The 25th City Hall led by Mayor Ismael Burgueño Ruiz of Tijuana, together with Carlos Torres Torres, joined forces with the independent project “El Grafógrafo: Libros & Café” to organize the 28th Feria del Libro Antiguo y de Ocasión (Old and Secondhand Book Fair). This event is part of the downtown urban restoration program, where a Comprehensive Public Transportation System (SITT) station on Avenida Revolución will serve as the fair’s location from April 9 to May 4.
As the honorary coordinator of Tijuana’s Strategic Projects and representing the mayor, Carlos Torres expressed his appreciation during the official inauguration to the fair’s general director, René Castillo, and his team for passionately sustaining this literary and cultural event for 18 years.
“Old books are good because only the good ones grow old,” added Torres, before inviting people of all ages to visit the fair, where they can find a wide variety of affordable books for all tastes and budgets.
The coordinator highlighted that the 28th Old and Secondhand Book Fair will run for nearly a month at the SITT station on Avenida Revolución, between Second and Third Streets. He also invited René Castillo to make permanent use of these urban spaces.
“It makes perfect sense—in a society and a world that promotes disposability and consumerism—to know that there are people pushing for something different, something meaningful, something permanent: the defense of the written word,” he added.
He highlighted that on May 4, the project “El Grafógrafo: Libros y Café”—which celebrates 15 years in 2025—will bring “Las Cámaras del Libro” (The Book Chambers) to the SITT stations on Avenida Revolución, in collaboration with the Tijuana City Hall. This project was selected as an official activity for World Design Capital 2025.
With initiatives like this, he concluded, the goal is to reclaim urban spaces so that citizens, and not cars, can take ownership of the city and enjoy family-friendly gatherings.
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