The library in San Pedro de Alcantara beach

More than 6,600 users enjoy the library and toy centres in Marbella and San Pedro beaches, which will be until December

Of the total, more than 3,900 users were from the playroom of the beach of the Bajadilla of Marbella and 2,730 in the located on the beach of the exit of San Pedro Alcántara, according to have informed from the consistory.

The councilman of beaches, Manuel Cardeña, has explained that the decision to extend the period of provision of this service "is because the experience is being very positive, with a high degree of satisfaction by the people who have made use of this service During the summer ".

It has also pointed out that keeping it during the autumn and winter season "is presented as an offer to help alleviate the seasonality of tourism during those months ". With regard to the profile of users who have visited in summer the centres of the municipality, Cardeña has indicated that the ages have oscillated between the two and the 80 years and has pointed out that 80 percent have been children between three and 14 years.

The mayor has pointed out that there have been a large number of users, in addition to Spain, from other countries, such as France, England, Ireland, Italy or Germany, and pointed out that, with regard to national cities, in addition to the assistance of users From neighbouring municipalities, they have also made use of the centres natural families of Barcelona, San Sebastián, Córdoba and Granada or Madrid, among others. As for the influx for months, in the case of the playroom of San Pedro Alcántara in July have enjoyed this service 1,255 people and during August reached 1,475. In the case of the Marbella, it accomodated during the month of July to 1,918 and throughout August a total of 1,990 users. "With this data, we have decided that it was necessary to extend its service until completing the six months, an offer that makes our destination more attractive, in seasons that is not the summer, since in addition the municipality is one of the few European cities where the Tourists also travel in the winter season looking for good weather and complementary services, and from now the toy library is going to be one of them "The councilman of beaches has emphasized.

The users of these two leisure spaces, which during the summer months have remained open from 11.30 to 20.30 hours, have been able to make use of the loan of books ceded by the municipal libraries and sports material provided by the sports delegation, and They have also been able to make consultations, book readings and enjoy workshops and children's games, conducted by a monitor.