Eager to promote culture within its clubs, the Senior Animation Service of the CCAS of Nice and the Culture and Libraries for All 06 Association are organizing, for their first partnership, a presentation-debate around books and more specifically around the 2010 Literary Prizes.
During this cultural afternoon, the St Barthélémy Club of the CCAS will host the members of the Senior Animation service, the residents of the St Barthélémy Residential Center, and the members of the Culture and Libraries for All 06 Association.
The presentation-debate, orchestrated by Mrs. Monique BASTIANI, Vice-President, and 4 volunteer librarians from the association, will revolve around several works including:
‘A Son for Another’ by Claude RIZZO, presented by Jeanine LOVERO, Cessole Library;
‘The Angel’s Refuge’ by Nora ROBERTS, presented by Mrs. Nicole CAPOCETTI, Cessole Library;
‘The Skirt-Trousers’ by Françoise DORIN, presented by Mrs. Nicole THOME, Cessole Library;
‘The Map and the Territory’ by Michel HOUELBECQ – 2010 Goncourt Prize;
‘Tell Them of Battles, of Kings and Elephants’ by Mathias ENARD – Goncourt High School Prize 2010, presented by Mrs. Marie Christine CHARBONNIER, Port Library;
‘The Hollow of the Olive Trees’ by Françoise BOURDON, presented by Mrs. Monique BASTIANI, Vence Library.
The senior clubs of CCAS: 24 disciplines divided into 9 clubs
Exchange, meet, share new activities….
The “new” seniors are much more open to the world than their elders. To meet their needs, the CCAS, through its senior animation service, offers a multitude of activities: 24 sports, cultural, artistic, and leisure disciplines are available to our seniors. Occasional activities are also organized: excursions, festive activities, hiking, snowshoeing…
The Residential Centers
Managed by the CCAS of Nice, the three Residential Centers welcome independent and autonomous elderly people who wish to break their isolation and benefit from the friendliness of collective housing. Their location in easily accessible Nice neighborhoods (bus, tramway) allows for re-establishing human contact that recalls the village’s own spirit of solidarity. Each has dining centers or “Pignata” where residents and seniors from the neighborhood can come for lunch.
The Culture and Libraries for All Association
At the national level, the Culture and Libraries for All Association is present in 85 departments.
Some figures: 1000 local spaces, 4,000,000 book loans, 8000 qualified and volunteer librarians amounting to 2,500,000 volunteer hours per year.
For more information: www.cbpt06.com
At the departmental level, the Culture and Libraries for All Association (06), created in 1970, is chaired by Nicole PARPIROLLES.
The association, a partner of various literary events, manages 13 local libraries throughout the Alpes Maritimes department, including 4 in Nice.
These libraries are run by nearly 150 volunteers and contain a total of over 6500 books, including the latest editions, large print editions… accessible to members. The Association also coordinates a home delivery service.
