Other undiscovered letters understood to be held in libraries and private collections around the world are being searched for.

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As well as TransMilenio, he built more than 200km of cycle paths, a network of public libraries and got private schools to run new public schools in the poorer south of the city.

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The report proposes running libraries in partnership with the private sector, charities or other councils and extending their reach by integrating them with community facilities such as churches and by providing health centres and police surgeries on site.

BBC: Plan to create libraries of the future

Many public and private museums and art galleries were also destroyed, as well as libraries and archives.

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Over in the Lords (from 2.30pm) question time includes some promising subjects - the exemption of private companies providing services to the NHS from corporation tax, limiting the ongoing closure of public libraries across the country and predicting the number of jobs that would be created by leaving the European Union.

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Their report suggests libraries could be integrated with community facilities like churches or be run in partnership with the private sector.

BBC: Plan to create libraries of the future