The acquisition of the writer's archive Juan Marsé Barcelona has become the unexpected protagonist at the inauguration of the future State Public Library. "Despite being the second most populated province in the State, Barcelona still does not have a central public library," lamented Ernest Urtasun, current Minister of Culture, on the site next to França station where, if all goes well within five years, the long-awaited facility will be built. He was accompanied by representatives of the other administrations involved in the project: the Generalitat (Generalitat), the Barcelona Provincial Council (Diputació de Barcelona), and the City Council. With a budget of 82 million euros, the State Public Library "will have a usable area of more than 16,000 m², spread over eight floors," the minister advanced: "In size only the National Library of Spain will surpass it."