The Santa Catarina Public Library (BPSC), the oldest cultural institution in the state, will celebrate its 171st anniversary on May 31st and, to celebrate, it will be holding a week of special activities open to the public. From May 23rd to 31st, the library will host an exhibition opening, dance performance, discussion groups, workshops, book launches, a literary soiree, a book club and much more.
Check out the schedule (to learn more about the activities, click on the available links):
23/5 (Friday):
17h: Opening of the exhibition "writing the days", in the entrance hall.
- Dance with poetry - Primeiros Passos Dance Company, in the auditorium.
24/5 (Saturday):
10h: Presentation of the play "Ilha dos Manezinhos", in the auditorium.
26/5 (Monday):
15h: Discussion circle with illustrators Eliane, André Neves and Paulo Backe, in the auditorium.
27/5 (Tuesday):
9am and 14pm: Art workshop for children, with artist Tibá, at Espaço Maker.
17h: Launch of the book "A dor de Ruth", by Raquel Conti, in the entrance hall.
28/5 (Wednesday):
15h: Launch of the book "Wash, Washerwoman, on the CACHOEIRA stone", by Priscila Freitas, in the auditorium.
29/5 (Thursday):
14h: Literary workshop on the book "The journey, the contest and the vacilo", with the author Ana Esther, in the auditorium.
19h: Discussion circle on the theme "Successful Longevity", with psychologist and psychogerontologist Andréa Silveira, in the auditorium.
30/5 (Friday):
15h: Literary gathering with academies and literary associations, in the entrance hall.
19h: Seinenkai Yuuai Book Club, in the auditorium.
31/5 (Saturday):
10h: Launch of the poetry e-book of the BPSC Literary Contest 170 (2024), in the entrance hall.
- Café com Prosa: traveling soiree, with poetry, music, storytelling, dance and much more, in the entrance hall.
- Presentation of the play "João and the Beanstalk", by Grupo Independente, directed by Valdir Dutra, in the auditorium.
15h: Chat with architect Moysés Liz about BPSC Architecture, in the entrance hall.
15h: Origami Friends Meeting in Florianópolis, at the Maker Space.
- Meeting with Haikai, on the 1st floor.
- Last day of visiting the exhibition "BPSC 170 years", in the entrance hall.
Start: 23/05/2025 10:00
End: 31/05/2025 15:00
Values: free admission.
Photo: Marcio Henrique Martins / ASCOM FCC
