| Biblioteca Vasconcelos | |
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 Aerial view of the Vasconcelos Library | |
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| 19°26′51″N 99°09′03″W / 19.44750°N 99.15083°W | |
| Location | Buenavista, Cuauhtémoc Mexico City, Mexico |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 16 May 2006 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Books, journals, newspapers, magazines, audio recordings, movies, Braille books |
| Size | 600,000 books |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | 1.06 million (2010[1]) |
| Other information | |
| Website | bibliotecavasconcelos |
Biblioteca Vasconcelos, also known as the Megabiblioteca by the press, is a library in the Buenavista neighborhood of Mexico City. It is dedicated to José Vasconcelos, the philosopher and former president of the National Library of Mexico. The library is spread across 38,000 square metres (409,000 sq ft),[2] and had an initial planned cost of 954 million pesos (roughly US$98 million).[3] The Congress of Mexico proposed plans to reduce the budget of 2006 that included cuts for all three branches of government, but the National Action Party (PAN) presented an alternate budget that preserved funds for Enciclomedia and the Vasconcelos Library.[4]
The library is located in Delegación Cuauhtémoc at the Buenavista train station where the Metro, suburban train, and Metrobús meet. It is adorned by several sculptures by Mexican artists, including Gabriel Orozco's Ballena (Whale), prominently located at the centre of the building.
- ^ "Estadísticas" en el sitio web oficial de la Biblioteca
- ^ "El Universal, el periódico de México líder en noticias y clasificados". Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "En orden los recursos de Biblioteca Vasconcelos: CAPFCE". eluniversal.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ "Matutina". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-31.