Permanent collection in Porto will feature 100 books exploring control, censorship and exclusion.
On Saturday, British-Albanian singer Dua Lipa will inaugurate the Manifesto Library, a permanent space dedicated to works that challenge power, censorship, and exclusion.
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Manifesto is the first physical location of Service95, the cultural platform created by Dua Lipa, and will bring together 100 titles organized around four themes: power, control, voice and memory.
“When I founded the Service95 Book Club, my ambition was for it to become a home for writers and readers, wherever they are and whatever their circumstances. Reading the world brings us closer – but sadly, not everyone is in favour of that,” Dua Lipa said.
“Here you will find one hundred books that ask questions, or have been questioned. Some have been banned by school districts for themes of race or sexuality. Others, written for LGBTQIA+ readers, have been restricted from display. In some cases, the author has paid for their words with their life.”
“This library is a shrine to books that have disappeared, to authors whose courage unmasks structures of power and control, and to readers who refuse to be told what book they are allowed to read. You are invited to visit and decide for yourself what belongs on these shelves. Because sometimes the most subversive thing you can do is read a book and then talk about it,” the singer stressed.
Dua Lipa con los niños refugiados palestinos en Líbano.
La cantante visitó a los niños desplazados de Palestina y Siria, compartiendo momentos de cariño, pintura y sonrisas en medio de la tragedia que vive nuestro pueblo.
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The text reads, “Dua Lipa with Palestinian refugee children in Lebanon. The singer visited displaced children from Palestine and Syria, sharing moments of affection, painting, and smiles amidst the tragedy our people are experiencing. While Netanyahu and his genocidal government bomb Gaza and block aid, figures like Dua Lipa continue to show genuine solidarity with Palestinian refugees. Humanity will not be silenced.”
The library will be located in the Portuguese city of Porto, at the Livraria Lello cultural auditorium, designed by Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza, a Pritzker Prize winner. This project is the result of a collaboration between Livraria Lello and the Service95 Book Club.
Among the selected titles are “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood, “Felon” by Reginald Dwayne Betts, and works by authors including Salman Rushdie and Olga Tokarczuk.
Livraria Lello Director Francisca Pedro Pinto said the project is based on the conviction that “the book is a technology of freedom” and argued that the future of reading is tied to societies’ ability to “imagine, interpret and build their own future.”
Founded in 1906, Livraria Lello is one of Portugal’s most iconic bookstores and one of Porto’s leading cultural and tourist attractions.
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