Public libraries in Cuba have increased and improved dramatically since Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, aided by successful literacy campaigns and the growth of the publishing industry. Despite the economic effects of the blockade, the future of the public library service is encouraging, and far more books per person are now available than in 1959 for a population anxious for information.
BT - Library History IS - 3 LA - English N2 -Public libraries in Cuba have increased and improved dramatically since Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, aided by successful literacy campaigns and the growth of the publishing industry. Despite the economic effects of the blockade, the future of the public library service is encouraging, and far more books per person are now available than in 1959 for a population anxious for information.
PY - 2001 SP - 189 EP - 95 T2 - Library History TI - The Development of Public Libraries in Cuba Since 1959 VL - 17 ER -