Virginia Betancourt Valverde (born 11 April 1935) is an author and former national library director. She served as Director of the National Library of Venezuela (Instituto Autónomo Biblioteca Nacional).[1][2] She is the daughter of Rómulo Betancourt who served as president of Venezuela, was exiled, and then served again.
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She wrote books about her family, efforts to free Cuban exiles imprisoned after the "Bay of Pigs" invasion attempting to overthrow Fidel Castro,[3] and a book about libraries in Latin America.
She was born in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Justo Molina photographed her in 1982.[4] She gave an interview published April 2021.[5]
Writings
- Vida Familia (1890 - 1958) (2007)[6]
- Bay of Pigs the Long and Hard Road to Freedom (2011)[3]
- El Sistema Nacional de Bibliotecas e Información de Venezuela (SINASBI), 1974-1998; una experiencia latinoamericana exitosa en la formación de ciudadanía (2020)[7]
References
- ^ Valverde, Virginia Betancourt (October 30, 1992). "A New Alliance: The Association of Latin American National Libraries (ABINIA)". World Libraries. 3 (1) – via worldlibraries.dom.edu.
- ^ "Venezuela's National Library as the Nucleus of a National Library System (IABNSB) in the 20th century – IFLA". Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ a b Betancourt, Virginia (April 4, 2011). Bahía de Cochinos. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781460972625 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Virginia Betancourt Valverde". 1982.
- ^ "Habla Virginia Betancourt Valverde".
- ^ Valverde, Virginia Betancourt (October 30, 2007). Vida en familia (1890-1958). Fundación para la Cultura Urbana, Grupo de Empresas Econoinvest. ISBN 9789806553712 – via Google Books.
- ^ Valverde, Virginia Betancourt (October 30, 2020). El Sistema Nacional de Bibliotecas e Información de Venezuela (SINASBI), 1974-1998: una experiencia latinoamericana exitosa en la formación de ciudadanía. ABediciones. ISBN 9789802449774 – via Google Books.
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