La Quintana, also known as the Parque Biblioteca Tomás Carrasquilla (Tomás Carasquilla Library Park), is a culturally significant
library park in
Medellin,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
. The library was designed by
Ricardo La Rotta Caballero and named after Colombian writer
Tomás Carrasquilla
Tomás Carrasquilla Naranjo (1858 – 1940) was a Colombian writer who lived in the Antioquia region. He dedicated himself to very simple jobs: tailor, secretary of a judge, storekeeper in a mine, and worker at the Ministry of Public ...
.
[La Quintana Library Park]
Medellin.travel (City of the Year) The building is 14,800 square feet and includes reading rooms, ''ludotecas'' (educational play spaces for children), computers with internet, and terraced architecture with views overlooking Medellin.
It is located in the Aures neighborhood in the northwestern quarter of the city.
History
It opened in 2007 and was one of five libraries constructed as part of cultural redevelopment efforts in the city targeted to serve underprivileged communities.
Library parks as urban catalysts
February 21, 2010 Favel Issues
Design
The library was purposefully located on the basin of La Quintana creek in order to create a central cultural zone that united the surrounding neighborhoods that were naturally separated by La Quintana.
See also
* La Ladera Library
* Spain Library
* Belén Library
*San Javier Library
Father José Luis Arroyave Restrepo Library, most commonly known as San Javier Library (Spanish: ''Parque Biblioteca San Javier'') for its location in the San Javier commune, is one of ten library park (Colombia), library parks in Medellín, Colom ...
References
{{Library park
Libraries in Colombia
Buildings and structures in Medellín
Culture in Medellín
Libraries established in 2007
2007 establishments in Colombia