Popular Libraries Assistance Program: promotion of rights from within the community

Abstract

The article describes the main lines of action of the Programa de Apoyo a Bibliotecas Populares (Popular Libraries Assistance Program), dependent of the Extension Secretariat of the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities of the National University of Co rdoba, Argentina. It exposes the origins of this program, the main frames of reference and the methodologies used in the various actions in territory. It also describes the particular characteristics of Popular Libraries in Argentina and the potential they have in relation to social transformation through cultural action.