The Government Delegation informs that the Ministry of Culture has awarded 16 reading animation projects presented by municipal public libraries in Galicia at this year’s María Moliner Awards. These awards are granted by the Ministry in collaboration with the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) and are aimed at proposals presented by libraries of municipalities with less than 50,000 inhabitants. The total amount with which the libraries of Galicia were awarded amounts to 41,580 euros at the rate of 2,772 euros per library and project.
The competition aims to reward libraries of municipalities that carry out a project that includes actions of animation to reading, efficiency and library work, social integration in their community, as well as the use of new technologies.
The program is of great strategic importance in access to books and reading, since approximately half of the Spanish population resides in municipalities with less than 50,000 inhabitants. The goal of the campaign is, following the ideal of María Moliner herself, that any reader anywhere can get the book that interests her.
Five projects were awarded in municipalities of the province of A Coruña, four in Ourense, four in Pontevedra and two in Lugo. The Government highlights the proposals submitted by the municipalities of Ares, Carballo, Miño, Oleiros, Ortigueira, Ares, Verín, Barbadas, Cenlle, Esgos, Guitiriz, Sober, O Grove, Cambados, Soutomaior and Catoira.
The projects and libraries of Galicia awarded in this edition are:
| Title | Localidade |
| Ares, a sea of activities | Ares |
| Books by Carballo | Carballo |
| Immerse yourself in the reading | Oleiros |
| Rural library: weaving networks and making roads | Ortigueira |
| The Library as a cultural center. And young volunteers to encourage | Verín |
| The Catalina turtle travels to the world of books | Barbadás |
| Get closer we’re here for you | Cenlle |
| A thousand ways to enjoy reading | Esgos |
| A Library Sen Parada ao teu scope | Guitiriz |
| Sober coa Reading | Sober |
| A library of books and other stories | O Grove |
| We want to count | Cambados |
| Inclusive Library, Library learning day by day | Soutomaior |
| Much more than letters | Catoira |