Paper Babel : the Instituto Cervantes libraries as multicultural meeting spaces

The libraries of Instituto Cervantes (Spain) aims to eliminate stereotypes and cultural prejudices. Intended to be places that show the lesser known side of our culture and civilization; but also where to seek common ground and establish personal contacts to help the rapprochement through initiatives covering areas as diverse as music, cinema, gastronomy, literature, traditions, art, etc. Some of the most important experiences carried out in this sense are explained in the Centers of the Mediterranean countries in which reflects how the libraries of the Instituto Cervantes become a daily cultural bridges where users transit in an ongoing journey back and forth