Last Tuesday, within my internship program, I visited the Viterbo Library and I was amazed by its beauty. This jewel is located nearby the railway station in a tree-lined avenue among anonymous buildings.
I was welcomed by the superintendent Mr. Paolo Pelliccia, who entrusted me to his assistant Cristina for a guided tour in English. A tour through tens of thousands of books written by great and small authors sorted into different cathegories. I got carried away by an exceptional guide in a place that showed itself to my eyes rich, inspiring and full of colours with a prevalence of orange and the images of great authors on the walls as a sort of infinite source of knowledge, like Albert Einstein, there is also a video library, a conference room where events and lectures take place, you can find also a space for children and services for disabled people. Furthermore readers will be able to pre-order books through a card. An organization that looks to the near future.
Before the farewell, Mr. Pelliccia paid me homage of a book entitled “Una Biblioteca” that presents the unique project of the Biblioteca in Viterbo: it will return to the city center of Viterbo on the site of the “Biblioteca degli Ardenti” and I hope to see it in its final realization when I’ll be again in Italy.
I was moved reading a sentence in the book that I prefer to leave in the original language: “Questo progetto è dedicato a tutti i cittadini di Viterbo, e al loro sacro e inviolabile diritto alla cultura pubblica e gratuita”.
I think this can be the best gift for the community to increase its culture and freedom.
Thank you Mr. Pelliccia, thank you Cristina and thank you Stefania.
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My name is Riley Bowen, I’m 20 years old and I’m from Portland Oregon where I attended Southern Oregon University. There I majored in communications and… And minored in creative writing, and played soccer for their women’s soccer team. I have a passion for photography and journalism and have written for my schools newspaper The Siskiyou. I hope to carry on with journalism in my professional career and capture people and places that do not get enough light shed on them.
This is my last article. I felt at home in Viterbo. Thank you for the welcome you have given me. I hope one day to return.
Mi chiamo Riley Bowen. ho 20 anni e vengo da Portland, Oregon, dove ho frequentato la Southern Oregon University. Lì mi sono specializzata in comunicazione e… E laureata in scrittura creativa, e ho giocato a calcio nella loro squadra femminile. Ho la passione per la fotografia e il giornalismo e ha scritto per The Siskiyou, il giornale della mia scuola. Spero di continuare con il giornalismo nella mia carriera professionale e catturare persone e luoghi che non ricevono abbastanza luce.
Questo è il mio ultimo articolo. A Viterbo mi sono sentita a casa. Grazie per l’accoglienza che mi avete riservato. Spero un giorno di tornare.
