Library formation in Mexico: 1924, an integral proposal within the modern library

A PROPOSAL FOR THE INTEGRAL FORMATION OF LIBRARIANS IS FORMULATED BY JUANA MANRIQUE DE LARA TO JOSÉ VASCONCELOS, FOUNDER OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION MINISTRY IN 1921, BUT MANRIQUE DE LARA ALSO SHOWS HIS PLAN TO JAIME TORRES BODET, THEN CHIEF OF THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY. THE SUGGESTIONIS MADE FROM NEW YORK DURING THE PERIOD CONSIDERED AS THAT OF THE BLOSSOMING FOR LIBRARIES IN MEXICO AND STANDS OUT AS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION SEARCHING THAT LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANS PLAYED A ROLE IN THE DEMOCRATIZATION OFBOOKS AND READING IN THE MEXICAN SOCIETY. THE PROPOSAL IS CONSIDERED BY THE AUTHORESS OF THIS PAPER AS THE BASIS FOR THE LIBRARY STUDIES OF MEXICO DURING THE XX CENTURY.