Construction begins on Havana Public Library expansion

Cuba's capital is breaking ground on its first major cultural infrastructure project in decades, a striking symbol of economic opening in a country long isolated by embargo and ideology. The Havana Public Library expansion marks one of the few significant civic investments the cash-strapped government has green-lit in years, raising questions about whether the island is quietly recalibrating its priorities—and where it found the resources to do so. The project arrives as Cuba faces its worst economic crisis since the Soviet collapse, making the decision to pour money into libraries rather than hospitals or housing particularly revealing about Havana's longer-term calculations.

WCTV·Aug 13