or most, must have seen pictures of Santorini and Mykonos or visited the places yourselves. You might have heard or read about Greek mythology. Zeus and his love for women, Athena and her wisdom, the legendary Odyddeus and his journey. However, Greece is so much more. And that is what we are finding out today. What is Greece? To begin with, Greece is hospitality (“philoxenía”), Greece is tradition (“parádosi”), and fun (“diaskédasi”). The country is one of the sunniest places in the world with almost 250-300 sunny days each year (about 3.000 hours of sun!). It is a home to over 6.000 islands and islets (out of which 170 are inhabited!). Wherever in Greece you are, you won’t be further than 137 kilometres away from the sea. And that is around only 2 hours!
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