Pablo Helguera's Librería Donceles

“We live in a society that while everyday being more interconnected through social media is less invested in the physical experience of holding and reading a book.”

— Pablo Helguera

Urbano Project is thrilled to host Pablo Helguera's Librería Donceles a socially-engaged art project that takes the form of a used bookstore with more than 10,000 texts in the Spanish language. Started in 2013 with the purpose of creating a space for second-hand books in Spanish, Librería Donceles functions both as a “third place” where a community of speakers and learners can exchange experiences as well as a small institution with the goal to promote the richness of Spanish-language literature and writing.