10 year-old Xander Castellanos Corbo founded the Emerald Library™ to share his love of books with other kids. Donating over 700 cherished books from his personal collection, Xander's dream is to create a children's library in Puçol (Valencia) · Spain, where kids can read, discuss books, and borrow English-language titles. Xander's mission for the Emerald Library™ is to inspire the thrill of learning and experiencing new adventures through reading.
Founder Q & A:
Why do you love books and reading?
The reason that I love books and reading is because I was
introduced by my parents at a very young age. I love it for the thrill of learning about and experiencing something
new. It’s always a pleasure finding new books to read.
What are your favorite fiction genres?
Fantasy and sci-fi.
Why did you want to start a library?
There are no libraries with English books for kids
in Valencia outside of schools, so I wanted to start a library and share my love of books and reading.
How did you come up with the name Emerald Library™?
I wanted to have something that
would inspire others to think of books as treasures and the first things that I thought of were gems. And then came
up with the Emerald Library™.
Join us to
support children in Valencia who love reading English-language books! The Emerald Library™ was recently founded in
2024 and operates online where you can join, browse, check out, and renew library books. Members receive
confirmation and the pickup address when their books are ready. Pickups and returns are done with us in Los
Monasterios, Puçol (Valencia).