The Can Casacuberta Central Urban Library in Badalona (Barcelonès Nord) will reopen its doors next Monday, December 18. One of the main novelties of the opening of the facility is the recovery of the children's room after three years of closure. Despite the repairs carried out in recent months, this facility still has to complete work on the zinc roof and the improvement of some elements of the air conditioning system.
A cluster of deficiencies and breakdowns forced the first closure of this cultural facility on December 20, 2019. On February 20, it partially reopened and had to close again last August due to a new breakdown in the air conditioning equipment.
The works to solve all the deficiencies of this space, to avoid new obstacles that could force a new temporary closure, have already entered the final stretch. The most important work still pending completion involves the library's zinc roof. A series of hidden problems, not foreseen in the first tender, have led to the modification of the contract for the works which, with an amount of 270,788 euros, are scheduled to begin during the month of January 2024. The devices called fan coil units that must also be replaced must also be replaced. They will improve the efficiency of the renewed air conditioning system.
This new reopening occurs after the change of boilers -material and installation- (30,185 euros) has been completed; the air conditioning system has been replaced (239,338 euros); flat roof repair to prevent leaks (26,711 euros); the accessible elevator (37,242 euros); repair of the tiling (2,067 euros); repair low voltage deficiencies (23,920 euros); adaptation to safety, accessibility and evacuation regulations (95,812 euros); adaptation to the security system (5,585 euros) and various repairs - countertops, screens, panels, sockets, lighting... - (31,275 euros).
The Councilor for the Culture and Education Area, Vanessa González, explained that "although the execution of various adaptations in the library is still pending, for us it was essential to be able to open this facility as soon as possible." González highlighted that "it is especially important to be able to open the children's room to the public again after almost four years of closure, and especially to do so during the Christmas season, a few days where children will be able to enjoy such emblematic activities as the lantern workshops or “The Call to the Kings.”
